Bernie Sanders is a Senator from Vermont, so it is no wonder that his new house is in his home state. The $575,000 home sits alongside a lake in the Champlain Islands, in tiny North Hero, Vermont. The Sanders family will enjoy 500 feet of lake beachfront. Bernie and his wife Jane have reportedly vacationed in the area many times over the past several years and will enjoy spending more quiet time there. The Sanders paid cash for the house – a combination of proceeds from the sale of Jane’s share of a family home, money from Jane’s retirement account, and an advance from Bernie’s book deal.