You can get high speed internet in VT, but you're not going to get it everywhere. It's enough of a concern that you better check before you buy. Some areas are 10-20 years behind with internet options.

You can find a variety of homes. Everything from the fixer upper to the millionaire mansion. Property taxes are high, though. If you don't have people to tax, then you're going to compensate it with property taxes.

VT is a particular sort of place and really only a particular sort of person is going to enjoy living there. There's one city — Burlington. The joke is that the nice thing about Burlington is it's close to VT. People who want to change VT aren't welcomed with open arms.

The state is dominated by small town life. Lots of local business. Not as many chain stores. Amenities are limited. Nightlife is practically non-existent. You better be handy because it can be hard to find someone to fix your stuff, and even harder to find a good one. The economy relies heavily on tourism, so you're going to have to tolerate out of staters who might not care that much about your community.

People fall in love with VT during the autumn, but those leaves peak for a couple of weeks. They don't account for the other 50 weeks of the year with long winters and dirt roads turning into mud in the spring. Summer is nice, but it's not long. You have to be willing to embrace the seasons.

It's the sort of place you have to love, warts and all. I may sound overly negative, but people tend to romanticize VT a little too much. If your main concerns are legal weed, property (taxes included), and internet, then almost anywhere else is a better choice. If you love VT for what it is, then you'll never want to live anywhere else.