same $100k income, fresh start from Grand Rapids
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 expensive each month than Grand Rapids
Boise runs a little pricier than Grand Rapids. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
11% more expensive than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
5.8%
$129/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,056/mo
$303 less than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
39% more expensive than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
827k
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Grand Rapids barely cracks 151 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 0 in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids hosts 1.8× more events.
82/100
46% higher than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
16
20% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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