There’s next to nothing in Ashland. I live north of Ashland and go there for groceries and fast food and that’s it. There aren’t really many local business. Only a handful of local restaurants that really aren’t that great. Traffic through Ashland on route 1 and on I-95 is often backed up for no goddamn reason.

Don’t move to Ashland if you want things to do. I would suggest moving somewhere like the near west end (i.e. Staples Mill or something) where you aren’t in Richmond but have easy access to Richmond if you want experiences and lots of options, plus you’ll be close to things on Broad Street, and not too terribly far from Short Pump.