The median home price in Vermont is $405,980, 3% below the $420,000 national median. With a median household income of $82,730, the price-to-income ratio is 4.9x.
At a 1.51% average effective rate, Vermont property taxes add $511 to the monthly payment on the median home, $6,130 a year statewide.
Vermont levies a state income tax of 3.35%–8.75% on top of the $2,755/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 114 (national average = 100), running above the national baseline for groceries, transportation, and healthcare.
Vermont's median home price runs 1% higher than Alaska: $402,190 there versus $405,980 here.