on $100k a year, leaving Rochester
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
the monthly premium over Rochester
Boise runs a little pricier than Rochester. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
17% more expensive than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
5.8%
$4/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,056/mo
$256 less than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
79% more expensive than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
827k
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Rochester barely cracks 147 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 1 in Rochester.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.3× more on the calendar than Rochester.
82/100
41% higher than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
39% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
16
11% fewer than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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