$100k salary, packing up from Albuquerque
changea dispatch from
boise
ID
43.62°N
116.20°W
Boise is basically Denver before Denver got Denver-y: walkable downtown, foothills you can run into on your lunch break, and a river slicing right through the middle of town. The Basque Block downtown anchors the biggest Basque community in the U.S., which nobody sees coming. The vibe is 'we close our laptops and go outside,' and the trails make that very easy to do. Locals would prefer you didn't tell anyone.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Albuquerque ran you
Boise costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
20% more expensive than Albuquerque(vs $1,489/mo)
5.8%
$8/mo less in state tax than Albuquerque
vs 5.9% in Albuquerque
$6,056/mo
$297 less than Albuquerque
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
40% more expensive than Albuquerque
vs $351k in Albuquerque
827k
vs 924k in Albuquerque
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Albuquerque actually gets more: 205 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Albuquerque for events and concerts.
82/100
1% higher than Albuquerque
vs 81/100 in Albuquerque
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
2% higher than Albuquerque
vs 94/100 in Albuquerque
16
30% fewer than Albuquerque
vs 23 nonstops in Albuquerque
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