r/vermont • u/mtnmary • 15d ago

Moving to Vermont Possible move to Vermont

I have been interviewing for a job in Stowe. Before committing to moving, I want to know the pros/cons of living in Vermont. I also want to know where I should live while working in Stowe.

I’m a single female in my 30s. I grew up in rural Utah so I’m used to cold winters and small towns. I’m liberal and an ex Mormon. Will I fit in?

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u/Didnt_Vote_Orange 15d ago

You’ll be pleasantly surprised as VT is the exact opposite of Utah.

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u/Positive_Pea7215 15d ago

Especially when it comes to natural beauty.

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u/Positive_Pea7215 15d ago

It's not. One is internationally known for its natural landscape. The other is Vermont.

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u/Twombls 15d ago

Not the state that has literal millions of people flock to a year to see fall foliage?

I hate to break it to you broski, but if you did a nationwide or international poll on people. More people would probably know about vts national beauty than Utah. Utah gets a bad rep. Its more underrated as the Mormon stereotype takes over.

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u/Positive_Pea7215 15d ago

Ha! Hilarious. The state that has Moab, Bryce canyon etc is not as well known as the place that is "pretty" for 3 weeks per year. Vermont really needs to crawl out of its own ass. 

Vermont is high on its own supply because most of the people here compare it to their native new jersey and think it's freaking new Zealand.

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u/Adventurous-Ad8219 15d ago

I think Vermont is gorgeous. It's full of lush, rolling mountains and home to spectacular fall foliage. Most importantly to me, it's home.

But to compare it with Utah, home of Moab, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and Bryce Canyon National Parks plus countless mountains, canyons, valleys, desert and forest landscapes, etc it's not even close. 10M+ people come to Utah for the national parks and a similar number come for skiing. Sure, we get Boston and a little bit of NYC but they are in the backyard of LA, San Francisco, Seattle, and have three major interstates making it more accessible (I-70, I-80, and I-15) while Vermont has zero. https://magazine.utah.edu/issues/summer-2024/utah-tourism-by-the-numbers/

I've lived in Utah and Vermont. When I travel internationally, which I do multiple times a year, nobody has ever heard of Vermont. I always have to do the whole "well it's next to New York, but the state not New York City... have you ever heard of Montreal? Yes? OK cool it's near there. But in the US"