Hi Zim!
The climate where you live is pretty nice. The region is quite nice also.
The state's political leanings are to me what are somewhat haphazard with what seems to be a war between those in Northern Virginia versus the rest of the state...
Of course they are all suckling at the teat of Federal gubmint and American taxpayers...
I suspect that that area as well as Norfolk have ICBM Nuclear missiles from Russia targeted on them. Likely the Naval base there in Virginia Beach area also..
But the climate there is really nice. Don't blame ya a bit for not wanting to move elsewhere...
I LIKE winter and the cold for a short season. Always have.. I would mover farther north if my wife would go with me.. But that ain't gonna happen.
SO I am stuck......