Thanks, we will check around. I doubt anywhere will pay as good as he's getting paid in Middlebury but that's the sacrifice we'll have to make I suppose.

Which half is it? Sounds lovely!

My husband did mention that recently, but he said he's pretty sure most of it is reserved for students and healthcare workers.

Thanks for the advice and encouragement. We are definitely keeping our eyes open for mobile homes and have been since we moved here. We just don't want my husband driving more than 2 hours a day for work is all.

Maybe we should all take Reddit's suggestion, and move to West Virginia. Coal country is calling!

I suppose we could start looking elsewhere, but the place he's currently at has a lot of growth potential for his career and he's on track to being promoted soon. We would hate to have to leave because of that, but if we have to we will.

Aw, thank you! That's really great that you were able to find a home :) It's tough out there right now. I spent a little over a year in Idaho and loved it, because it really didn't feel that different from Montana. We've considered moving there but I hear it's pretty expensive too these days.

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It will be a while before these are built (I think they're not breaking ground until 2024) but this will help ease the shortage in Middlebury! https://vtdigger.org/2023/01/20/up-to-250-units-planned-to-help-address-middleburys-affordable-housing-shortage/

I bought a home for 150k. It’s a mobile, with land. I don’t wish to generalize, but it’s my suspicion that most people would find something affordable if they lowered their standards a bit. My home isn’t shiny but it’s liveable. Not in the area I desired most, but damn near. Widen your net. Put in some sweat equity. Vermont is always gonna be Vermont. People everywhere have always been people. Stories shape our lives, so take a more authorial approach and don’t believe everything you read.

It pains me to see people who's family's lived here for literally hundreds of years get priced out. Will Vermont have a "serf" class who can't afford to live here? Will they commute in from other states to work for the people who bought the neighborhoods they were born in? If our lords and ladies in Montpelier can offer money for tech workers to relocate here, why can't they first help the locals?

VT Whiskey Sour - use maple instead of symple syrup

VT hot toddie - clack tea, whiskey, maple syrup, lemon

Right? It has been an adventure!

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Are you me? My husband grew up in Middlebury and we just moved back in Aug from Idaho. We had a baby over the summer, right before we moved. We searched for a home for over a year and caught a break when my husbands coworker knew someone selling so we were able to buy before going to market. I miss Idaho like no other… scary politics, insane housing market (it’s cooling now) but I don’t feel connected to Vermont as home yet. If you need someone to grab coffee with or a beer, let me know. We go to Middlebury to see my husbands family fairly often. You are not alone!

I hear you. Does it have to be middlebury? Franklin County can be a reasonable commute to Burlington for instance, which I’m sure has high end restaurants he could Chef at. For instance, my wife and I live in Fairfax in Franklin County and it takes just a little over 30 mins to reach Burlington or Williston areas.

It is really nice up there, I would love to live in a place like that. My husband is working on his degree right now so hopefully someday we could go that way, but while he's working as a chef we have to stick close to more urban areas unfortunately. :(

Some areas of northern VT are more affordable, Franklin county or the NEK (Caledonia/essex/Orleans county). of course that would likely mean a career change if you’re working in the middlebury area, but sometimes it’s worth doing that. St Albans is a nice up and coming town in Franklin County and the surrounding rural towns are still fairly cheap to live.

Yeah great location. As long as there is AC I am fine to not open windows!

bummer! June gets pretty busy in that area....Wedding season!

Yeah, I saw that place. Sadly it's all booked. The Woodstock or is all booked as well.!! Thank you it does look like a great Inn!!

You own the entire home, but you lease the land it is on. For all intents and purposes, you own it all and can do whatever you want with it within reason. They set it up this way so that you are legally required to sell it back to them if you ever wish to sell. If you do sell, you only receive 25% of the net market increase, and 75% goes back into the program to help keep homeownership affordable.

Well, there are restaurants out here, so maybe ask around? I just heard yesterday on this subreddit that Dusit Thai is having a staff shortage. I checked their Facebook and they do talk about having a chef shortage.

Thank you!

It’s quiet-ish, I guess. I didn’t have the windows open. The building is right there on the Main drag, but that means the whole town is easily walkable. Nice big soaking tub.