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My sister, bro-in-law and their kids live there and it is one of my favorite places on the planet. If I could find a way to keep my job and income and live there I would. Its like the greatest hits of Seattle, Portland and San Fran. Great bars and restaurants, a very cool music scene and its very deep culturally. My family lives "on the bench" of Boise and they can ride bikes to the Boise Green Belt, downtown and several concert venues (and Boise State too). My family also rents a home out in Sun Valley with another family for the winter and they get in a ton of skiing each season (its around a 2-hour drive as I recall). Since they are in the valley, most winters are mild. I done some of the coolest trail run there and there is an awesome system of running/biking/hiking trails right on the edge of the city. The only odd thing (and its not a drawback, just an observation) is they way the city is zoned (or lack thereof). The newer developments are very consistent, but the older neighborhoods have a different kind of mix of homes and some businesses tossed in. Another minor drawback to me is that getting there if you are east of the Mississippi is difficult and pricey by plane.
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Echo all of this. My brother and his family left Northern California for Boise years ago and they love it. I've only been there a couple of times but it seems like a great place to raise a family, affordable real estate, and surrounded by great outdoor opportunities (if you like fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, skiing, etc.).
I think Bogus Basin is the closest ski resort. Not fantastic but not terrible.
Airfares have gone down big time in the last month. Boise to John Wayne went from $425 to $217
Bogus is local.
You made a post like this almost six years ago when I started a thread just like this.
Boise was 206,000 last time I checked a year ago.Great post siff.
You might have to make room for 2 more.
So what would like $400k get me?Boise was 206,000 last time I checked a year ago.Great post siff.
You might have to make room for 2 more.
The area is known as the "Treasure Valley". It was over 600,000 when I last checked.
They are expecting 200-300,000 to move into the Valley in the next 10 years. There is massive new home building and inventory for all homes has been at two months for the past year where a normal market is six months. (if no more homes went up for sale, it would take 2 months to sell them all)
Almost all of that growth is going to happen on the outer rim cities like Kuna, Middleton, Star, Nampa and Caldwell.
Traffic is worse than when I moved here, but it's still 1/100th as bad as So Cal. Can still get anywhere very easily.
Boise District schoold are very good. Most of the HS's make the USA Top 1500 lists. Even Vallivue in Caldwell made it last year.
depends where....So what would like $400k get me?Boise was 206,000 last time I checked a year ago.Great post siff.
You might have to make room for 2 more.
The area is known as the "Treasure Valley". It was over 600,000 when I last checked.
They are expecting 200-300,000 to move into the Valley in the next 10 years. There is massive new home building and inventory for all homes has been at two months for the past year where a normal market is six months. (if no more homes went up for sale, it would take 2 months to sell them all)
Almost all of that growth is going to happen on the outer rim cities like Kuna, Middleton, Star, Nampa and Caldwell.
Traffic is worse than when I moved here, but it's still 1/100th as bad as So Cal. Can still get anywhere very easily.
Boise District schoold are very good. Most of the HS's make the USA Top 1500 lists. Even Vallivue in Caldwell made it last year.
Small house, 2BR, 2bath, modern, newish with a nice yard.
There is a fear of some culture shock. We've lived in Queens and worked in Manhattan forever. We've debated Westchester, down to the Carolinas, Vermont. But we really loved Wyoming and think somewhere in the surrounding area would be fun. We'll still both be in our 50's and would like some outdoor living. It's no where close to decided but I like what I'm reading about Boise.
I just remembered I was supposed to go back to your thread and give some feedback on the university. Looks like it was unnecessary. Good luck to your daughter! (Tell her to always behave around the cops and not to date any of the athletes. Seriously).
I'd be up for a beer in the city at some point if you want some face to face advice. I work in Manhattan as well. We can drag floppo along. He owes me a few rounds.
No worries. Thanks.
People with no understanding of geography I guess.Getzlaf15 said:
Have an aunt and uncle that live there, raised their kids there, love it. I've visited them a handful of times. They built their own house up in the hills which has terrific views of downtown. Every time I've visited them and driven through the main city street that takes me to their house, I see people running, biking, walking. The city seems to be very fit and outdoor loving. One of my first nights partying there (mid 90's) this super hot chick took me into the ladies room with her and got me stoned. I was in love with the city (and the girl) immediately. I've never had a bad time in Boise.
Of all the places in Montana to discuss and you suggest Billings?Ladsud said:
Why would you bother to go anywhere else when Woonsocket and Providence have everything anybody could ever want?
In terms of your original question about another place that might compete with Boise, how about Prescott Arizona?
I pretty much stay between Cranston and Narragansett with the occasional jut to Newport. Hit the Brick Ally pub last night. It was decent.Edited to add, I have only been to Woonsocket once after high school I believe. I hit Chans restaurant in like 1994 and never went back.
You live in a state the size of a fly-speck. They are all the same place to the rest of us.
