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Don't Move to Woodbridge VA Unless You Can Handle These Realities

3.6K views · Jul 30, 2026 · People & Blogs

Comments · 37

  • @ChrisColgan · 2 months ago · pinned

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  • @noahevans2314 · 2 months ago

    Traffic can crush your soul and suck the life out of you.

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  • @ChristianMfragrance · 2 months ago

    Keep up the great content!

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  • @mrwilliams1187 · 1 month ago

    Chris, you barely scratched the surface of the dark side of good ol Hoodbridge. 😂

  • @mc2harper · 2 months ago

    Best way to commute out of Woodbridge is the VRE

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  • @CTS115 · 2 months ago

    Im considering buying a house in woodbridge in a non HOA area and adding a ADU for rental income

  • @KarinaDeSa-v3t · 2 months ago

    I lived in Woodbridge for 19 years.I brought a house in Fort Washington MD,it’s so close to DC and Old town Alexandria.7 minutes from the National Harbor.

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  • @lukehinkle9614 · 2 months ago (edited)

    We got lucky and I work near Ft Belvoir. My wife works at the Blue Plains Water Treatment Plant, but only has to go into work three times a week. My trip to work is about 22 minutes at about 5:20 AM (no express lanes) and my trip home is 25 minutes, but I use the express lane entrance right before Occoquan, and I get off the express lane at PWC Parkway in Woodbridge at 2 PM, so I spend about $3.50 a day for the express lanes.

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  • @bowchicabowwow467 · 2 months ago

    As a woodbridge person. As long as you stay away from the mall area/route 1. The further out you are, the better. I would say Dale City personally is the best part to be at in Woodbridge. Any other place, you risk your car getting smashed in. I bought my house in Dale City for 450k, had to fix it up a bit but it is worth it long term I am sure. I live near the Quartz district too and cant wait for that to be built up. &nbsp;I work in Alexandria personally so the commute is good for me from Woodbridge. But if you had to go to Arlington or DC, you will probably be taking tolls or use your HOV selector from your EZPass.

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  • @srosellerjr · 2 months ago

    Not the Dark Side!!!

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  • @2ndBrother71 · 2 months ago

    What’s funny you’re not talking about the single family homes here…which is very very misleading. .you said Montclair but you have homes on cardinal drive that are excellent with big back yards .That’s entire area excluded…but entertaining these Hoodbridge comment…is not a good look for an objective realtor.

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  • @rodneycooke6538 · 2 months ago (edited)

    Around 2008 it was referred to as Hoodbridge. &nbsp; Came a long way quick

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