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I could look at homes in Brattleboro and Montpelier, but the state as a whole has onerous tax policies for an out-of-stater on a fixed income that's only at the median level -- very unfriendly tax policies in Vermont for retirees, what with state income taxes, relatively high sales taxes, property taxes, and even Social Security income is taxed, which is NOT the norm in most states. And housing costs are more expensive than many other places. Add that all together, and a low-wage Texas teacher's pension isn't going to cut it in Vermont for many people.
I think there's a deduction on property taxes if your incomes is below a level, high enough most of the middle-class qualifies. from the link:
Eligible Vermont residents can make a claim for a rebate of their school and municipal property taxes if their household income does not exceed a certain level. Generally, household incomes of $99,000 or more do not receive an adjustment. The maximum property tax adjustment is $8,000.
Compared to the Northeast not New Hampshire, Vermont is typical for its region. But yea, compared to the south or Texas, it's high.
White Christmas....The movie...and literally.
Mount Mansfield
Jay Peak
Camel's Hump
Stowe
Smugglers Notch
Barre-Montpelier
Lake Champlain
WCAX Channel 3 Burlington
Maple Syrup
Socialist politicians who own 3 homes and preach redistribution
Homogenous populations of white people who want open borders in the southern states (because the problems associated with that will never be felt by them)
Prohibitive expenses and anti-business policies
A contempt for capitalism, by people who have benefitted from it immensely
Beautiful fauna
Great place to live if it weren't for the ridiculous politics and incredibly silly people.
The whole no billboards thing, which might not even be true.
And the movie 'Funny farm' comes to mind, which might not have even been set in Vermont, I can't remember.
Boring
Cold
Single people cannot afford a place of their own
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