$100k a year, no longer in Kansas City
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 Kansas City 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
19% more expensive than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
5.8%
$92/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,056/mo
$384 less than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
50% more expensive than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
827k
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Kansas City actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs Kansas City's 8.
54% fewer events than Kansas City. The pace eases up.
82/100
46% higher than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
2% higher than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
16
63% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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