The median home price in Vermont is $380,000, 10% below the $420,000 national median. With a median household income of $63,400, the price-to-income ratio is 6.0x.
At a 1.9% average effective rate, Vermont property taxes add $602 to the monthly payment on the median home, $7,220 a year statewide.
Vermont levies a state income tax of 3.35%–8.75% on top of the $2,751/month this mortgage runs. Model your real after-tax take-home before deciding how much payment you can carry.
Beyond housing, Vermont's cost of living index sits at 112 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and healthcare.
Vermont's median home price runs 3% higher than Maine: $370,000 there versus $380,000 here.