Is Norfolk, Virginia a nice place to live?

Norfolk is a very nice place to live. It's on the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Beach is next door on the Atlantic. Lots of water activities. Other surrounding cities are Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News and the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown. The climate is moderate - you will see four seasons. It can definitely get warm in the summer, but you don't usually have severe winters. Usually it will snow some, but there have been winters without snow. Washington, DC and all those free museums, etc., are about 3.5 hours north. The Outer Banks of North Carolina and it's awesome nature and beaches are about 1.5 hours away. Norfolk is the financial and cultural hub of the region and they have great festivals at Town Point Park on the Elizabeth River downtown, and a minor league baseball team, the Norfolk Tides, who play on an excellent field downtown called Harbor Park. Like any city, you should look for neighborhoods that suit your budget and lifestyle. The area has lots to do and is a great place to live.