$100k salary, packing up from Birmingham
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 Birmingham 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
28% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
5.8%
$67/mo more in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,056/mo
$454 less than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
88% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
827k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Birmingham has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
Birmingham hosts 2.3× more events.
82/100
34% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
22% higher than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
16
20% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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