$100k salary, packing up from Lubbock
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 Lubbock ran you
Boise is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
30% more expensive than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
5.8%
$483/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,056/mo
$893 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
133% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
827k
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Lubbock edges ahead with 186 pleasant days.
A month here packs 4.9× the events of Lubbock.
82/100
1540% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
16
129% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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