same $100k income, fresh start from Wilmington
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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 expensive each month than Wilmington
Boise costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,794/mo
7% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
5.8%
$108/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,056/mo
$227 less than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$490k
9% more expensive than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
827k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
166
pleasant days a year, in boise.
Wilmington actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 27 days top 95° vs Wilmington's 1.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.9× Wilmington's pace.
82/100
52% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Sawtooth National Forest, 48.9 mi.
96/100
43% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
16
220% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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