I know people who live in the woods of WV and commute to northern Virginia/Maryland for work. They seem to all love it, and I can’t blame them. WV is pretty.
My old boss did that, lived in WV and commuted all the way into Bethesda every day. He spent DC money on WV land, so he lived well. His commute was long, but he shifted his schedule off-peak, spent the extra money on a very comfortable car, and genuinely appreciated having long and quiet car rides to himself every day.
You don't really have to go all that far and even then that's not a bad commute especially with 270 depending where in wva. Charlestown/Martinsburg to Baltimore is around 1.5 hours, 45 ish to Frederick, and hour to Germantown 1.5-2 to DC, depending on traffic. It is a lot of driving but it's all about what you want to do.
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u/oh_look_a_fist 29d ago
At least west Virginia is pretty. Y'all have some awesome natural beauty. Too bad it's fucking depressing