$100k salary, packing up from Jacksonville
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
the monthly cost of moving past Jacksonville
Boise costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
7% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
5.8%
$483/mo more in state tax than Jacksonville
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,056/mo
$598 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
37% more expensive than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
827k
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Jacksonville actually gets more: 198 pleasant days a year.
Comparable to Jacksonville for events and concerts.
82/100
28% higher than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
16
38% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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