Realtor.com data show the median home sale in Chittenden County was $520,000 in July, up 8.3% from June's $480,000 but down 5.3% from July 2025's $549,000.
Burlington's median apartment listing rent was $2,165 in Sept., up 3% from Sept.
2025 and about 14% above the state median; one-bedrooms listed at $1,836 (up 5% from August) while two-bedrooms held near $2,190.
Vermont farmers and timber producers can now apply for disaster assistance through a USDA-funded block grant administered by the Farm Service Agency, which received more than $30 million to cover 2023 and 2024 weather-related crop, timber, and on-farm infrastructure losses under the American Relief Act of 2025.
Stowe, Okemo, and Mount Snow are targeting Saturday, Nov.
21 to open the 2026–27 ski season, with Stowe marking its 90th season, Okemo rolling out major snowmaking upgrades, Mount Snow adding a Maple Syrup Flight + Epic Pass prices rise after Nov. 15.
Lawson’s Finest named Downstreet its Vermont partner for Cosmic Shift IPA, and a portion of Vermont sales, matched by Baker Distributing, will support Downstreet’s work creating permanently affordable homes.
Cosmic Shift will go on sale Nov. 1, with a public launch party Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Lawson’s Finest Taproom in Waitsfield and follow-up events across Central Vermont during November.
The Green Mountain Club secured the final easement to move roughly 3 miles of the Long Trail off West Settlement Road in Johnson and into the woods, ending a half mile road walk; construction is expected to begin in 2030 and the reroute will cross Dry Ridge and private timberlands.
October music wraps up with live events in Burlington and nearby towns.
Burlington hosts comedy by Sam Jay tonight at 9 p.m. at Vermont Comedy Club and music by Dom Flemons Friday at 7:30 p.m. at UVM Recital Hall plus other regional shows.
Tech experts say New England does not yet host large AI data centers because limited land and high power costs have kept facilities small.
Burlington has a 39,000 sqft site, and proposals to retrofit similar centers for AI are under consideration.
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