Your experience lines up with what our students told us as well. Many in America romanticize European life but don’t realize that many Europeans do the same to American life lol.

If you need regular healthcare that’s something you need to heavily consider. We’re losing doctors quickly here for the same reasons I previously listed. Expect months at times to be seen for non emergencies. Longer for specialists. Then the large costs associated with them.

Tax wise, compared to Europe, it’s not that bad here. Expect about 25-30% for single. 20-25% if married filing jointly. You don’t get much for it but most taxes fund our military who also tend to get involved internationally. I’ve been told by a good friend in the Netherlands who’s much older than I that Europe banks on us for military strength if things really hit the fan. Yay no healthcare…

I highly recommend visiting in July to see our peak heat and again in February to experience our true cold. We’re a state of extremes but lean more towards the cold side.

I’ll be incredibly blunt. You’re probably not going to make it here long term.

Our housing costs are extravagant.

Heating costs are stupid high this past year.

There are very few jobs that pay a damn, fewer that provide a comfortable living.

Our winters are extremely cold some years, milder in others, but after hosting two students from Europe it’s way colder and harsher here. They still talk about the cold years later.

If you’re absolutely dead set on this I have to recommend the Burlington and Williston areas. Long term that’s your best bet for a restaurant. We just don’t have the population to support non chain restaurants most places in the state. Most towns have zero options for dine in or take out food and you have to drive 20-30min each way to find some.

I sincerely wish you the best of luck and would love to try some authentic Italian cuisine. We have pretty much no authentic foreign food in this state. It would likely do well here but with operating costs being what they are there are still many challenges to overcome.

Most towns yes if they find out

Almost like all those signs and slogans were virtue signaling.

Nobody in Vermont really gives a fuck about any other state’s issues. We don’t have issues with blm or antifa here, we also don’t have kkk or white supremacy groups. We have far too many local issues to deal with.

People in Vermont want to be left the fuck alone and will shun everyone equally who tries to change that and our state.

You’re complaining about lgbtq groups, friend we have hardly any people to begin with. Good luck finding communities of people that make up under 1% of the general population. It’s not that they’re persecuted, they’re not, we just don’t have the population to support what you’re looking for.

Lots of people here are cold and closed off to new faces. New faces tend to immediately stir the pot and attempt to exploit our homes. We have a massive housing shortage caused by, and yes for real, those who are from out of state. Our home has become a top destination for vacation homes and Airbnbs. It has sucked the life out of the housing market and forced long time locals from their homes. So don’t expect a warm welcome when you arrive the same as all the other leeches. You need to prove yourself a friend of the locals before you get a warm welcome, we’re not mean or angry, we’re hurt. Prove yourself a friend and your neighbors will move heaven and earth to help you.

So please take your patronizing self righteous post and shove it up your ass.

If you mean overflows it into the lake than you are correct.

They’re not ripping the entire system up and replacing it, ever.

Have to disagree on the summers. Having lived in the Deep South for a bit, the summers here are mild and dry. After months of 104F and 100% humidity VT is wonderful.

There’s really not. Those existing cities and areas are built on very old infrastructure that wasn’t designed for denser development. There is far more to urban planning than just zoning regulations.

Prime example. My town has sidewalks that need to be rebuilt. The 1/2mi stretch will cost millions to do because modern sidewalks have very different drainage requirements than old slate ones. Many in town just say “pave over them” but it’s not possible because it’ll flood the rest of the town. There is so much more behind the scenes work.

Burlington would require whole new sewage and water systems coming up in the billions of dollars just to shove a few more units per block in. That’s money nobody has.

SF is hilly and warm. VT is mountainous and those mountains get coated in ice. Not the same at all.

It’s Vermont. The land itself tends to not be walkable friendly from a development standpoint. Unless you plan to flatten the entire area like Pennsylvania or Massachusetts things will be mostly car dependent.

Right, because they had to go extra deep and the conduit has to be reinforced. It’s not feasible for the vast majority of places.

Shelburne and Stowe are two of the most expensive towns in Vermont. They are trying to project that image of wealth and perfection, they’ll pay to bury the lines out of pure vanity.

Underground cables in New England is folly. We have to go deeper than 4ft to get around frost heaving. Not to mention New England soil is incredibly rocky and shifting.

Better line management and tree trimming is absolutely required. But your proposal for underground utilities is half baked.

Nah. They made a fully custom block back exhaust for my old bronco, including parts and stuck header bolts, for $2100.

Strap them to you and get shoveling. Or have your partner watch them. Or if they sleep well carry the monitor with you while you shovel. I know my $50 monitor works over 200ft from the camera.

Sure! But until then this is just more feel good legislation.

Decrimilized at the state level does nothing for the federal level.

I mean ok, but that doesn’t mean anything if it’s also still illegal at the federal level. Federal > state > local laws.

You’ve added to the spam, were asked to stop, then acted like the locals are the problem. Get off your high horse.

Ask them stupid questions and act like a flatlander, you’ll see the tune change real fast. Also ski resorts are representative of Vermont, they put on the tourist song and dance.

Nobody attacked you. We told you to use the search and stop spamming. Massive difference.

Also we have a sub for these questions. You were told what that sub is. Yet insisted on pestering and spamming this sub with the same generic questions asked daily.

You are the spam. You are the problem. You’re pissing off the locals and you’re not even here yet. Don’t expect anyone to be warm and welcoming if you arrive with that attitude.

You and the others are turning the VT sub exclusively into ignorant flatlander land. Do some research instead of incessantly bothering those who live where you’re interested in, not a good start.

Honestly, because every other post here is someone saying they are or want to move here. They ask the same questions and get the same answers. We’re tired of it. Just read the posts.

2 hours for me. Straight from our resident troopers mouth.

Agreed. We spend so much on low roi energy sources instead of better utilizing what’s available today.

There is already little reason to have solar here. Slashing rates will make it a no brainer rejection.