with $100k coming in, swapping out of St. Louis
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
pricier each month than St. Louis
Boise costs more than St. Louis, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
27% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
5.8%
$92/mo more in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,056/mo
$475 less than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
77% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
827k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
St. Louis gets 174 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 5 in St. Louis.
But the calendar thins out: St. Louis stays 2.1× busier.
82/100
21% higher than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
10% higher than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
16
73% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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