Hi everyone, i would like to send my message out in hopes of getting some recommendations on great places to live and work in West Virginia. I have never been and thought i would start with this discussion board to research good communities.
What is important to me above all in choosing a place to work is a definite preference for smaller, reputably safe communities as i would be relocating with my family and this is priority #1. I love the outdoors so access to the forests and mountains are definitely a plus also. I would of course be looking for an area that is affordable and reasonably priced in terms of accommodation if there is such a thing!
Hope you can help, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I live in Martinsburg WV and work at the VAMC for 23 years. If you like to care for the veterans then this is the place for you. The benefits are good, it is a small hospital but offer a good deal for the vets and we are a close knit group of folks. The area is very nice but developing fast. There is also several other hospitals in the area, City Hospital, Jefferson Memorial and then in Winchester VA there is the Winchester Memorial to the south of us and to the north is Washington Co Hospital. Check them out.
I would suggest not living too close to the rivers even though property/housing may not be as expensive but when they flood it is a real mess and it is not worth having the flood insurance.
My husband and I (both RN's) have property in summers county- inbetween Beckley and Hinton. We consider moving there but the drawback is finding jobs that will pay enough. We're making 35-42$/hr in the dc suburbs. Any thoughts?
The cost of living isnt nearly as high in that area as DC and as a result unless you get some type of management job I don think you will come close to 35-42 dollars an hour unless you take a prn job with no benefits. With the exception of the VA most hospitals in that area are paying in the low 20 dollar an hour range.
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I live in Martinsburg WV and work at the VAMC for 23 years. If you like to care for the veterans then this is the place for you. The benefits are good, it is a small hospital but offer a good deal for the vets and we are a close knit group of folks. The area is very nice but developing fast. There is also several other hospitals in the area, City Hospital, Jefferson Memorial and then in Winchester VA there is the Winchester Memorial to the south of us and to the north is Washington Co Hospital. Check them out.