Burlington, Vermont

Everything about Burlington drives healthy living. For starters, it is surrounded by the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. It has great skiing, hiking, and biking throughout and nearby and a population that takes advantage of all these outdoor lifestyle opportunities. If that wasn’t enough, it also has nearly universal single-payer healthcare, access to amazing medical facilities at the University of Vermont, and a well-educated, engaged community.

While Burlington doesn’t approach the price-iness of, say, Boston or NYC, it has acquired the higher cost of living of other popular groovy, beautiful, escape-the-big-city, lifestyle burgs. One other note: if you trend red-state, it should go without saying, but you will not feel chill in Burlington.

While there is a growing condo scene downtown, much of Burlington is as you might expect. Lots of beautiful tree-lined streets with older homes that all seem to have exposed brick, vintage floorings, wood trim, and big fireplaces for the long winter - you know the drill.

Check out the local calendar of events for a better understanding of the daily lifestyle options.

We highly recommend visiting Burlington and staying in the community in a VRBO rather than a hotel to get a feel for what it's like to live among the locals. You can receive discounted fares on travel via our partnership with Expedia as well.

We’re going to assume you live in some crazy expensive city and are craving a new groovy, outdoorsy, liberal lifestyle but can’t completely give up city amenities? If the answer to all of those points is a resounding yes, then move to Burlington, now.