We are a gay married couple raising our kids near Montpelier but in a rural enough setting to have some land, horses, chickens. It’s been great from an acceptance standpoint but challenging from a community standpoint. Not many other families with same sex parents. Almost our entire community is made of up straight people which can be a bummer even though they’re lovely people. It’s a wonderful place to raise kids but we lack diversity in almost every way and yes, it’s expensive.