$100k a year, no longer in Evansville
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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.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Evansville ran you
Boise doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Boise is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
67% more expensive than Evansville(vs $1,075/mo)
5.8%
$233/mo more in state tax than Evansville
vs 3% in Evansville
$6,056/mo
$952 less than Evansville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
121% more expensive than Evansville
vs $222k in Evansville
827k
vs 271k in Evansville
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Evansville gets 184 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 2 in Evansville.
A month here packs 5.6× the events of Evansville.
82/100
52% higher than Evansville
vs 54/100 in Evansville
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
22% higher than Evansville
vs 79/100 in Evansville
16
300% more than Evansville
vs 4 nonstops in Evansville
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