Boise, Idaho (1 Viewer)

[PIK95]

I read this the whole time thinking otbwas Iowa. Doh! I have never been west of Stl.

Why would you bother to go anywhere else when Woonsocket and Providence have everything anybody could ever want?

I pretty much stay between Cranston and Narragansett with the occasional jut to Newport. Hit the Brick Ally pub last night. It was decent.

You live in a state the size of a fly-speck. They are all the same place to the rest of us.

Yea-NO.

 

[kutta]

Yeah, coming from NY, I don't think I'd ever be able to leave my doors unlocked.

In terms of your original question about another place that might compete with Boise, how about Prescott Arizona?

Good freaking posting.

Prescott is my favorite place in the world (well, maybe not the whole world...). We have a second home up there (we live in Phoenix), and I went to college up there. Prescott is much smaller than Boise, but man, what a great place.

It's much smaller than Boise, but just an absolutely amazing place.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

I read this the whole time thinking otbwas Iowa. Doh! I have never been west of Stl.

Why would you bother to go anywhere else when Woonsocket and Providence have everything anybody could ever want?

I pretty much stay between Cranston and Narragansett with the occasional jut to Newport. Hit the Brick Ally pub last night. It was decent.

You live in a state the size of a fly-speck. They are all the same place to the rest of us.

Yea-NO.

No reason for anybody not from there to ever find out.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Yeah, coming from NY, I don't think I'd ever be able to leave my doors unlocked.

In terms of your original question about another place that might compete with Boise, how about Prescott Arizona?

Good freaking posting.

Prescott is my favorite place in the world (well, maybe not the whole world...). We have a second home up there (we live in Phoenix), and I went to college up there. Prescott is much smaller than Boise, but man, what a great place.

It's much smaller than Boise, but just an absolutely amazing place.

I was also going to mention Flagstaff.

I have only been there once or twice, but I thought it was pretty cool. But that was 15+ years ago.

 

[PIK95]

We had someone win the first Survivor, Cranston won the little league world series, and Miss Universe. And we have have the hottest wimmins in the world. Move to Rhode Island.

 

[kutta]

Yeah, coming from NY, I don't think I'd ever be able to leave my doors unlocked.

In terms of your original question about another place that might compete with Boise, how about Prescott Arizona?

Good freaking posting.

Prescott is my favorite place in the world (well, maybe not the whole world...). We have a second home up there (we live in Phoenix), and I went to college up there. Prescott is much smaller than Boise, but man, what a great place.

It's much smaller than Boise, but just an absolutely amazing place.

I was also going to mention Flagstaff.

I have only been there once or twice, but I thought it was pretty cool. But that was 15+ years ago.

Flagstaff gets more snow, has skiing right there, and is cooler in the summer. But Prescott is just a cooler town, IMO. Much better vibe and awesome downtown area in Prescott (for a small town).

 

[NutterButter]

Yeah, coming from NY, I don't think I'd ever be able to leave my doors unlocked.

In terms of your original question about another place that might compete with Boise, how about Prescott Arizona?

Good freaking posting.

Prescott is my favorite place in the world (well, maybe not the whole world...). We have a second home up there (we live in Phoenix), and I went to college up there. Prescott is much smaller than Boise, but man, what a great place.

It's much smaller than Boise, but just an absolutely amazing place.

so you're saying to like it there?

 

[AcerFC]

Do they hate jews in Boise.

I was asking my wife if she would ever move to Boise yesterday. After saying no, and saying I was an idiot for reading two posts about it and wanting to move there, she said they probably hate jews there. I said, what do you care, you are not Jewish.

But it made me think whether she heard that somewhere or she was just making it up. She wasn't in the taking mood after I told her I'm moving there with or without her

 

[jamny]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

 

[jamny]

Do they hate jews in Boise.

I was asking my wife if she would ever move to Boise yesterday. After saying no, and saying I was an idiot for reading two posts about it and wanting to move there, she said they probably hate jews there. I said, what do you care, you are not Jewish.

But it made me think whether she heard that somewhere or she was just making it up. She wasn't in the taking mood after I told her I'm moving there with or without her

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Do they hate jews in Boise.

I was asking my wife if she would ever move to Boise yesterday. After saying no, and saying I was an idiot for reading two posts about it and wanting to move there, she said they probably hate jews there. I said, what do you care, you are not Jewish.

But it made me think whether she heard that somewhere or she was just making it up. She wasn't in the taking mood after I told her I'm moving there with or without her

The Aryan Nations (Neo Nazi group) used to be headquartered in Hayden Lake, Idaho. While that is the same state as Boise, it is about 4-5 hours away by car. And they moved out of there over a decade ago.

Boise is pretty heavily Mormon. And with the Basque population there are a lot of Catholics too.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

Sedona is really pretty but I don't think I could stand all the New Age, hippy ####.

 

[kutta]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

Take 89A from Sedona to Flagstaff. One of the prettiest drives I've ever done.

Did you stop by Jerome?

 

[kutta]

Yeah, coming from NY, I don't think I'd ever be able to leave my doors unlocked.

In terms of your original question about another place that might compete with Boise, how about Prescott Arizona?

Good freaking posting.

Prescott is my favorite place in the world (well, maybe not the whole world...). We have a second home up there (we live in Phoenix), and I went to college up there. Prescott is much smaller than Boise, but man, what a great place.

It's much smaller than Boise, but just an absolutely amazing place.

so you're saying to like it there?

NO! I freaking LOVE it!

 

[Zegras11]

Do they hate jews in Boise.

I was asking my wife if she would ever move to Boise yesterday. After saying no, and saying I was an idiot for reading two posts about it and wanting to move there, she said they probably hate jews there. I said, what do you care, you are not Jewish.

But it made me think whether she heard that somewhere or she was just making it up. She wasn't in the taking mood after I told her I'm moving there with or without her

 

[jamny]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

Take 89A from Sedona to Flagstaff. One of the prettiest drives I've ever done.Did you stop by Jerome?

Is that the ghost town? We drove through and only stopped briefly.

 

[jamny]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

Sedona is really pretty but I don't think I could stand all the New Age, hippy ####.

Totally agree. Nice place to visit...

 

[Zegras11]

Do they hate jews in Boise.

I was asking my wife if she would ever move to Boise yesterday. After saying no, and saying I was an idiot for reading two posts about it and wanting to move there, she said they probably hate jews there. I said, what do you care, you are not Jewish.

But it made me think whether she heard that somewhere or she was just making it up. She wasn't in the taking mood after I told her I'm moving there with or without her

The Aryan Nations (Neo Nazi group) used to be headquartered in Hayden Lake, Idaho. While that is the same state as Boise, it is about 4-5 hours away by car. And they moved out of there over a decade ago.

Boise is pretty heavily Mormon. And with the Basque population there are a lot of Catholics too.

Not quite sure if Boise is heavily Mormon, but Meridian and Eagle are.

There's a pretty cool community vibe here.

 

[kutta]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

Take 89A from Sedona to Flagstaff. One of the prettiest drives I've ever done.Did you stop by Jerome?

Is that the ghost town? We drove through and only stopped briefly.

Well, kind of. It's not really a ghost town because people live there, but it used to be a big mining town and that's all been abandoned. There are a few really cool restaurants and bars in town, but it's really tiny.

 

[Tick]

I haven't read the other replies yet.

My sister in law's family lives in a SW suburb of Boise.

Here's what I know about it:

• Great system of mountain bike trails
• Some very poor schools in the Idaho/Oregon border area, with lots of rural poverty

That's all.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Do they hate jews in Boise.

I was asking my wife if she would ever move to Boise yesterday. After saying no, and saying I was an idiot for reading two posts about it and wanting to move there, she said they probably hate jews there. I said, what do you care, you are not Jewish.

But it made me think whether she heard that somewhere or she was just making it up. She wasn't in the taking mood after I told her I'm moving there with or without her

The Aryan Nations (Neo Nazi group) used to be headquartered in Hayden Lake, Idaho. While that is the same state as Boise, it is about 4-5 hours away by car. And they moved out of there over a decade ago.

Boise is pretty heavily Mormon. And with the Basque population there are a lot of Catholics too.

Not quite sure if Boise is heavily Mormon, but Meridian and Eagle are.

There's a pretty cool community vibe here.

It is heavily Mormon compared to just about every place in the country that isn't in Utah.

Map

 

[PIK95]

Is that route 66 place from the Pixar movie cars there or is that somewhere else?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Is that route 66 place from the Pixar movie cars there or is that somewhere else?

The idea that there is a "grown up" who hasn't been West of St. Louis is unfathomable. What is it, 1870?

 

[PIK95]

Is that route 66 place from the Pixar movie cars there or is that somewhere else?

The idea that there is a "grown up" who hasn't been West of St. Louis is unfathomable. What is it, 1870?

Airplanes scare me. I actually drove to Stl. when I went. I do fly to Disney because....you know, its the happiest place on earth. I had Arcade Fire tickets for the Woodlands Tx. that I ate because I chickened out on the flight.And I am offended you called me a grown up BTW. Scandalous!

 

[FreeBaGeL]

One of the nicest drives we ever took was 89 from Phoenix to Sedona, stopping in Prescott. We're actually going to Scottsdale in May and will probably take the drive again and see Flagstaff. We didn't see it last time.

Take 89A from Sedona to Flagstaff. One of the prettiest drives I've ever done.Did you stop by Jerome?

You can pretty much just keep going on that road and it just says amazing. I want to make a road trip some time just driving the length of 89.

 

[Mors Venit]

Love that blue field

 

[jamny]

Next 4th of July weekend is a 4 day weekend so it looks to be a definite to go and check out Boise.

 

[jamny]

Spent the long weekend in Boise and it definitely gets on the short list of places to move to. Nice downtown, good food, great scenic drives, low cost of living (compared to NYC at least), tons of real estate options and above all probably the nicest, most civil and normal people we've met.

Stayed at the Grove Hotel, right in downtown. Pretty quiet on the weekend until the nighttime brings people to the  restaurants. I guess it's more of a working city with fewer people living downtown. Seems like a very big hub of financial businesses. Didn't have a bad meal the entire time. Ate at Fork, Bittercreek Ale House, breakfast at Goldies. I wanted to try Capitol Cellars but it was closed on Monday. Had some wine at Juniper and Bodovino ( a little gimmicky there but still a nice place). Drove up to McCall, beautiful scenic drive and really nice little town. Ate at Salmon River Brewery. Walked around the park with the zoo and along the river a bit. Then drove around looking at some neighborhoods. Beautiful view on the Bench and some interesting new construction in Barber. New housing is booming wherever you drive.

But above all, like I said, we were blown away at how nice and civilized everyone was. Even up in McCall, where it was filled with lakefront activities, everyone seems to just be enjoying themselves. No one acting like idiots, kids playing well behaved. Even in packed bars in Downtown, everyone was just relaxed and doing their thing, no overly loud groups annoying other people. I'm sure it's not always like that but it was really noticeable coming from the crowds in NY. Pretty low level of homeless too.

And I was surprised how fast people drive. I'm usually pretty quick but stayed to the right many times to let people pass, especially on some of the winding roads leading up to McCall and east of Boise.

Had some nice local wine and beer too. My wife is extremely critical and had very low expectations going in, I had to convince her to go, and came away saying "I could live here" That's about as high a praise as you can get...lol 

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Spent the long weekend in Boise and it definitely gets on the short list of places to move to. Nice downtown, good food, great scenic drives, low cost of living (compared to NYC at least), tons of real estate options and above all probably the nicest, most civil and normal people we've met.

Stayed at the Grove Hotel, right in downtown. Pretty quiet on the weekend until the nighttime brings people to the  restaurants. I guess it's more of a working city with fewer people living downtown. Seems like a very big hub of financial businesses. Didn't have a bad meal the entire time. Ate at Fork, Bittercreek Ale House, breakfast at Goldies. I wanted to try Capitol Cellars but it was closed on Monday. Had some wine at Juniper and Bodovino ( a little gimmicky there but still a nice place). Drove up to McCall, beautiful scenic drive and really nice little town. Ate at Salmon River Brewery. Walked around the park with the zoo and along the river a bit. Then drove around looking at some neighborhoods. Beautiful view on the Bench and some interesting new construction in Barber. New housing is booming wherever you drive.

But above all, like I said, we were blown away at how nice and civilized everyone was. Even up in McCall, where it was filled with lakefront activities, everyone seems to just be enjoying themselves. No one acting like idiots, kids playing well behaved. Even in packed bars in Downtown, everyone was just relaxed and doing their thing, no overly loud groups annoying other people. I'm sure it's not always like that but it was really noticeable coming from the crowds in NY. Pretty low level of homeless too.

And I was surprised how fast people drive. I'm usually pretty quick but stayed to the right many times to let people pass, especially on some of the winding roads leading up to McCall and east of Boise.

Had some nice local wine and beer too. My wife is extremely critical and had very low expectations going in, I had to convince her to go, and came away saying "I could live here" That's about as high a praise as you can get...lol 

Stayed right across the street from Bar Gernika and didn't go in?  Blasphemy.  

 

[jamny]

Stayed right across the street from Bar Gernika and didn't go in?  Blasphemy.  

Walked past it a couple of times too.

Next time!

 

[Zegras11]

Spent the long weekend in Boise and it definitely gets on the short list of places to move to. Nice downtown, good food, great scenic drives, low cost of living (compared to NYC at least), tons of real estate options and above all probably the nicest, most civil and normal people we've met.

Stayed at the Grove Hotel, right in downtown. Pretty quiet on the weekend until the nighttime brings people to the  restaurants. I guess it's more of a working city with fewer people living downtown. Seems like a very big hub of financial businesses. Didn't have a bad meal the entire time. Ate at Fork, Bittercreek Ale House, breakfast at Goldies. I wanted to try Capitol Cellars but it was closed on Monday. Had some wine at Juniper and Bodovino ( a little gimmicky there but still a nice place). Drove up to McCall, beautiful scenic drive and really nice little town. Ate at Salmon River Brewery. Walked around the park with the zoo and along the river a bit. Then drove around looking at some neighborhoods. Beautiful view on the Bench and some interesting new construction in Barber. New housing is booming wherever you drive.

But above all, like I said, we were blown away at how nice and civilized everyone was. Even up in McCall, where it was filled with lakefront activities, everyone seems to just be enjoying themselves. No one acting like idiots, kids playing well behaved. Even in packed bars in Downtown, everyone was just relaxed and doing their thing, no overly loud groups annoying other people. I'm sure it's not always like that but it was really noticeable coming from the crowds in NY. Pretty low level of homeless too.

And I was surprised how fast people drive. I'm usually pretty quick but stayed to the right many times to let people pass, especially on some of the winding roads leading up to McCall and east of Boise.

Had some nice local wine and beer too. My wife is extremely critical and had very low expectations going in, I had to convince her to go, and came away saying "I could live here" That's about as high a praise as you can get...lol 

Those use to the roads drive them fast, but around town, people drive pretty slow.

I moved here seven years ago from CA. Have never missed it one bit. No one here acts like idiots because there's really not much of the "keeping up with the Jones' mentality."    Basically when the weather is good, everyone is out camping or to McCall.   Downtown is often not that busy because things moved out to the mall (I84/Franklin) and then now to the Village in Meridian.  The Village is packed just about any night.

 

[jamny]

Those use to the roads drive them fast, but around town, people drive pretty slow.

I moved here seven years ago from CA. Have never missed it one bit. No one here acts like idiots because there's really not much of the "keeping up with the Jones' mentality."    Basically when the weather is good, everyone is out camping or to McCall.   Downtown is often not that busy because things moved out to the mall (I84/Franklin) and then now to the Village in Meridian.  The Village is packed just about any night.

The bolded would definitely explain it. It felt like everyone was on vacation...lol

We drove past the Village while driving around the area. We almost stopped but wanted to get back near the hotel. Wound up having a nice, relaxing lunch by Hyde Park.

Is this week unusually hot or is that typical? My wife loved the low humidity but it was still hot. Mornings were really nice and cool though and would be a great time to run or bike.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

The bolded would definitely explain it. It felt like everyone was on vacation...lol

We drove past the Village while driving around the area. We almost stopped but wanted to get back near the hotel. Wound up having a nice, relaxing lunch by Hyde Park.

Is this week unusually hot or is that typical? My wife loved the low humidity but it was still hot. Mornings were really nice and cool though and would be a great time to run or bike.

Summer is hot man. It's the desert. But there is no humidity so mornings are great. 

And before you move I would recommend visiting in January. The inversion is the worst thing about Boise. 

 

[Zegras11]

The bolded would definitely explain it. It felt like everyone was on vacation...lol

We drove past the Village while driving around the area. We almost stopped but wanted to get back near the hotel. Wound up having a nice, relaxing lunch by Hyde Park.

Is this week unusually hot or is that typical? My wife loved the low humidity but it was still hot. Mornings were really nice and cool though and would be a great time to run or bike.

With the 5-day weekend, almost everyone was out of town.  It was the first time in three years where I could show a client homes and make an offer w/o seeing any competition.

Hyde Park was a great call. We had lunch there a few weeks ago.  That's the great thing about the area. So many cool places to visit. We ate at Lucky Finn's in the Grove Plaza Friday night.

It's usually 90-95 during the summer.  The hottest part of the day is around 6pm.  This week will be in the 100's, so a little hotter then usual.  This is our first stretch of 100's this year.  That usually starts a month ago.  The humidity is great. It never really feels too hot.

 

[jamny]

Summer is hot man. It's the desert. But there is no humidity so mornings are great. 

And before you move I would recommend visiting in January. The inversion is the worst thing about Boise. 

Yeah, we're still like at least 5 years away from any serious consideration and have said that we'd go back during different seasons to see what it's like.

 

[Zegras11]

Summer is hot man. It's the desert. But there is no humidity so mornings are great. 

And before you move I would recommend visiting in January. The inversion is the worst thing about Boise. 

I don't understand why this is such a big thing to many.  I've never really been bothered by it.

 

[jamny]

With the 5-day weekend, almost everyone was out of town.  It was the first time in three years where I could show a client homes and make an offer w/o seeing any competition.

Hyde Park was a great call. We had lunch there a few weeks ago.  That's the great thing about the area. So many cool places to visit. We ate at Lucky Finn's in the Grove Plaza Friday night.

It's usually 90-95 during the summer.  The hottest part of the day is around 6pm.  This week will be in the 100's, so a little hotter then usual.  This is our first stretch of 100's this year.  That usually starts a month ago.  The humidity is great. It never really feels too hot.

Hyde Park was recommended by someone at Bodovino wine bar and it was a good call. We ate at 13th Street Pub. It was also recommended to climb up that hill a few blocks north for a great view but one look at the sandy hill was enough to not do it. Too hot! 

 

[Nick Vermeil]

I don't understand why this is such a big thing to many.

A ceiling of smog choking out the sun and lowering the valley temp by 10 degrees sometimes for weeks at a time?  Yeah I suppose that's no biggie.  

 

[SofaCoach]

I've lived here in Boise (eagle) for 10 years now and love it.  Between 1990 and 2007 I moved around mostly in the PNW, but also in Hawaii.  In 2007 was leaving Hawaii and going to start working from home so we could choose virtually anywhere to live and Boise area was a slam dunk for all the reasons mentioned earlier (cost of living, good schools, good climate, outdoor activities, not too crowded).  I love skiing at Bogus Basin, very close and CHEAP.

The weather is hot during the summer.  This week is hotter than average but it is not at all unusual to have a few weeks like this each year.

 

[Zegras11]

A ceiling of smog choking out the sun and lowering the valley temp by 10 degrees sometimes for weeks at a time?  Yeah I suppose that's no biggie.  I'll

In seven years, I've only seen it last longer than a week once.   It was like 19 degrees for three weeks when it happened. So it was still cold. LOL.

You can drive up to Bogus if you really need to escape it.    

I grew up in the smog of So Cal and this is nothing compared to that. Guess that's why it's not a big deal to me.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

In seven years, I've only seen it last longer than a week once.   It was like 19 degrees for three weeks when it happened. So it was still cold. LOL.

You can drive up to Bogus if you really need to escape it.    

I grew up in the smog of So Cal and this is nothing compared to that. Guess that's why it's not a big deal to me.

A season pass to bogus is must! 10 degrees warmer too.

I can tell you are a recent transplant. You aren't trying to steer people away!  Yet....

 

[Zegras11]

A season pass to bogus is must! 10 degrees warmer too.

I can tell you are a recent transplant. You aren't trying to steer people away!  Yet....

Do you live here now?

88,000 people have moved to Ada and Canyon counties the past two years.  Half of them are retirees.  The same pace is expected to have 300,000 move here in the next seven years.

The building here everywhere is off the charts right now.  Reminds me of South OC in the 80's when RSM, Aliso Viejo and Ladera Ranch were built.

 

[Zegras11]

Hyde Park was recommended by someone at Bodovino wine bar and it was a good call. We ate at 13th Street Pub. It was also recommended to climb up that hill a few blocks north for a great view but one look at the sandy hill was enough to not do it. Too hot! 

That's where we had lunch. Good food. good vibe.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Do you live here now?

88,000 people have moved to Ada and Canyon counties the past two years.  Half of them are retirees.  The same pace is expected to have 300,000 move here in the next seven years.

The building here everywhere is off the charts right now.  Reminds me of South OC in the 80's when RSM, Aliso Viejo and Ladera Ranch were built.

I don't now but my parents do. I was born and raised in Idaho and still spend a lot of time there. When I lived in Boise, Meridian and Eagle were both one stoplight towns. About 8k residents per. So the growth, mostly from California, was always a hot button issue  

I love the #### out if it. But there are a lot of things I hate about my home state. Mostly the politics. Jamny won't have a problem with that aspect. 

 

[jamny]

Do you live here now?

88,000 people have moved to Ada and Canyon counties the past two years.  Half of them are retirees.  The same pace is expected to have 300,000 move here in the next seven years.

The building here everywhere is off the charts right now.  Reminds me of South OC in the 80's when RSM, Aliso Viejo and Ladera Ranch were built.

Couldn't believe how much new home construction we saw as we drove around. A couple that we really liked was some new condos at the start of Crescent Rim Drive and some nice houses along Warm Springs Ave and an area of all new houses in Barber, where Warm Springs (E. Barber Dr.) turns right. All the houses had a different look which was really cool.

 

[Zegras11]

I don't now but my parents do. I was born and raised in Idaho and still spend a lot of time there. When I lived in Boise, Meridian and Eagle were both one stoplight towns. About 8k residents per. So the growth, mostly from California, was always a hot button issue  

I love the #### out if it. But there are a lot of things I hate about my home state. Mostly the politics. Jamny won't have a problem with that aspect. 

When I moved here, I would occasionally here from the locals about that concern.  I just told them I brought my own job, which I did and have since become a RE agent.  I don't really here it now at all because the jobs and the economy are much better then seven years ago. Almost every buyer I had last year received a raise.

Meridian just passed Nampa in population... like 87k.

Star is becoming Eagle Jr. now.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Couldn't believe how much new home construction we saw as we drove around. A couple that we really liked was some new condos at the start of Crescent Rim Drive and some nice houses along Warm Springs Ave and an area of all new houses in Barber, where Warm Springs (E. Barber Dr.) turns right. All the houses had a different look which was really cool.

North end and warm springs is where you want to be, imo.  Be careful buying in the foothills. Do your research. Several houses have been condemned recently because of erosion. And the owners have been screwed. Oh and range fires. 

 

[Zegras11]

Couldn't believe how much new home construction we saw as we drove around. A couple that we really liked was some new condos at the start of Crescent Rim Drive and some nice houses along Warm Springs Ave and an area of all new houses in Barber, where Warm Springs (E. Barber Dr.) turns right. All the houses had a different look which was really cool.

Our first place was off of Warm Springs a few blocks from downtown.   On Bannock near Elm.

My favorite part of being in RE here is that the homes are so vastly different. It's very cool.

 

[AcerFC]

This article makes it seem like it sucks. 

https://medium.com/@snowmade/21-things-you-should-be-aware-of-before-moving-to-boise-793f5a97adc2

Plus my wife says they are not too fond of Jews there. Any truth to that or is she making things up

 

[jamny]

We don't even know if we would go with a house or condo when we do decide to move. Too far off to make that call now.

We're heading to Asheville, NC next month to check out that area. We'll see how that is too, although we prefer to be near a city, even if it is a small one like Boise.