Area Information

Burlington is the largest city in Vermont consisting of about 40,000 people not including academic fluctulations with UVM, St. Michaels and Champlain College students. It is nestled between the Green Mountains to the east and Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains in the west. Lake Champlain is the sixth largest fresh water lake in the northeast.

The city of Burlington and surrounding towns are culturally vibrant with art houses, live music and a variety of dining options. In the summer, the Lake Champlain waterfront is host to music festivals, a microbrew festival, and a specialty food festival. The outdoors enthusiast can hike or mountain bike on the numerous trails through the Green Mountains, sail or swim in Lake Champlain and in the winter, ski on the northeast's best mountains. The food guru can dine at a myriad of restaurants cuisines including, Japanese, Brazillian, Mexican, Thai and Italian.

Two urban environments are just a car ride away; Montreal is the closests at just 90 minutes and Boston is approximately a four hour drive. For a map, visit Google Maps. For more information about Burlington, visit the City of Burlington’s home page.

The local free newspaper Seven Days publishes weekly music, film and art schedules as well as housing ads. Another good place to find area news and housing is the Burlington Free Press.

Burlington and Vermont in general is a wonderful place to live, but please don't just take our word for it. Here is a partial list of memberships, awards, and travel guides for Vermont people and places. Green in more than just our mountains!

What great things. . .

Best Green Cities of 2008 according to Country Home.
#2 Greenest Small City in America (2008).
Rob Baedeker of Forbes Traveller finds Burlington as one of America's Prettiest Towns (2008).
America's Most Eco-Friendly Place? That's us according to CBS News (2007).
Burlington is a 2008 Tree City Member (NADF).
Named 'next best' behind Boulder Colorado in the Best All Around Town Category by Outside Magazine.

America's Cool College Towns November 2009 CNN
Vermont scored 74 points on the Destination Score Card from National Geographic Traveller which ties Burlington as #8 with Kruger National Park South Africa, Kyoto historic district - Japan, and Quebec City historic district.
Vermont has the most educated work force and is ranked 5 for quality of life according to Business Facilities (2008).
Burlington has caught the eye of American Style Magazine for three years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008) selecting us as one of the top 25 small city destinations.