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sixteenandseven t1_j6vbp8t wrote

If you want a city, Brattleboro is my choice: I like my cities a bit 'rough around the edges', and Bratt is that. It's not a college-party town like Burlington, it's not a white-wine-liberal-boring-ass-old-people town like Montpelier, and it's not in the middle of a goddamn race war disguised as a drug task force operation like Bennington.

Bratt is a place with some authenticity, a cool art scene, some decent restaurants, plenty of "Vermont weirdness" (don't bother moving here if you're not moving here because it's a bit weird - that's the point), good outdoor rec opportunities, and it's more convenient to cities than other places in VT. You're just a 2 hour drive from Boston (I used to go to boston for concerts adn drive back the same night), 45 min from Northampton, 60 min to Springfield, Mass (if you want to gamble or get cheaper heroin than you can get in VT).

Real estate prices in Bratt aren't as ridiculous as in other parts of the state. The schools are great. There's *great* small communities nearby if you want to be *near* Bratt, but not *in* Bratt (check out Putney, Marlboro, West Bratt, Newfane, etc...).

Also, since I'm talking about Bratt, it has to be said - RIP Ray McNeill and McNeill's. It's been a sad fucking few years and that was a fucking kick in the guts. The world is a way worse place because of that loss.

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Excellent_Affect4658 t1_j6wwx57 wrote

Grew up in Bratt. I’ve lived in NYC, Berkeley, and SF, and none of them has nearly the density of weirdos doing awesome stuff that Brattleboro somehow achieves.

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psychicfrequency OP t1_j6vdq5v wrote

Thanks, that sounds actually pretty cool.

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Twigglesnix t1_j6wxpdb wrote

another advantage of Bratt is that it's close to great parts of Mass, which have wonderful restaurants, good stores, etc.

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ehmeehme t1_j6wvags wrote

oh no! I cannot imagine Brattleboro without Ray and McNeill’s. Cue gone so long music.

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The_survey_says t1_j6x11ho wrote

Mcneills was the place In Putney right by the college? Used to go there all the time.

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roxysagooddog t1_j6xz2mt wrote

You're thinking of J D McCliments, now closed. Enjoyed it greatly when we lived in Putney.

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utilitarian_wanderer t1_j6whddp wrote

If you want to be accosted by people asking you for money all the time then Brattleboro is the place for you! Do some more research, Brattleboro is having problems and going downhill fast, lot of businesses closing.

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