hey friends if you are thinking about
moving to chesapeake virginia then i have some things today that you should
know before you move here let's go thank you so much for joining me today you guys
if you are new here my name is taylor hudgins i'm your real estate agent helping you make hampton
roads your home so i wanted to sit down and do this video on chesapeake because i've had a lot of
people reach out to me who are moving to the area which is super exciting but they need some help
in deciphering the difference between virginia beach and norfolk and chesapeake and hampton and
newport news so hampton roads is pretty large so they're trying to figure out what area works
best for them so today we're going to cover chesapeake and then i'll do some more videos
on the other areas at another time so let's go ahead and dive in so of course i'm going to try
to pack as much information as i can into this one little youtube video but i do also have
some more free additional resources over at a realestatetay.com so feel free to check that out
whenever you have some time and i'm going to try to start packing more information into these
videos as i can to make this as efficient as possible for you guys so i know i'm throwing quite
a bit at you so on the youtube platform i can't say for facebook and all the other ones but on the
youtube platform i'm going to put chapters down here so feel free to click around if you want to
skip over to different things to do in chesapeake or different housing in chesapeake so i'm going
to put all of that down here so feel free to click around to your heart's delight so where
the heck is chesapeake so of course chesapeake is covered as one of the seven cities in hampton
roads which is virginia beach norfolk chesapeake portsmouth suffolk hampton and newport news now
chesapeake is the larger city on the hampton roads southern side of the tidewater region so
it's going to border most of north carolina and it's so large that it actually borders
virginia beach norfolk portsmouth and suffolk so just to give you an idea of where chesapeake is
compared to other places it's going to be about an hour to williamsburg about an hour and 40-ish
minutes to richmond and about 35 to 40 minutes to the virginia beach ocean front just depending
on where you are in chesapeake a lot of people also moved to hampton roads because of military
relocation so if you're headed here because you're going to be moving over to norfolk naval you'll
probably be about 25 to 35 minutes from chesapeake just depending on which part you're headed to in
chesapeake and if you're headed to oceana naval air station you'll probably be about 30 to 45
minutes from different parts of chesapeake just depending on where you're at so as far as traffic
goes in chesapeake generally speaking traffic is totally fine of course you'll probably see a
little more traffic during rush hour times during prime times but even then it's not detrimental
by any stretch i will go ahead and forewarn you though that just depending on where you are and
chesapeake you might need to cross a few tunnels of course being in hampton roads we have lots of
tunnels depending on your commute so there is one that connects norfolk and portsmouth so if you're
on the western side of chesapeake you'll probably need to go through the elizabeth river tunnel to
get there it's probably going to be your best shot but traffic through the tunnel during rush hour
is a pain so just go ahead and tack on a few more minutes to get through the tunnel if that's part
of your daily commute but if you are in chesapeake and trying to commute over to newport news or
hampton there are a few other tunnels that you can take like the james river tunnel that might have
less traffic than the elizabeth river tunnel a lot of people moving to the area also ask how the
weather is here in virginia so to be completely transparent with you virginia weather is pretty
mild for the most part we have all four seasons in the summertime it usually does get a little hot
because we are by the water and so the humidity here is pretty high so in the summertime you're
probably looking at the 80s 90s in july and august and the wintertime probably mostly hanging around
the 40s and 50s we usually get about one maybe two snows a year but what will usually happen is it
will rain and then the uh temperatures will drop after that during the night and so we'll wake
up to ice on the roads um in the early mornings but that's usually about it for the most part
it's pretty mild here we have a wonderful spring and a wonderful fall so it's really nice to be
here in the virginia areas but of course again our community is pretty high being this close
to the water so just be prepared for that as far as the cost of living goes in chesapeake
and hampton roads in virginia in general i would say we are slightly below the national average
of the cost of living but generally speaking we're probably middle of the pack so we're gonna
definitely be cheaper than places like dc or new york or atlanta but if you are coming from places
like missouri or alabama we're probably gonna be higher than those areas as well so we'll probably
middle of the pack but it all really depends on where you're coming from so i'll also link down
below some articles that can help you determine the cost of living living depending on where
you're coming from and what you can expect so what the heck is there to do in chesapeake if you
really like the outdoors and things like fishing or canoeing or camping chesapeake is going to be
a great place for you so chesapeake has tons of parks that you should check out it's got oak grove
lake park northwest river park and chesapeake also has the great decimal swamp which i know sounds
terrible but it's actually really fun so in the great dismal swamp you also have lake drummond so
lake drummond is this beautiful area where you can go camping as well kayaking canoeing super fun
spot if you're super active chesapeake also has one of the very few ice skating complexes around
hampton roads so it's called the chilled ponds ice sports complex so of course if you're on a
hockey team or if your kiddos aren't a hockey team they can use the space but it's also just open to
the public so if you want to just go ice skating for the afternoon you can definitely do that so
make sure to check them out another super fun spot you should try in chesapeake is the hickory ridge
farm so usually they're open from spring to fall so in the springtime they have lots of
fruits and vegetables for you to go pick um or for you to buy and then they also have
strawberries there at the farm that you can go pick yourself and in the fall time they have
pumpkins for you to pick so super cool super fun feel free to take the kids the family it's
a really good time now if you're in chesapeake and you just want somewhere to go and relax there
are a ton of really nice breweries in chesapeake so my top three are back bay farmhouse brewing
the garage brewing and big ugly brewing all really awesome spots throughout chesapeake
for you to go take some friends hang out have an adult beverage after a long week either
way you're definitely safe in any of those spots now if you're looking for some really good spots
to eat in chesapeake if you're a foodie there are tons of good restaurants here as well of course
hampton roads is full of awesome restaurants but if you're specifically looking in chesapeake
if you're looking for somewhere to have some delicious brunch make sure to check out the egg
bistro on kimsville road so freaking good they usually are slam packs so try to get there early
if you can but if not the weight is definitely worth it so in hampton roads we have tons of
great seafood places but if you're specifically looking for seafood in chesapeake make sure to
try off the hook off of battlefield boulevard it is so freaking good it's actually kind of off
the bean path not very many people know about it so if you want to hang where the locals hang
definitely make sure to check them out you can also make a reservation so if you are knowing that
you're headed there definitely highly recommend doing that if you can now of course if you're
looking for somewhere that's going to be able to satisfy everyone in the family i highly
recommend baker's crust it is so good they actually have a location out in virginia beach but
there's one in greenbrier and chesapeake as well they have a wide variety that is for sure going to
satisfy every single person that comes to dinner with you so make sure to check them out they also
have really great mixed drinks so if you want to have a good relaxing adult beverage with your
dinner this is a great spot for you to head to now if you have little ones in your family and
you're looking to get some more information on the schools and chesapeake i highly highly
recommend checking out greatschools.org for a full list of school rankings on elementary
schools middle schools and high schools i'll give you a list of all the high schools in
chesapeake but make sure to check out that website just for a list a full list of all the schools
and school rankings but as far as high schools go chesapeake is pretty large so they do have seven
public high schools which are going to include deep creek high grass field high great bridge high
hickory high indian river high oscar smith high and western branch high so again definitely check
out greatschools.org for rankings on all those schools and middle schools and elementary schools
it's probably going to be the best source for you to get some more information now chesapeake is
also a really great area to invest in real estate so let me give you some background a lot of people
that originally were moving to hampton roads tended to start in virginia beach and norfolk
and as all those areas started to get a little more populated they tended to get a little more
crowded a lot of people started to move out to chesapeake so a lot of the homes you'll find in
chesapeake have been built since the 1990s now not all of them but quite a few of them have been
built since the 90s as these newer neighborhoods have been developed and new construction at the
time have been developed over the last few decades so you'll see that a lot compared to virginia
beach and norfolk who are going to have more homes that were built between 1940 and 1960.
so again a lot of the chesapeake homes have been built since the 1990s just depending
on the neighborhood that you're looking in in chesapeake you'll also find that a lot of the
houses have a lot more space the houses here in chesapeake tend to be a little larger whereas
in norfolk and virginia beach it's a little more cramped so they're just trying to stick in houses
where they can just because of the population so in chesapeake you're seeing a lot of new
neighborhoods pop up over the last few years and a lot of these houses are going to have much bigger
yards they're going to have much bigger square footage compared to virginia beach and norfolk
so with that being said if you are looking for a four bedroom two and a half bath kind of family
home you're probably looking anywhere between 375 and 500 for a price point now of course there are
houses that are cheaper than that and there are houses that are much more expensive than that just
depending on where you're looking and what kind of home you're looking for that's going to satisfy
what you need for you and your family now if you are looking for a home in chesapeake in the near
future feel free to head over to realestate.com just to see what homes are currently on the market
what's available that might work for you and your family thank you so much for joining me today you
guys if you have any questions about chesapeake if you're moving to the area or even leaving
the area feel free to leave those questions in the comments below i make sure to answer those
all personally if you are looking for an agent to help you buy or sell i would be happy to help
you out i'll leave my contact information in the description below but again thank you so much for
joining me and i will see you in the next video you
