Name: Fredericksburg, VA
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Living in Fredericksburg, VA

Ranks better than 67% of areas Follow

Population

29,059

Median Age

30.7 Years

Fredericksburg Area Facts

Fredericksburg has a Livability Score of 67_/100, which is considered good
Fredericksburg crime rates are 107% higher than the Virginia average
Cost of living in Fredericksburg is 21% higher than the Virginia average

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What do the locals think about Fredericksburg?

67%

Family friendly

22%

Public transit is accessible

17%

Walkable to grocery stores

44%

Yards are well-kept

50%

Lots of parks

28%

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

39%

A quiet area

67%

Sense of community

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Fredericksburg Reviews

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I've lived here for 24 years and am planning on leaving. 2.5 rating By Anonymous ( Nov 03, 2021) It's really a shame. I planned on spending my whole life here. Historic downtown is beautiful. My friends and family are here. A lot of social movements especially because of the college. The biggest issue for me is cost of living. It's becoming astronomical. If we stay on the sa ...Read More me trajectory we'll see California rental and home prices very soon, without all the benefits of California. Everything costs as much as if you live in a big city. Even Richmond is cheap in comparison. I'm not sure why this the the case, but we will be relocating as soon as we can afford to. Read Less

Worse every year 2 rating By Bluemerles ( Feb 27, 2015) I lived in Fredericksburg for 15 years. I moved last year after getting married and realizing I did not want to raise kids in that environment. I still really love and miss aspects of Fredericksburg such as historic downtown, the many restaurants and bars, and great friends I've ...Read More made over the years.

This town is for DC commuters now. It's too small for the amount of houses and apartments they are trying to pack in. Even living in the surrounding counties became a nightmare. Traffic seems to double every year. If you get a nice government job working in Quantico you can get there in twenty minutes in the morning but your average commute time coming home on I95 would be two hours. Expect up to six hours if there's been any type of accident. Even if you take the train you come home to most major roads in town at a stand still in the evenings, lunchtime, and weekends. Crime and drugs are rising. My mother's house has had damage a couple times from groups that loiter in the communities at night. Cars are frequently broken into in any part of town. There have been many arrests for heroin in the past year or two. If you have the great misfortune of living or working on route 17, good luck. The town will need to repair their major bridges as soon as they can afford to and when they do it will shut down everything. Read Less

Area Horrible 0.5 rating By VaNative ( Jul 27, 2014) Every time I leave this area for pleasure or business and return (I have lived here 12 years) I realize how much this town and surrounding counties are horrible for so many reasons. If I can get this review to post, I will follow up with specifics. DO NOT be fooled by livability ...Read More scores as they are skewed by surrounding counties (which are worse) that carry the mailing address of Fredericksburg. The city proper is only 11 sq. miles. Cannot wait to get my family the heck outta here. Not a good place long term for families or singles. Enough said. Read Less

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Area Horrible 0.5 rating By VaNative ( Jul 27, 2014) Every time I leave this area for pleasure or business and return (I have lived here 12 years) I realize how much this town and surrounding counties are horrible for so many reasons. If I can get this review to post, I will follow up with specifics. DO NOT be fooled by livability ...Read More scores as they are skewed by surrounding counties (which are worse) that carry the mailing address of Fredericksburg. The city proper is only 11 sq. miles. Cannot wait to get my family the heck outta here. Not a good place long term for families or singles. Enough said. Read Less

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