with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ocala

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Boise, ID cityscape

swapping out of ocala

Boise

id · metro 827k

a 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.

metro827k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$661

more expensive each month than Ocala

Boise costs more than Ocala, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the boise entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,794/mo

11% more expensive than Ocala(vs $1,616/mo)

02state income tax

5.8%

$483/mo more in state tax than Ocala

vs 0% in Ocala

03after rent

$6,056/mo

$661 less than Ocala

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$490k

77% more expensive than Ocala

vs $277k in Ocala

05metro size

827k

vs 410k in Ocala

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

166

pleasant days a year, in boise.

Ocala gets 208 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.

39.0× the events of Ocala, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

82/100

32% higher than Ocala

vs 62/100 in Ocala

Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.

·walk score®

96/100

52% higher than Ocala

vs 63/100 in Ocala

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

16

220% more than Ocala

vs 5 nonstops in Ocala

04 · see also

same energy as boise, different zip code: