I live in central Vermont. The weather? Pretty much like the rest of New England, four seasons. The winter can be rough if you live on a mountain like I do, we had about 3 -4 feet of snow on the ground most of the winter...but it was a bad winter. Some years there is much less snow.
Mudslides? I suppose there could be one or two somewhere in the state, but Ive never seen one or even heard of one. There is usually one or two roads that will wash out in the spring , thats about it.
The houses and land here are VERY expensive and taxes are very high. The job market is a lot of service and recreation jobs, nursing and truck drivers seem to be in demand here, teachers also.
If you have any more questions, Ill try to answer them.