$100k salary, packing up from Bridgeport
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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
less monthly outlay than Bridgeport
Boise sits well below Bridgeport on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
35% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
5.8%
$25/mo more in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,056/mo
$948 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
36% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
827k
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Bridgeport actually gets more: 172 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 27 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Bridgeport.
5.6× the events of Bridgeport, and the calendar shows it.
82/100
28% higher than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
4% higher than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
16
1500% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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