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Colchester is a suburban town in Chittenden County, Vermont, with a population of approximately 18,000 residents. It sits along the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, just five miles north of Burlington, Vermont's largest city and a lively college hub. Colchester is primarily a residential community known for its quiet neighborhoods, lakefront parks, and access to the Champlain Bikeway trail system. The town is home to Saint Michael's College, whose campus anchors the Winooski Park area of Colchester. Students and residents alike benefit from Colchester's proximity to Burlington while enjoying lower rents and a more relaxed pace of life than the city proper.
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Colchester offers convenient, relatively affordable housing close to the Saint Michael's campus and is a popular choice for upperclassmen. The tradeoff is that it is a quiet suburban community, so students looking for more nightlife and urban amenities often supplement with trips to Burlington.
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