Recently admitted Transfer Student looking for housing

For the type of environment you are looking for, Windsor hills might suit you.

As you have a family, you could see if you could look into Graduate Student housing (Virginia Tech's graduate program should have a masterlist of places that they usually have their graduate students live, as they usually are older and may have families).

Another option is Foxridge - it's a little late in the leasing season, but they almost always have apartments open and they have a graduate area as well (parking is also free, albeit the apartments are a little far from campus).

The Edge might be an inclusive package (electric, water, internet) to consider, though that area is prone to parties as well.

Try to avoid Tom's Creek Rd if you can - usually the apartments along that are full of undergrads and parties on the weekend!

For anyone else with this question vt.offcampuspartners.com has a lot of listing and help. I took the advice of one of the posters and called residential life and they directed me there. Hope it helps!

If you're looking for a quieter neighborhood check out Windsor Hills. Great place, but legit almost got kicked out for listening to music too loudly at noon, FUCKING NOON... But seriously, its a bit out of the way so that people won't be throwing parties, older complex which warrants a lower cost, and has 1 to 3 bedroom apartments.

I transferred into VT at the beginning of the school year. I was denied on campus housing, so I had to shop around for where I wanted to live. Windsor hills would probably be what youre looking for, as u/Steveeurcol mentioned.

I would also suggest Fox Ridge, which is where I'm living now. There are a few loud people scattered throughout the neighborhood, but if you get the top floor, you wont have a problem. It's far enough away from campus that there aren't any parties around here, but close enough that you could bike, and the buses come consistently and often. But seriously, if you live in Fox Ridge, get the top floor. Also having a washer dryer inside your unit is a worth the extra money in my opinion.

foxridge or windor hills are a good bet

Look into Chasewood Downs, I am subleasing my 1BR there for the summer which seems to be before you plan on moving down.

But any way check the complex out, they have stuff from 1 BR up to 4BR, onsite laundry, several bus stops within walking distance as well.

Check out the village. I was a former transfer student myself and it was the only option for me because it had individual leases and I was coming from florida and didn't know anyone to split a apartment with.