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It's fine. Just know the parts of town before you move there.

There are very nice parts. There are student areas to avoid. And there are lower income areas that tend to have a little more crime. But it's nothing like, say, the bad areas of Roanoke. I went to Radford and lived off campus. Granted it was quite a few years ago, but I partied hard so there are definitely some areas near campus that get wild on the weekend. I also got my car broken into when I lived in an apartment there. But I also knew/know tons of people in Radford now that have great houses in wonderful neighborhoods. The houses out on The River Course are very nice. Built by the same builders that built my house now. Now I live in Christiansburg and am quite biased toward here. I'd take Cburg over Blacksburg any day due to cost. Our builders built our house for just over $350,000 (pre-insane house prices) and build pretty much the same house in Bburg for over $500,000.
Posted: 09/07/2022 at 06:13 PM ET
(In response to this post by Dbl Eagle)

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Radford Safety
Dbl Eagle 09/07/22 05:30 PM ET
Just moved my daughter to NYC, 2 murders within 2-3 blocks of her dorm that
B777Fr8Dog 09/08/22 10:13 AM ET
why Radford? Do they have a connection?**
reestuart 09/08/22 08:51 AM ET
NYC to Radford is going to be a bit of a culture shock.**
HokieNoVA 09/07/22 10:15 PM ET
Well, it ain't the Bronx...**
Riverguy 09/07/22 09:52 PM ET
Compared to NYC??? Now THAT'S rich....**
HOKIERIT 09/07/22 07:57 PM ET
My daughter graduated from there in 98, & my SIL in 97. They had no problem**
7Hokie1 09/07/22 06:50 PM ET
they say their women's golf team are nice young ladies but
bigbadbird 09/07/22 06:31 PM ET
In golf, If you ain't cussin', you ain't tryin'............... :>)**
HOKIERIT 09/07/22 07:59 PM ET
the Hardscrabble streets of Radford....... **
bigbadbird 09/07/22 06:29 PM ET
Oh please. It’s been downhill since the Disco Depot closed.
Stork 09/07/22 06:24 PM ET
But is the Bus Stop still there? **
Hokie CPA 09/07/22 07:54 PM ET
Bus Stop & Sackett's have been levelled. Scoreboard too. I worked at 2 of 3
agray123 09/08/22 11:35 AM ET
Sadly not
Hokie1992 09/08/22 04:36 AM ET
& Daddys Money done been spent**
astrohokie 09/07/22 07:19 PM ET
…birthplace of Seka**
chumley 09/07/22 06:29 PM ET
wait, an old friend use to ride to High School w/her , Hopewell , Va.**
astrohokie 09/07/22 07:53 PM ET
Wasn’t it actually Fairlawn?**
PhotoHokieNC 09/07/22 07:52 PM ET
For a moment I thought this was going to be a football post.
MP4VT2004 09/07/22 06:19 PM ET
It's fine. Just know the parts of town before you move there.
HokieGator 09/07/22 06:13 PM ET
Location, location, location**
Hokie1992 09/08/22 04:39 AM ET
Glad you finally escaped from being tied up on the back bumper**
EDGEMAN 09/07/22 07:35 PM ET
Gotta make it back to be in Lane on Saturday. **
HokieGator 09/07/22 08:04 PM ET
typical southern-ish college town, & the New River is handy, good to go**
astrohokie 09/07/22 05:43 PM ET
Beats NYC all to hell. On a bad day.**
PhotoHokieNC 09/07/22 05:33 PM ET
So does Kabul at this point**
vt90 09/07/22 05:36 PM ET