Submitted by QueenMaureen t3_ykm0a3 in vermont
I've always felt Vermont has a certain charm and the colorful Falls make it all the more so.
Where would you recommend that I should be scoping out to retire in 3-5 years? Ideally, I'd like some property - so rural is okay as long as I'm within a 30-minute drive of amenities.
Would you agree or disagree that the locations listed here as The 10 Best Places To Retire In Vermont For 2022 are accurate?
I mean if retirement means you don’t need to rely on healthcare access, then VT might be for you.
Not steering you away, just availability of access is nothing compared to a lot of other places.
Rutland, Barre, Newport are in top 10 places to live in Vermont?
I love living in Vermont because it's living on hard-mode. It's pretty but you work for it.
Can't think of anything
Local food, restaurants, etc... great sights
Best parts of living in VT: the natural beauty, the genuine sense of community and fellowship, the fact that having all these flatlanders coming through brings great restaurants and other amenities like you’d find in a much more populous place.
Worst part: Not seeing the sun for 60 days at a time in winter.
The whole state feels like a big small town, 4 [official] seasons, awesome landscapes, tons to do, good schools (at least in my area), close proximity to several big cities, the food, and the lack of billboards.
Four beautiful seasons so it never gets boring.
That list is really weird. The metrics are just cost of living, crime rate, and proximity to an airport? Vermont is already MUCH safer and more affordable (though this is rapidly changing) than most other states. And I would rather live anywhere than close to an airport.
Its quiet and skies are actually dark enough that in most clear nights without too much moonlight, you can easily see the Milky Way. And because I loathe and despise hot weather, it usually stays mild here in the summer.
But let me just reiterate what someone else said. Unless you come here in near-perfect health, this is not a good state to move to for retirement. Healthcare access is very tight, and for some specialties, you might wait months to be seen.
No major natural disasters. Also, it's beautiful in the fall. That's it.
That list in the link is very deceiving.....
My spouse and I lived in VT from 2017 to 2020. It was a hard struggle working (provided I could find work). I can't imagine what it would be like on a fixed income. Do you have more money than sense?
Also, VT is expensive; you drive to get everywhere and unless you're an outdoor enthusiast, entertainment venues/shopping is challenging and almost non-existent.
My husband and I realized 2 years ago at our ages at that time (60/55), we were not going to survive on a fixed income. We were not finding a home that we wanted to buy and the winters were getting too much for us.
And Rutland being on that list? Laughable. I learned in three years living there? Drug crime, homelessness, high cost and a "wanna be of culture".
Trust me, there are other places in the U.S. that has beautiful fall seasons that are much more affordable, better weather and more to do.
Florida, what you're looking for is Florida
If you're looking for peace and quiet, and in a rural area, your neighbors might hunt, have chickens/ other farm animals, tractors, atvs, more than one dog, ect. People might have been hunting on the land you want to buy for years. They don't hunt for just the fun of it, they hunt to put food on the table for their family. So think about that before you post your land. Side note, a lot of people I know that are retiring are moving across the river to nh, or have pt jobs to help pay for things.
No billboards
You wont survive on a fixed income. Prices are constantly going up. As for the crime people keep stating, most of those people are sheltered and never been outside Vermont from what I can tell. Is there crime? Yes. Is it as bad as these people make it out to be? Christ no.
Before any of you cry that I'm wrong. I'm getting my stats directly from the FBI 2021 Crime Data Explorer.
I could argue against WRV VA, was just in Charelston's VA hospital and it makes WRV look like an urgent care clinic.
This! When my mom moved to Alzheimer's care and needed a doctor in that area rather than the doctor she'd had for decades, I called eight practices and was turned away from seven. The last one finally said they were taking new patients, but they had a nine-month waitlist and that was before the pandemic. My primary moved on a few months ago and even as a patient for close to 30 years with the same medical practice, I'm just bouncing from one physician's assistant to the next.
Yeah they didn’t over analyze anything if Rutland is on the list. Yuck.
No major natural disasters? Don’t tell that to Waterbury Re: Irene.
Or Montpellier when an ice jam backed up the Winooski River and flooded State street.
I'm not sure it qualifies as a natural disaster if it can be solved with a stick of dynamite.
AutoModerator t1_iutuai0 wrote
Moving to Vermont? Check out other posts about moving to Vermont, or try the subreddit r/NewToVermont!
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.