Originally Posted by
trackhub
state of vermont has crushing taxes, but many roads are poorly maintained, and services are sparse, once you get away from the larger towns. Once you get up into the Northeast part of the state, the nearest LEO might be a half hour away. In summary, I'm told that Vermont looks lovely on a post card, but if you have to live there, you better be independently wealthy.
Ahem....Vermont will be implementing single-payer health insurance, i.e. universal health care*. That could mean 10's to 100's of thousands of dollars per year to a resident. This is why hearsay is not admissible in court.
* This is not meant to spark any kind of political or philosophical debate. The op asked about low cost of living. Health insurance is a major expense for virtually all.