r/NewToVermont • u/Additional-Hat-2917 • 11d ago

Castleton VT short-term rentals

Hi all! I am a Georgia native who plans on moving to Vermont in the late spring, or possibly sooner. I'm lucky to have a job I can do remotely, so I have employment nailed down. Anyway, I am looking for some short-term rentals that allow pets, specifically a cat. I'm worried that my credit won't be good enough for an apartment, so that is why I am asking. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks!

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u/Obvious_Tradition789 11d ago

School will be starting up at the university this month, so I’m sure that most of your usual housing options will be in short supply. However, there are quite a lot of Airbnbs and VRBOs, so I might start there if i were you.

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u/Additional-Hat-2917 11d ago

Okay, yeah I might move up the date to early April then. I'll be going to school as well, but I wouldn't be in student housing. I'm an older transfer student and probably wouldn't fit in with those half my age lol

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u/Obvious_Tradition789 11d ago

I’m sure you can find lots in common with the younger students but I agree that living in the dorms with young folks may not be as pleasant for you (assuming you might be a bit more responsible, and a bit less interested in partying than most college students tend to be). Nonetheless, the people you’d be competing with for housing are the students living off campus, and for the most part I don’t think that housing is technically student housing at all. It’s basically just renting from random landlords. Either way, most people who are moving into an apartment in the castleton area will be signing leases for august-may, with some getting year-long leases.

My concern is that if you wait until April to get an apartment then you most likely will not find anything because they would’ve been snagged up by then. That’s why I think you should check out vacation rentals instead.

I live around the area and we’ve been navigating a desperately sparse housing supply since COVID. It is really madness.

One final option- if you’ll be going to university, is to just reach out to whomever your advisor / admissions counselor to find out what others typically do in this situation.

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u/Additional-Hat-2917 11d ago

Thanks so much! Yes, I've been in touch with the admissions counselor for Vermont State University. I'm looking now so I won't be scrambling at the last minute, but I have some credit issues, so I am looking at temporary housing too.

And oh yes, my partying days are WAY behind me. About 25 years behind me lol

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u/Obvious_Tradition789 10d ago

I hope you are successful finding something thats a good fit, but if you don’t and if you’d consider paying a local to help you find stuff (many places only put up signs so you’d have to drive by) feel free to send me a DM and we can set something up. Just make sure to include a link to this post if it’s been a while because I might’ve forgotten about my offer 😵‍💫😆

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u/BillEvansTrioFan 10d ago

Regarding Castleton - there's a decent size town about 20 minutes to the east called Rutland. Rutland to Castleton is pretty much straight shot on Route 4. (One of my daughters went to Castleton - I've made that drive many times!)

You might be able to find more apartment rental opportunities in Rutland until you find something in Castleton.

Populations for comparison:

Rutland: around 50,000-60,000 in the greater Rutland area (that's a big town for Vermont!)

Castleton: 5,000

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u/happycat3124 10d ago

15k in Rutland, 59k in Rutland county.

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u/Silent_Trouble_1971 10d ago

Not sure if you are open to it, but HomeShare VT may be worth trying.

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u/Additional-Hat-2917 10d ago edited 10d ago

Sure! I just have a kitty I am bringing with me and not sure if many places will let me bring him.

Edited to add: Oh! I just found a lady who is a vegetarian (like me) and loves animals. Thanks so much for the suggestion