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Pursue your purpose while putting down roots
Work in a place where you love living
The New River Valley combines big opportunities with an everyday quality of life that’s hard to beat. Here, innovative companies, world-class research, vibrant communities, and the Blue Ridge Mountains all share the same backyard. Whether you’re relocating for a career opportunity or bringing your company and team to the region, you’ll find plenty of reasons to call this place home.
Find Your Place
From downtown apartments and walkable neighborhoods to quiet communities with a little more room to spread out, the New River Valley offers a variety of places and ways to live.
Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and the surrounding communities each offer their own character, amenities, and housing options—all within easy reach of VTCRC.
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Learn + Grow Here
Education is part of the fabric of the New River Valley. Virginia Tech, Radford University, strong public school systems, and educational opportunities throughout the region create an environment built around learning, discovery, and growth.
- Virginia Tech brings research, athletics, arts, culture, and lifelong learning to the community.
- Montgomery County Public Schools serves families throughout Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
- Colleges and universities across the region contribute to a highly educated workforce and create opportunities for continued learning.
Vue Apartments offers 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments with open-concept floor plans.
Mountains, trails, rivers, and outdoor adventures are never far away.
Good days don’t have to end at 5.
Living here means having more within reach when the workday is over. Bike the Huckleberry Trail, hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains, paddle the New River, explore downtown Blacksburg, catch live music, or spend a Saturday cheering on the Hokies.
Across the New River Valley, you’ll find 20+ annual festivals, seven farmers markets, six performing arts venues, restaurants, breweries, collegiate athletics, and miles of outdoor recreation. Roanoke is just down the road, adding even more dining, entertainment, arts, and regional air travel within easy reach.
There’s plenty to explore—and you don’t have to spend your life in traffic to get there.
Living in Virginia’s New River Valley
VTCRC doesn’t just happen to be located in the New River Valley—it’s part of what makes this region an innovation hub. Here, world-class university research, a highly educated workforce, forward-thinking companies, entrepreneurs, and an exceptional quality of life all come together.
Located next to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VTCRC puts you at the center of that energy. The ideas being developed here are advancing industries from biotechnology and autonomous systems to aerospace, software, cybersecurity, and more—creating opportunities to build a career without giving up the kind of life you want outside of work.
The New River Valley includes the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski and the City of Radford, each offering its own communities, experiences, and opportunities. With short commutes, access to major healthcare systems, and connections to I-81 and I-77, it’s easy to stay connected while enjoying a little more room to live.
Want to dig deeper? Explore regional information on housing, communities, demographics, workforce, major employers, employment, wages, and more through Onward New River Valley.
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