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Putrid-Might-8839 OP t1_ixzkroq wrote

Sorry, I accidentally posted without an explanatory message. So my family absolutely loves nature, and the big city is definitely not for us, but I would like access to some sort of community for the kids. They are both home schooled so we like to have them involved in community, and able to meet other kids through rock climbing, skating rinks, and rec centers; really just anything that can get them out meeting others. My oldest is very artistic, and the youngest is very small business minded. As far as work goes, my wife is a reflexologist, and I can do pretty much anything construction oriented from full renovations, to welding. I also have a lot of computer related and tech knowledge, so my employment is not generally difficult anywhere we have been. We've lived everywhere in the US now except the north east. I'm looking at Brattleboro and Burlington right now, and thought it would be nice to get opinions from the actual community instead of random YouTube videos. I would love to answer any questions, and to be able to talk with the community.

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Atillawurm t1_ixzsqkw wrote

As someone who has moved from VT but lived there for 29 years, housing is going to be the big hurdle and is quite expensive, also most of the state is very rural, chittenden county where Burlington is located can be quite pricey, but if you are looking for something besides just nature for the children then that is the area you would want. Or down near the southern part of the state. I wouldn't recommend the NEK even though rent can be a bit cheaper.

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Responsible_Heart365 t1_ixzxy1r wrote

We lived in the NEK for 3 years. Populated by morons with guns, Karens and more trumpanzees than you ever thought possible. A lot of people there are unhappy, have reason to be, but keep voting for Rs when Vermont has clearly gone progressive with supermajorities in each house, thankfully, but that just makes them madder. Rural VT is dying, slowly, and there’s nothing anyone can do about it and probably shouldn’t, anyway. The utter imbecilic resistance to change of any kind is astonishing. Education is important, but if you are utterly opposed to it there’s nothing anyone can do to improve lives until the offending generation and demographic has succumbed to Darwinian evolution or just plain died off.

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Atillawurm t1_iy006r1 wrote

God you put this so beautifully, I could have never described it better and I lived there for six months myself.

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semperviveae t1_ixzt8gn wrote

Hey, I’ve lived in Brattleboro for the past 13ish years, if you have any questions about the area I’d be happy to answer them! Feel free to send me a message too if you’d like :)

The good: Lots of artists and small businesses here so your kids would fit in well, plenty of hiking trails, ice skating rink, skate park, disc golf course, dog park, boys & girls club, an amazing food co-op, and very close to both NH and MA if you ever need to go to a larger area for anything (that’s the main selling point imo)

The bad: Our town has some major drug and homelessness issues which is a problem everywhere right now but it seems to be more common here bc we have a large psychiatric/detox hospital, also our schools are not the best so it’s good that you’re homeschooling

Overall I truly love Brattleboro, a lot of people here are very art, health, nature, and community oriented, and the close proximity to 2 other states can be really beneficial. Even with the issues our town has, if you’re able to teach your kids about safety and compassion towards those who are struggling they’ll be alright

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