same $100k income, fresh start from New Haven
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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 New Haven
Not a fortune, but real money. Boise runs cheaper than New Haven month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
14% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
5.8%
$25/mo more in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,056/mo
$270 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
16% more expensive than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
827k
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
New Haven barely cracks 155 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 1 in New Haven.
2.2× the events of New Haven, and the calendar shows it.
82/100
22% higher than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
0% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
16
1500% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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