I haven't heard of a place like that around here. Montreal might be a possibility, though, closer than NYC. You could see if Henri Henri or another hat shop up there offers what you're looking for. Good luck

Actually you could live in the Bennington area and be about an hour from Albany airport.

NH was always a shall issue state but just went to constitutional carry, unlike our legislature they haven't passed magazine capacity limits because some dipshit highschool students made threats... so NH is more lax at this point

To everyone digging on Vermont and it's affordability, I hear you, but this is a nation wide problem, Vermont is not special in this regard.

Please don't scare this person away, we need good teachers here.

As a software engineer, I still found the first 3-4 years I lived in the Burlington area as an adult hard to afford, and that was almost 15 years ago now. I'm also pretty fortunate/privileged.

I think the cost of living varies based on the area and accommodations you're willing to accept. I don't live near Burlington anymore and that helped a lot with affordability.

My wife is a teacher and she too had to work a summer job for while before we met, but hasn't in years. I wish this wasn't the case.

Southern vermont to Hartford CT.

>I think it’s hard for single-income, entry level professionals to get by in VT in general, not just teachers!

you mean in America, this is not a VT only problem.

The OP said they only have a BA. It's fairly general knowledge amongst teachers starting out at least in some states (Vermont being one) that for your first job, it's easier to get one without a masters and then once you have one in Vermont you have the ability to start your masters while the school district pays for a certain amount of the tuition each year. It can be part of your recertification credits as well and your salary goes up as you accrued graduate credits.

I stand corrected! Thank you

Depending on where you are moving from you’ll make a lot more here. I moved from a state where my salary was 10,000 less with the same cost of living. Still need a roommate but I’m much more comfortable now. Plus my district pays for continuing Ed so I’ll keep going up the pay scale as I get more credits and years

I only know two teachers - one is my upstairs neighbor who affords Burlington by sharing a 4 bedroom apartment with 4 other people and also works another job in the summer. Her car is shot and she can’t afford to fix it. The other managed to score low income housing and is meticulous about she and her husband maintaining the appropriate income level. He explained it to me once and I didn’t really understand.

Montreal is less than 2 hours drive from Burlington and about 80 minutes drive from places like St. Albans or Swanton.

That is one of the many ways that a master’s may be attainable, yes. OP might never have that specific opportunity and may miss others trying to hold out for it though, which is why my advice was less specific. I don’t know their life.

Having lived in California, it always bothered me that over here on the Right Coast, "California Style" means adding guac, whereas at least in San Diego, California style means with French fries on top.

And yeah, the one place I went with a Vermont-style burger (I believe it was 94th Aerosquadron, but it's been almost 20 years) it was just some crispy apple slices on top.

If the people you’re talking to understand “snowing to beat hell,” no reason you can’t say it. But there isn’t a local go-to that’s quite the equivalent of a “raining cats and dogs.” “Dumping” is a pretty close snow equivalent of “pouring” or “pouring rain.” I’ve always lived in snowy climates (here and in Canada) and mostly just use phrases like “snowing hard,” “coming down fast,” “piling up out there.”

All salaries are low here. It used to be justified by the lower cost of living. When I started out as an engineer in Vermont ~12 years ago my starting salary was almost $30k less than another offer in NYC. Cost of living (and quality of life) easily justified the the lower salary job. Not so much anymore.

Recommend you get a job first and then have employer pay for you to get a masters. A masters gets you into a higher pay bracket but why not have the school district pay for you to get there. I can also be harder to get your foot in the door if you already have a masters since they have to start you at a higher salary.

Honestly… I wouldn’t move here if I were you. My rent increased to 1700/month but luckily I had a partner to move in with. I have 2 advanced degrees and 13 years teaching experience and am only making 62k before taxes. It’s not doable unless you want a second job or a roommate. Especially with just a bachelors.

I think it’s hard for single-income, entry level professionals to get by in VT in general, not just teachers!

I'm not a teacher, but I am curious. How does teacher pay in Vermont compare to other states? I'm an engineer my wife is a nurse. Have noticed that a lot of local engineer and nursing salaries are very low.

Pass all the laws you want. We simply will not comply.

2nd whitest state? Where did you get that figure from? https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/opportunity/equality VT IS NUMBER 1 IN EQUALITY! #1!!!

And because lots of white people live there you assume that it’s inherently racist. I’m sorry but saying a white populace is racist is the same as saying all black people love fried chicken. Ignorant and racist too. You’re just making an issue out of nothing. I worked in Killington, and yes there are a lot of privileged whites there, but I never ever witnessed or heard of an act of racism there or anywhere else in VT. Learn how to live with other people instead of assuming they hate you before you even get there.

Just to clarify is the duty to run away for the home owner or the intruder? Genuinely asking. My thought, and I’m originally from Texas, was the duty to run away is for the intruder. That you the homeowner must give the intruder an opportunity to run away. Even in Texas it’s generally frowned upon to shoot someone in the back/running away.

I was referencing this story from a few years back( albeit hyperbolically): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/27/chicago-sues-gun-store-tied-850-guns-recovered-crime-scenes/4854619001/

People illegally selling guns from Indiana in Chicago is a big thing.

BTV will get you where you need to go fairly easily (unless it's heavy international) - Logan is the worst in every way

You ain’t lying. My property taxes and vehicle registrations are oppressively expensive but as a family we save 3-4% of our income living in NH vs. living in Vermont (edit: just by not paying state income tax). I’d love to move back to my home state but I live about 1,000 feet from the Connecticut River and I can see Vermont from my front yard so I’ll take it.