I always reccomend st. Johnsbury, stowe, or any collage town, really. I know that montpelier has good schools and are really liberal, but it is the capitol and it can be expensive, but its central and cheaper then burlington.

Yes, actually! Its so bad we call them 'scary Barre and rut-vegas' because of the drugs and crime, and burlington is lakeside real estate, so yeah, expensive.

And 802 is just the state area code. Im just born and raised here is all.

As a 802 native, I highly reccomend coming up here. Yeah, the winters suck, but Ive been out and proud for years now, and Ive had little to no issues with it. I highly reccomend looking into where here in vermont you pick because it does matter as for crime/drugs/schooling goes. Barre, Rutland, and Burlington are the last place you wanna go. Me and my spouse are starting our family here because of how safe it is.

Hope this helps!😊