Vermont is indeed nice, but I'd argue that the jobs are all commute-heavy. My cousin lived there for 20 years and the economy is a bit on the shaky side.
Vermont also has the 19th highest tax rate in the nation. Kentucky is ranked 41st! (Take that, Liberals!
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http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/topic/30.html is a good site to see about tax rankings.