Since the pandemic housing and other costs have increased
significantly and with VT and Montgomery County being the primary large employers a lot of the area folks have been priced out. The influx of students, or non permanent residents, has caused a lot of the issues. Most of the students take jobs elsewhere because there’s not a lot of large diversified business base in the area.
A lot of folks have “migrated” to Christiansburg which has a different business culture and living costs/housing is somewhat cheaper. We retired to Cburg rather than Bburg primarily because we wanted some distance between us and the university. Having lived in the Cville area most of our lives we were aware of the pitfalls of living in a college town.
It does help that the Roanoke area offers access to additional medical facilities and care.
Thread Replies (28)
New mixed use complex next to Wake Forest Football stadium. VT?
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/28/25 11:35 AM ET
UNC was the first to do this. Private development on campus land.
-- ancient alien 2018
Nov 30, 2025 at 08:44 PM ET
ancient alien 2018
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11/30/25 08:44 PM ET
Let us not forget the recent privatization of UK's
-- Big12 guy
Nov 30, 2025 at 09:37 PM ET
Big12 guy
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11/30/25 09:37 PM ET
Blacksburg would find some way to stop it.**
-- hokeyhokie
Nov 29, 2025 at 06:40 PM ET
hokeyhokie
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11/29/25 06:40 PM ET
They would surely lobby against it, and rightfully so as it
-- RJHokie
Nov 29, 2025 at 06:45 PM ET
RJHokie
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11/29/25 06:45 PM ET
I won't argue sewer but VT provides its own water, huge water chiller
-- anotherdamnyankeehokie
Dec 02, 2025 at 09:53 PM ET
anotherdamnyankeehokie
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12/02/25 09:53 PM ET
If you build it they will come. Not here I guess. There are stories out
-- BackInTheBurg
Nov 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM ET
BackInTheBurg
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11/30/25 12:52 PM ET
💯% "The town population is not only aging, but is shrinking"
-- Windows NT
Dec 01, 2025 at 08:27 AM ET
Windows NT
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12/01/25 08:27 AM ET
Where did you get that Blacksburg is shrinking?
-- Culpeper Hokie
Dec 01, 2025 at 01:09 AM ET
Culpeper Hokie
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12/01/25 01:09 AM ET
Think it was an article that likely was sourcing the post-pandemic decline
-- BackInTheBurg
Dec 02, 2025 at 12:16 AM ET
BackInTheBurg
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12/02/25 12:16 AM ET
Funny that is not what the state census says
-- 1947Sunbowl
Dec 01, 2025 at 09:08 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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12/01/25 09:08 AM ET
Since the pandemic housing and other costs have increased
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-- RJHokie
Nov 30, 2025 at 01:14 PM ET
RJHokie
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11/30/25 01:14 PM ET
THe issue is not gauging but higher income folks coming in
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 30, 2025 at 02:18 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/30/25 02:18 PM ET
So the bigger question is a 40,000 national university need to be relocated
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/30/25 12:20 PM ET
Shows how little you know about the area. **
-- RJHokie
Nov 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM ET
RJHokie
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11/30/25 12:40 PM ET
Its not personal, but its about change
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 30, 2025 at 03:37 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/30/25 03:37 PM ET
Asheville has a lot of issues notwithstanding
-- RJHokie
Nov 30, 2025 at 03:41 PM ET
RJHokie
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11/30/25 03:41 PM ET
The population would be bigger if they didn't oppose housing and local
-- hokeyhokie
Nov 29, 2025 at 07:00 PM ET
hokeyhokie
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11/29/25 07:00 PM ET
Blacksburg doesn’t have the population to support year round. **
-- reestuart
Nov 29, 2025 at 06:15 PM ET
reestuart
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11/29/25 06:15 PM ET
Baby Boomers are retiring and moving there, home in Blacksburg & Florida.
-- Stech
Dec 01, 2025 at 11:27 AM ET
Stech
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12/01/25 11:27 AM ET
It could happen, but it is a long way away. **
-- reestuart
Dec 01, 2025 at 11:46 AM ET
reestuart
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12/01/25 11:46 AM ET
It's already happening, I have friends doing it. Having a community like
-- Stech
Dec 01, 2025 at 11:51 AM ET
Stech
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12/01/25 11:51 AM ET
Its not about blacksburg
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 29, 2025 at 07:53 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/29/25 07:53 PM ET
Something like that can’t succeed. It’s a non starter. **
-- reestuart
Nov 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM ET
reestuart
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11/29/25 10:17 PM ET
again, its not a native thing, its a entertainment center for visitors
-- 1947Sunbowl
Nov 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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11/30/25 12:15 PM ET
Yes, at VT! It would be great for MGM to be part of the mixed-use
-- Windows NT
Nov 29, 2025 at 02:14 PM ET
Windows NT
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11/29/25 02:14 PM ET
.. also a Pete Dye Golf course on campus for us gamblers**
-- Windows NT
Nov 29, 2025 at 02:22 PM ET
Windows NT
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11/29/25 02:22 PM ET
KU is doing the same type of thing.
-- Big12 guy
Nov 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM ET
Big12 guy
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11/28/25 11:59 AM ET