[Rain Man]

My rankings. I'm really torn between Montana, Vermont, and Colorado.

Montana - The house isn't as cool as the Vermont house, but it's nice. It's not great in terms of location near services, but I bet it's got great access to trails within a mile or two. The fact that I'm a westerner by nature edges this house over Vermont.

Vermont - Oh, that Vermont house. It's pretty much the coolest house ever. The location isn't ideal - 2-3 miles from restaurants and the state forest is five miles away for runs. But that may be the coolest house in the whole competition. What are winters like in Vermont?

Colorado - This house is enormous, and it's really cool to be located half a mile from a glacier. I love Colorado, and I've considered buying a small cabin in this very era. But the sheer volume of snow frightens me. You seriously have a lot of snow at this elevation in the winter.

Missouri - This is a pretty amazing house, really. Awesome house. But man, you're driving everywhere. And Missouri has mosquitoes like crazy.

Massachusetts - Martha's Vineyard is cool, but this is the least impressive house in my opinion and it doesn't have cool locational advantages. I wonder if the climate is more mild on an island? It still doesn't stack up.