$100k salary, packing up from South Bend
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 South Bend
Boise runs a little pricier than South Bend. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
29% more expensive than South Bend(vs $1,391/mo)
5.8%
$233/mo more in state tax than South Bend
vs 3% in South Bend
$6,056/mo
$636 less than South Bend
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
113% more expensive than South Bend
vs $230k in South Bend
827k
vs 324k in South Bend
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
South Bend barely cracks 157 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 0 in South Bend.
2.3× the events of South Bend, and the calendar shows it.
82/100
55% higher than South Bend
vs 53/100 in South Bend
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
17% higher than South Bend
vs 82/100 in South Bend
16
78% more than South Bend
vs 9 nonstops in South Bend
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