Fredericksburg Apartments and Rentals

The city of Fredericksburg' 300-plus-year history includes a major role in the Civil War and the shaping of the United States that we know today. During the Civil War, the city of Fredericksburg changed hands between the South and North at least seven times. The area was where some of the most important and intense battles were fought, so many come to find Fredericksburg apartments for rent to immerse themselves in history.

The city had a population of roughly 25,691 in July 2011 and sits near the Rappahannock River and the Fall Line. Due to the city's prime spot near the major waterways, it served as a major port during the Colonial era.

Fredericksburg apartments put you in the heart of a historic city. Fredericksburg was originally established in 1728 by the Virginia General Assembly, and named for the oldest son of King George II of Great Britain, Frederick, Prince of Wales. The City of Fredericksburg revealed that today, the oldest streets of the city still go by the names of members of British royal family.

The area still houses more than 350 homes and buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Historic downtown Fredericksburg is a great area of the city to find specialty shops and antique stores operating out of the restored buildings from hundreds of years ago. Residents can even call themselves neighbors to George Washington, as his boyhood home, Ferry Farm, is located here.

According to City-Data information collected from 2005 to 2009, the most common industry in Fredericksburg was construction at 16 percent, followed by public administration and professional, scientific and technical services at 12 percent. Further information taken from STATS Indiana shows the largest of the top 20 major sectors in 2011 was healthcare and social assistance with an average wage of $54,522 per job.

University of Mary Washington calls this city its home, making Fredericksburg apartments for rent an attractive option for the more than 5,000 students enrolled there. This school was founded in 1909 and became coed in the early 1970s. This acclaimed institution created two new colleges in the summer of 2010 in an effort to continue to provide competitive undergraduate programs for its student body.

According to information collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, Fredericksburg rentals have a vacancy rate of 7.2 percent, and as of 2010, the median gross rent was $1,030. The majority of renters fall in the gross rent range of $1,000 to $1,499. Furthermore, more than half of all renters report spending 35 percent or more of household income on gross rental costs.

City-Data information revealed that the cost of living in Fredericksburg in March 2012 was assigned a value of 134.4 points, which is 34.4 points above the national average of 100. This means that it is 34.4 percent more expensive to live in Fredericksburg than the average for the rest of the country.

History is alive and well in Fredericksburg. The city and the National Park Service work to maintain four Civil War battlefields that are located here that are always popular spots to visit. A good place to start is the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, where you can learn about the area's rich history and figure out where to go next to experience it firsthand. Whether visiting the boyhood home of George Washington, one of the sites of the battles from the Civil War, or stopping in to an old plantation such as the Kenmore plantation, the offers loads of history for residents to explore.

A number of recreation areas and natural areas are open to those living in Fredericksburg apartments, including a 211-acre recreational area that sits on both sides of the Rappahannock River.

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