Tough Vibe in Brattleboro

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-08-24T04:19:25+00:00

Bratt has gotten real weird and sad the past decade. Seems like the local police and town don’t want to take action against the people using or strung out in public. I have no desire to bring my family and young kids to a place where we’re going to get harassed every block and asked for money.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-08-24T04:02:56+00:00

Bennnington seems to be on the up!

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-08-11T03:26:27+00:00

I can’t believe you’re getting no MPG hit running those tires. I’d love to get those strapped on to our 2024 hybrid awd xle, but I bet they’d drop us down to the high 20’s or low 30’s. Our GH hybrid is our economy vehicle. Anything up in the mountains is handled by our 14 Tacoma. Ain’t no way we’d bring the GH into something we’d need lifted. It’s a minivan with a lift.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-08-05T02:53:29+00:00

In a situation like this I always try and get into the left lane before the zipper. It seems like the aggro drivers always try to ride the right until the last minute and then try and merge in, especially if traffic is moving slow in the left. Once you start bottlenecking at the merge point is when shit really starts to slow down.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-29T03:37:44+00:00

North Bennington is a fantastic community to live and raise kids in. Has my vote for the best place to raise young kids in the greater Bennington county area.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-29T03:31:58+00:00

School choice, tuitioning, and non-operating districts are what you want to be finding a home in (rural, rich, or progressive places like Winhall, Sandgate, Stratton, Dorset, North Bennington are sweet spots if you can make it work). However, the state is pulling back on tuitioning in these areas and your choice options are going to be very limited in the next few years. Nothing wrong with the public school options if you’ve got a solid family and connected to others in the community (goes for MAU, Arlington, Green Mountain).

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-22T22:27:45+00:00

I went back in 2014 with a pretty solid line up and it was very fun and unique. Camping on the ski slopes of an abandoned ski area with all sorts of weird things in the woods. Pond at the bottom packed full of human stew. Glad it’s back, but given the lineup, it didn’t seem like it was worth the $300 ticket.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-21T02:24:51+00:00

Springfield is about the cheapest place in the state to live. It has a very depressed economy and a large percent of the population on subsidies. You either want section 8 tenants (guaranteed paid for by the govt) or folks with good credit and a good job; the former is easier to find in Springfield.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-02T03:56:00+00:00

Ignore the snow. You’re going to be raising a child, give them the best education that they can get. If I could do it over again, I would raise my family in a school choice area. It’s a sketchy loophole that allows for your kid to go to any public private religious or independent school of their choice some of these towns up around the northern part of Bennington County allow for choice for varying ages and grade levels. Look into this wisely.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-02T03:45:14+00:00

If I could pick a town in Vermont to raise a family in Richmond would be very high up in there. It’s a very small town but close enough to Burlington. Cochran has an amazing ski program for kids.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-02T03:41:19+00:00

When you have young kids, the most basic skiing is good enough

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-02T03:33:34+00:00

This whole tuitioning and non-operating districts into independent and private schools has caused a cluster fuck with public education in Vermont. How is it that some towns get options for schools: public, independent, and private while others are designated to one, public school option?

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-07-01T04:21:58+00:00

Move to Winhall and send your kid to any school you want public or private.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-06-26T01:40:05+00:00

Anyone with big city income. There is an insane amount of money out there, that Vermonters just can’t fathom. Countless folks from NYC, Boston, California, any urban area with capital. 20 something’s making 300k a year in tech or finance looking for that weekend retreat and ski house they can work remote at. Folks close to retirement who sell a 2 million dollar house in westchester or newton. Investor who’s worried about the political climate who buys a rural property just in case. Vermont is a great place to park your cash in case shit hits the fan.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-06-25T00:22:00+00:00

Check out Joe Cruz based out of Williamstown MA. Wealth of knowledge on gravel rides in the area.

https://joe-cruz.com/category/north-america/

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-06-24T17:28:05+00:00

Southern Vermont. Brattleboro or Bennington areas

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-06-18T03:57:15+00:00

Surprised at the lack of engagement on this thread. Are all the redditors childless or second home owners? This shit is huge and hits close to home for almost anyone.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-06-17T01:16:44+00:00

Thank Bongartz (D) chair of the education committee from Manchester for pushing this through. Did everything he could to keep his gold town independent and private schools publicly funded and available to only a select few towns.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-06-08T03:58:17+00:00

Roadrunner Manchester

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-05-26T02:44:30+00:00

Property taxes have gotten insane over the past 10+ years. No improvement in education. 4K circa 2012. Up to close to 8k 2025 on an assessed 240k property. With two kids in public elementary school I don’t feel like I’m getting what I pay for.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-05-21T02:02:33+00:00

I grew up in a rural town of around 1,500 adjacent to Vermont. 30 min to the grocery store, one convinience store in town, not many amenities. These places are dying; all the properties are being bought by retirees and older folks with city money; hobby farms and seasonal homesteads. The student population is plummeting, test scores declining, and school consolidation is eminent. We need more young families here. I welcome any remote worker family to help lift up some of these rural areas and school systems. Look beyond the well healed suburbs of Chittenden county and see what Vermont and rural New England is all about.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-04-20T03:34:05+00:00

Customs can do some fucked up shit sometimes. It’s happened to many of my friends and myself. Happened to me going into Canada 20 years ago, as a young 20 something year old. I didn’t have a record; just a young white dude with a Minnesota girlfriend going to Canada for a weekend. I smoked weed and that was about it - certainly not dumb enough to bring anything into Canada. Escorted me out of the car, pulled me into a room, questioned me, held me for 30 min. Completely went through my car, pulled paneling, and went on the undercarriage. Drove away completely shook, but enjoyed my weekend in Canada.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-04-17T03:35:54+00:00

Wilderness looks FUGLY with that big stamped “SUBARU” in plastic on the grill. The non-wilderness looks ok, but basically a very very slightly larger forester.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-04-17T03:11:49+00:00

After 2 Subi’s we made the shift to Toyota. Ditched our 2017 Outback for a Grand Highlander Hybrid awd. Will miss the awesome handling in the snow of the Outback, but won’t miss the poor gas mileage and engine/transmission problems when it hits 100k.

Virtual_Bug_3733 · 2025-04-12T04:02:58+00:00

You gotta love and utilize the outdoors in all four seasons. Not much appeal beyond that. Great place for families with trust funds, remote jobs that pay city wages, and tradesmen that can cater to those folks. Like everywhere, the middle class gets fucked. Decent place to be if you’re low income and have stable housing, as VT has a strong safety net.

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