$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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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.
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the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Mobile
You'd pay for Boise. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
38% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
5.8%
$67/mo more in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,056/mo
$559 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
153% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
827k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs Mobile's 3.
63% more happening than in Mobile.
82/100
39% higher than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
16
220% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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