Home Ownership: You’re not going to find very many houses for sale in VT for less than $350,000 unless they need at least $50,000 of work.

Renting: Renting just isn’t a realistic option in VT unless your household makes at least $100,000 a year. Even then you’d just be getting ripped off by greedy landlords. Sane prices for a apartments in Vermont would run between $700 - $1500 a month.

Crime Rates: These are currently out of whack due to concurrent issues from the Pandemic. That being said, VT is still one of the safest States in the country. The only place here that you should avoid is Bennington County, and that’s because it’s effectively a Sundown County.

Where to live: If you can somehow buy a house here, then I recommend Addison County or Windham County. The Brattleboro area in particular has a number of quaint and quiet small towns surrounding it.