Green
mountains, shimmering blue lakes, open meadows accented with
red barns and grazing cows - these are some of the images
of Greater Burlington that visitors return to cherish again
and again, things that Burlingtonians live with every day!
Whatever your reason for relocating, you'll soon find that
no other city in North America gives you the quality of life
Greater Burlington offers you and your family.
Greater
Burlington has one of the highest Quality of Life quotients
in the country, and has been rated among the best places to
grow a family and a build a business. And its great natural
beauty and ubiquitous lakes and mountains offer its residents
lots of recreational activities
both in summer and winter.
 The
abundance of galleries and theaters in the area adds to Burlington's
"Big City" feel. Residents can enjoy the cultural
benefits of a large urban setting, while avoiding
the problems normally associated with those areas.
Add
to these, all of the annual
cultural events and festivals that the city hosts
every year. It's little wonder then that Greater Burlington
has been called "America's Most Livable City for the
Arts".
With
a historically strong economy (even considering current recessionary
trends), a dynamic local government, low pollution and crime
levels, there is little reason to look beyond Greater Burlington.
The
Burlington Electric Department (BED), a department of City government,
boasts low rates and a clean power mix with a high percentage
of renewable energy. As a locally-owned, not-for-profit utility,
BED is sensitive to business and community needs. BED has received
national recognition for it's moneysaving energy efficiency
programs available to all of it's customers.
Higher
Education in Vermont
Vermont's
colleges and universities are among the best in the country,
enhancing not only the quality of life in the state, but also
providing jobs and education for all ages and levels of students.
The
University of Vermont, Community College of Vermont and four
private colleges offer a wide variety of programs for traditional
age as well as adult learners. For adults, credit and noncredit
campus-based courses are supplemented by courses offered via
satellite, computer and Vermont Interactive Television. Site-based
courses are offered at IBM and other businesses. Champlain College
offers a wide selection of technology related courses. . The
college libraries offer many resources, from interlibrary loans
to UVM's Special Collections.
Chittenden
County's higher education institutions offer high quality cultural
and arts programming for the public. Students, faculty and staff
provide hundreds of hours of volunteer services in the community.
As an integral part of Fletcher Allen Health Care, medical faculty
offer excellent care to the area's citizens. UVM's newly designated
Vermont Applied Biotechnology Center and the Northeast Dairy
Foods Research Center build new jobs and an enhanced economy
on the results of basic research at the University.
How
Burlington measures up
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Low
Crime
|
Health
|
Education
|
Economy
|
Jobs
|
Lifestyle
|
Childcare
|
| Madison,
WI |
26
|
34
|
3
|
1
|
41
|
61
|
9
|
| Durham,
NC |
144
|
13
|
10
|
136
|
130
|
30
|
42
|
| Burlington,
VT |
97
|
18
|
8
|
10
|
1
|
46
|
2
|
| Minneapolis,
MN |
182
|
76
|
11
|
96
|
138
|
48
|
2
|
| Portland,
ME |
61
|
114
|
17
|
53
|
2
|
64
|
45
|
| Raleigh,
NC |
103
|
11
|
27
|
88
|
148
|
72
|
39
|
| Pittsburgh,
PA |
110
|
33
|
28
|
86
|
183
|
18
|
7
|
| Orlando,
FL |
195
|
61
|
123
|
54
|
172
|
186
|
27
|
| Rochester,
NY |
114
|
62
|
15
|
157
|
184
|
155
|
8
|
| Ann
Arbor, MI |
19
|
16
|
5
|
12
|
82
|
19
|
3
|
|
Source:
Ladies Home Journal, 2002
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