$100k a year, no longer in Fort Wayne
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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 Fort Wayne ran you
Boise costs noticeably more than Fort Wayne. You'd be paying for Boise itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
51% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
5.8%
$233/mo more in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,056/mo
$840 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
93% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
827k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Fort Wayne only manages 161 of those. Warm, not extreme: 27 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Fort Wayne.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.9× more on the calendar than Fort Wayne.
82/100
78% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
7% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
16
60% more than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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