Income tax (top vt bracket) and high property tax (2.1 vs .9). I have a pretty high income.

I could include gas and power (.09 FPL vs .18 GMP).

Home owners and car insurance is lower in VT.

VT is beautiful. My wife is from here and wanted to move back to raise our kids. But the cost is felt every day. And it’s not like the roads are better, or the daycare is cheaper. It’s just the population is really low (probably a good thing) and the costs are fixed. Less people to pay all the bills.