$100k salary, packing up from Syracuse
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 Syracuse
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
11% more expensive than Syracuse(vs $1,619/mo)
5.8%
$4/mo less in state tax than Syracuse
vs 5.85% in Syracuse
$6,056/mo
$171 less than Syracuse
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
93% more expensive than Syracuse
vs $254k in Syracuse
827k
vs 653k in Syracuse
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Syracuse barely cracks 142 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 27 days above 95° here, 1 in Syracuse.
Syracuse hosts 1.8× more events.
82/100
39% higher than Syracuse
vs 59/100 in Syracuse
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
5% higher than Syracuse
vs 91/100 in Syracuse
16
0% fewer than Syracuse
vs 16 nonstops in Syracuse
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