[MRVphotog]

For skiing industry, MA is the state we get the most from.

[Wingfoot]

See a lot more NY plates at Killington

[BickleTravis]

Originally Posted by NowOrNever

How is it hard to make a living? Is it the pay or the job-finding? I mean I HATE the snow and it being so cold (and also so humid) but Vermont is so free one of the freeest states as some states are really 1984 police states. Vermont has a higher level of everything dealing with food and agriculture. The people seem to be cool.



I'm a city person but hate crime and how some cities there are less right for the people and appartently more for the criminals. Burlington appears like a big city that has its head screwed on straight. lol.



Can anyone tell me about Burlington?

Also are there any good schools for music production in Burlington/VT like IAR and SAE are in New York?

There are very little jobs beyond the service industry. Cost of living and wages are extremely out of whack, recession or not.
Burlington is in no way, shape, or form a big city.
No.

[MRVphotog]

Originally Posted by Wingfoot

See a lot more NY plates at Killington

The resorts south of Rt 4 do get alot of folks from the NY area.

[Wingfoot]

Originally Posted by BickleTravis

There are very little jobs beyond the service industry. Cost of living and wages are extremely out of whack, recession or not.
Burlington is in no way, shape, or form a big city.
No.

The fact that VT is the only state without a state university, and the one that goes by that name recruits little in the state and heavily in the stock broker belts around NYC speake volumes as the nature of the the snobbish character that is the norm.

[BickleTravis]

Originally Posted by Wingfoot

The fact that VT is the only state without a state university, and the one that goes by that name recruits little in the state and heavily in the stock broker belts around NYC speake volumes as the nature of the the snobbish character that is the norm.

It was substantially cheaper for me to go to a state school out west than it was for me to go to UVM, and I grew up in Burlington.

[Wingfoot]

Originally Posted by BickleTravis

It was substantially cheaper for me to go to a state school out west than it was for me to go to UVM, and I grew up in Burlington.

A familar story and a sad one.
The bright spot is you probaly got a better education.

[BickleTravis]

Originally Posted by Wingfoot

A familar story and a sad one.
The bright spot is you probaly got a better education.

UVM is probably a better school, but not worth the $20k extra it would have cost.

[quickdraw]

Originally Posted by BickleTravis

Cost of living and wages are extremely out of whack, recession or not.
Burlington is in no way, shape, or form a big city.
No.

Pure supply and demand. Burlington just isn't a city for the middle class anymore. I guess there's the new north end, but most people don't even consider that Burlington. There are very few thriving small cities in the north east, throw in the natural beauty and Burlington appeals to a lot of people.
Unless you want to live in North End or New North End, you better be upper middle class or willing to live in a cramped and dingy apartment-if you can find one.

[BickleTravis]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

Pure supply and demand. Burlington just isn't a city for the middle class anymore. I guess there's the new north end, but most people don't even consider that Burlington. There are very few thriving small cities in the north east, throw in the natural beauty and Burlington appeals to a lot of people.
Unless you want to live in North End or New North End, you better be upper middle class or willing to live in a cramped and dingy apartment-if you can find one.

I'm from the New North End. Sometimes I call it South Colchester. In high school, I tried to explain where I lived to people I worked with downtown, and they didn't know the New North End existed.
Basically, Burlington is for the very poor and the very rich, and not much else.