Really? Now you’re just trolling.

Essex makes no sense. The husband got a job in Killington. It would be 2 hours each way to go to work.

Essex makes no sense. The husband got a job in Killington. It would be 2 hours each way to go to work.

The Hartness House in Springfield is worth looking into. It’s about a half hour from Woodstock and it’s a beautiful old mansion.

What do you mean? Can you elaborate?

This is the most fucked up ‘Yes or no, have you stopped beating your wife?’ question ever.

I will shoot you a message! I definitely would like another perspective.

Can you elaborate as to why? My husband is black and the one coordinating the move due to a really good promotion. So I am trying to look at the bright side of the situation. I’m hoping it’s not a disservice to them.

I am Black. Racism has been a serious problem in many areas of the state. Really a mess as to how students and sometimes adults have been treated. And what happened with Rep. Kiah Morris was unconscionable. Look, I love Vermont but I would be very concerned about my kids if I were you. Vermont Professionals of Color is a useful organization. Also feel free to PM me.

I've no first hand experience. I suggest taking a close look at Rutland. It is a reasonable commute to Killington even in the winter. It has internet. It has some Bipoc. It has some housing.

Due to extreme housing shortage in most of the state, your choices will be extremely limited.

WRT prejudice. It speaks well of the state that a lot of people here honestly admit that prejudice is real, that they hold some, that they make mistakes, and that they are trying to not be prejudiced. This is much better than people who insist that we live in a race and gender blind culture (we have people like that here too). One root of the problem in Vermont is that so many people have so very little interaction with BIPOC. Welcome! Your moving to Vermont may be part of what moves Vermont forward.

As a POC, I feel like you would be dumb and doing your kids a disservice to raise them in Vermont.

We’re you present for this? This was an elaborated story that was never confirmed. The situation went both way but Franklin county kids took the blame.

It’s legit.

I will! Thanks so much 😇

Fellow ex-Michigander. Moved here two years ago. We settled on Essex Town because of the schools and proximity to everything. Vermont is very white, but not northern Michigan kind of white. Our little neighbor is a melting pot. I think it is because it is the "old IBM neighborhood ". Lots of biracial coupes, LGBT couples, and immigrants. I would check out the Essex area. I'm a white dude, so maybe I am missing something. Hope this helps!

Seems like every week a school in Franklin County is getting in trouble for parents/players yelling racial epithets at Winooski kids. It's heartbreaking.

White half of an interracial couple in Chittenden County. Have had white dudes talk to me with slurs as if I'm one of the boys and when I call them out and mention my wife is a minority, I get, "Oh no, not her. She's one of the good ones." 🙄

Having grown up in both NYC and the south, it's much closer to NYC here as in I haven't had to beat any racists down with a bat yet.

Don't miss the flat roof too. Amazing views and close to town though.

Thanks for all of the responses. Lots to think about. We are excited for the move and the opportunities is wonderful, but we also want to have a sense of community and belonging. I most of all don’t want my husband or children to experience danger to their lives. Thanks for all the input!

Also feel free to DM me if you want to connect! It was very helpful to us to be able to talk to other BIPOC families when we were thinking about moving.

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That’s good to hear. Do you feel like you’re accepted in the community?

Interracial couple with black/biracial kids here - we’re newer and in Burlington but I have to say in our experience the schools have been way more on top of things than in the very diverse, liberal state we moved from. Obviously others have had different experiences, but it was something I worried a lot about before moving and have been very pleasantly surprised so far.

I love watching west coast skiers cry everytime over this.

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