Thank you, this is very helpful

I'm moving from all over, as I've lived in most areas of the country. Nature is the biggest appeal for us. I think what makes me most nervous is having things available for the kids to do besides just nature. The housing seems to be much better than the majority of places we've lived based on initial research, and I'm very resourceful with a large skill set, so finding work has not been extremely difficult for me regardless of where I have lived before, though the pay scale vs housing costs when I was living in Cali for 6 months was atrocious, and same for Denver metro in Colorado.

Would Brattleboro or Burlington be relatively good places to look for trade work? Also my wife is a reflexologist, which is kind of in the same area as massage. Do you think she would be able to get clientele in those areas?

Thank you for your reply, I do not mind driving 40 min for work. I have done a lot of construction, so driving distance to job sites is normal for me. My financial status is middle class. Im definitely not looking for a 600k home. 250-300 would be my preferred price range.

Is housing availability tough in some areas? I plan on getting a VA loan shortly after moving but will need housing or a full time RV spot for 5 months or so. We don't have a need for major medical. I would def like availability of entertainment for the wife and kids, but community events are loved by us. I have tons of trade knowledge. As far as ag goes, all I really know is how to do crop health inspection with drones. I'm not in health care, but my oldest daughter has been considering going to school for nursing. Is there availability to easily enjoy nature pretty much anywhere in your beautiful state? Enjoying and being involved in nature is really big for us.

Thank you, I will definitely look into those

My teens are home schooled, so no need for private school, they love to meet other kids through community events and activities. They are very well versed at socializing as we have lived on the road before, and meet friends quickly. We do plan on new england being our last move though for quite some time, as the oldest is getting ready for college.

Sorry, I accidentally posted without an explanatory message. So my family absolutely loves nature, and the big city is definitely not for us, but I would like access to some sort of community for the kids. They are both home schooled so we like to have them involved in community, and able to meet other kids through rock climbing, skating rinks, and rec centers; really just anything that can get them out meeting others. My oldest is very artistic, and the youngest is very small business minded. As far as work goes, my wife is a reflexologist, and I can do pretty much anything construction oriented from full renovations, to welding. I also have a lot of computer related and tech knowledge, so my employment is not generally difficult anywhere we have been. We've lived everywhere in the US now except the north east. I'm looking at Brattleboro and Burlington right now, and thought it would be nice to get opinions from the actual community instead of random YouTube videos. I would love to answer any questions, and to be able to talk with the community.