Moving to St. Johnsbury: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to St. Johnsbury means settling in the Northeast Kingdom's real, largest town and commercial hub -- a genuinely affordable, small-town community with a distinctive local identity.
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Learn moreThe Northeast Kingdom's hub town
St. Johnsbury is the real, current largest town in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, functioning as the region's commercial and services center for surrounding, more sparsely populated Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans County communities.
A real, historic manufacturer still operating
The Fairbanks Scale Company, founded in St. Johnsbury in 1830, remains a real, current, active manufacturer today (~175 employees) -- a genuine, honest story of long-term survival rather than either historic dominance or closure.
A distinctive schooling arrangement
St. Johnsbury Academy, a real, historic independent school, functions as the town's effective public high school under Vermont's distinctive town-tuitioning system -- confirm the current tuitioning arrangement directly with the St. Johnsbury School District before relocating with school-age children.
Key takeaways
- St. Johnsbury is the Northeast Kingdom's real, largest town and regional commercial hub.
- The Fairbanks Scale Company remains a real, current, active local employer.
- St. Johnsbury Academy serves as the town's effective public high school under a real, distinctive tuitioning arrangement.
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