same $100k income, fresh start from Minneapolis
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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
cheaper each month than Minneapolis
A near-tie on cost. What separates Boise is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
7% more expensive than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
5.8%
$171/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,056/mo
$56 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
23% more expensive than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
827k
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Minneapolis barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 27 days above 95° vs Minneapolis's 1.
Minneapolis hosts 4.0× more events.
82/100
8% higher than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
3% higher than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
16
88% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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