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ecoboltcutter t1_jbc17b3 wrote

I am a relatively newcomer to Rutland. It's great, don't believe the bad reputation. We're surrounded by the mountains. Sure the city has its issues (like anywhere with a population) but lots of people are working on building it up again.

Definitely have a plan for work for at least one of you before you get here - it took me a year but eventually I landed a great job. I'd say beware of the lure to really rural homes / mountain homes - you truly may not have reliable internet access and there are real challenges to living in the country (road condition, access to medical). If you're used to that and/or love plowing your own driveway, go for it :)

There are still affordable and beautiful places to live, just come prepared to be part of improving life in the community you move to. Vermont is economically diverse and primarily rural. It's also stunning and the people here are pretty great.

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vermont4runner t1_jbc77xc wrote

Rutland has two parts. Nice Rutland which is to the north east. And the rest. It’s called rutvegas for a reason. A bunch of women were rescued from a human trafficking operation from a Rutland house last year. They were in a cage.

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xohannasunx OP t1_jberrpz wrote

I appreciate the info! Is the job you got remote, or local? I would likely be working remotely, so we'd have to be somewhere with internet, which is coincidentally where the rent is insanely high and housing is hard to find. My husband is looking for a job in either furniture making or timber framing. He's not having the best of luck after looking the past 6 months. We could dip into savings, but when rent is nuts, it really pushes off the house buying process. The culture is really where our hearts are at, and maybe it would be worth a tighter living.

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ecoboltcutter t1_jc54lkh wrote

Sorry I bounced for a few days! I found a local job. Internet is good in Rutland... But it's definitely something to look into before you buy a place outside of a city. Housing is tough but you can still find places if you look for a while. There are timber frame builders nearby - Ludlow I think? Literally every contractor around us is hiring carpenters, too.

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