$100k a year, no longer in Baltimore
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.
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the verdict
cheaper each month than Baltimore
Boise is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
4% cheaper than Baltimore(vs $1,868/mo)
5.8%
$200/mo less in state tax than Baltimore
vs 8.2% in Baltimore
$6,056/mo
$274 more than Baltimore
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
19% more expensive than Baltimore
vs $412k in Baltimore
827k
vs 2.8M in Baltimore
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Baltimore gets 168 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 4 in Baltimore.
But the calendar thins out: Baltimore stays 1.7× busier.
82/100
24% higher than Baltimore
vs 66/100 in Baltimore
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Baltimore
vs 98/100 in Baltimore
16
78% fewer than Baltimore
vs 72 nonstops in Baltimore
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