They built housing and aren’t a retirement home for rich boomers who like to ski and golf.
I just looked on Zillow at house prices in Vermont and there are some fucking good deals, but not in the really desirable areas like where you probably want to live
They’re likely not good deals. They just look good to out of state money.
I’m seeing huge fixer uppers on 2+ acres for sub $250K well outside the main population centers