on $100k a year, leaving Raleigh
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 Raleigh ran you
Boise costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
8% more expensive than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
5.8%
$108/mo more in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,056/mo
$239 less than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
11% more expensive than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
827k
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Raleigh actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 27 days clear 95°, vs 5 back in Raleigh.
About as much going on as in Raleigh.
82/100
41% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
1% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
16
59% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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