$100k salary, packing up from Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville 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
21% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,477/mo)
5.8%
$108/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.5% in Fayetteville
$6,056/mo
$425 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
90% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $258k in Fayetteville
827k
vs 392k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Fayetteville actually gets more: 193 pleasant days a year.
160% more happening than in Fayetteville.
82/100
61% higher than Fayetteville
vs 51/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
26% higher than Fayetteville
vs 76/100 in Fayetteville
16
300% more than Fayetteville
vs 4 nonstops in Fayetteville
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