on $100k a year, leaving Seattle
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 Seattle ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Boise is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
18% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
5.8%
$483/mo more in state tax than Seattle
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,056/mo
$84 less than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
38% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
827k
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Seattle edges ahead with 182 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 0 in Seattle.
Lighter on events: Seattle packs 6.5× more into a month.
82/100
12% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
2% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
16
82% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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