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Originally Posted by SquarePegGuy
Makes sense. One site shows Vermont with the lowest score for climate change risk. In general the Northeast looks pretty good, except for Maine.. This matches my intuition. Also in agreement with intuition is Colorado and Minnesota.
I recall flooding was a problem in Vermont, but not in terms of property damage. Rather, the roads in valleys flooded. As a result, hilltop communities became isolated. |
If you're looking for rural while still having access to civilization, Vermont's your state. It's pretty much small towns, lots of forests and farmlands, tourist destinations (mostly at ski resorts), and Burlington (which it's been a while but I remember it being a really cool, liberal, laid back city). They can get some pretty wild storms, but have a generator, check the weather, and don't be stupid and try and ski at Jay Peak in an arctic blast, and you'll be fine. Your own reliable transportation is a must though, cell service is limited, most of the state has mid-sized mountains by northeast standards, so if you get stuck in a ditch in a storm you might be SOL for a bit.
It's also legal to pass on a double yellow in certain cases.
The flooding is usually localized when a big event happens, so most people are okay unless they live down low, just getting to places might take a lot of detouring after some of the spring storms that bring inches of rain and a lot of snow melt at the same time.