I had to take a drive recently to St. Albans and passed through Burlington. The last time I was there ( around 1985) we sailed my buddies boat from Willsboro (NY side) to Burlington, tied to a pier and walked into town for a beer. When I drove through last month I didn't even recognize it.
My son considered going there to UVM for a grad degree UNTIL he visited. He said there were so many drug addicts walking around everywhere he decided against it.
FYI, the Somalis that they brought in now control that drug distribution. They like to kill each other fairly often. Which has made the murder rate in VT soar. Making Burlington one of the higher murder rates around.
All cultures are equal....