WASHINGTON — Virginia has some pretty appealing attractions 鈥� Virginia Beach, Monticello, Arlington National Cemetery and more 鈥� but no matter how exciting the Old Dominion State may seem, there are bound to be some boring places within the commonwealth鈥檚 borders.
Real estate company, compiled a list of the , which includes some D.C.-area locations as well.
Movoto put Danville — 鈥渕ore like 鈥楧ullsville,鈥欌�� it says — at the top of the list of places 鈥渓amer than a Dad joke on a bad day.鈥� “Fun comes to die” in Danville because it is one of the least densely populated place in the commonwealth and lacks restaurants and bars, Movoto says.
鈥淪o what is there to do in Danville? Well with the 12th most fast food joints per person, you could always make a night out of it at Micky D鈥檚,鈥� Movoto says on its website.
Also on the list are Loudoun County鈥檚 South Riding (No. 2), Fairfax County鈥檚 West Springfield (No. 5) and Burke (No. 10), and Prince William County鈥檚 Lake Ridge (No. 7) and Dale City (No. 8).
South Riding made the list for several reasons: only 18.5 percent of its residents are between the ages of 18 and 34, it has the fewest music venues and active life options per person in the commonwealth聽and few nightlife options.
Below is the full top-10 list:
- Danville
- 聽South Riding聽(tie)
- 聽Short Pump (tie)
- Suffolk
- West Springfield
- Chesapeake
- Lake Ridge
- Dale City
- Mechanicsville
- Burke
To determine its ranking, Movoto used U.S. Census data to determine places in the commonwealth with populations of 20,000 or more, then look at various business listings in each of the following categories:
- Nightlife per capita (bars, clubs, comedy, etc.)
- Live music venues per capita
- Active life options per capita (parks, outdoor activities, etc.)
- Arts and Entertainment per capita (movie theaters, festivals, galleries, theaters, etc.)
- Fast Food restaurants per capita (the more, the more boring)
- Percentage of restaurants that are not fast food (the lower, the more boring)
- Percentage of young residents ages 18 to 34 (the lower, the more boring)
- Population density (the lower, the better)
Each location was ranked according to the criteria. The lower the score, the more boring the place.
Athough there seems to be no shortage of boring places in the commonwealth, there are some exciting places, too, Movoto notes. It has created a list of the with聽Charlottesville聽at the top.
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