University of Vermont Reslife Family Guide
Welcome to Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is Vermont’s financial, educational, medical and cultural center. Few American cities this size offer as lively a downtown, as many interesting shops and affordable, varied restaurants, or as easy an access to boats, bike paths and ski trails.
The City of Burlington has generated international publicity as one of America’s most desirable, healthiest and greenest places to live and visit. Burlington, which is Vermont’s largest city with about 40,000 year-round residents, attracts visitors who appreciate its unique blend of cosmopolitan flair and stunning lake and mountain beauty.
