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Burlington, VT vs La Grande, OR

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The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More