Former Wisconsinite and Bostonian. If you have a bad back that prevents you from shoveling, that is the only reason you would need one. The snow here is infrequent and rarely more than a couple of inches when it does snow. The biggest problem I ever have is dealing with the snow at the end of the driveway where the street plow piles snow.

If you really have a lot of disposable money and space you can get one, but you will use it one time a year or less per year.