If you can tolerate the liberals in the bigger cities, I feel very secure in rural Vermont, from a lot of things. There are not just liberals, there are a lot of libertarians, a few gun regulations, but it is not a real threat for personal ownership, no limit on the amount you own, and open carry is legal. A lot of homesteaders, a lot of natural healers, anti vaxxers, and hard workers who mind their own business. I have never locked my car or my doors. (I live on the backroads in a teeny tiney town). It is not cheap though. Property taxes are high, and so is real estate. I moved here almost 40 years ago, and I will die here. Our county went 47% Trump, so, it is a lie to say there are nothing but Dems and Commies living here. More trees than people and I like it like that.
If you can tolerate the liberals in the bigger cities, I feel very secure in rural Vermont, from a lot of things. There are not just liberals, there are a lot of libertarians, a few gun regulations, but it is not a real threat for personal ownership, no limit on the amount you own, and open carry is legal. A lot of homesteaders, a lot of natural healers, anti vaxxers, and hard workers who mind their own business. I have never locked my car or my doors. (I live on the backroads in a teeny tiney town). It is not cheap though. Property taxes are high, and so is real estate. I moved here almost 40 years ago, and I will die here. Our county went 47% Trump, so, it is a lie to say there are nothing but Dems and Commies living here. More trees than people and I like it like that.