Anyone from Idaho?

We visited some of my wife's family in Caldwell for Christmas and absolutely fell in love with Idaho. Since being home now for 3-4 days our heads are still out there and I can't seem to stop researching jobs/homes/mx trails/car events/ duck hunting, etc. We're seriously working out a plan to get moved out there in the next couple of years, sooner should opportunity arise. Anyhow, just checking to see if anyone on here is from the area!

i lived in boise and mountain home for about 4.5 years. Loved it! Would go back AND there is a rally right in town! (Idaho Rally)

boise is a clean city. cold in the winter, hot in the summer. wonderful scenery to the south and north.

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I work for a company based out of boise. I really like the area. Two hillclimbs in your backyard, monthly rallycrosses on a short stage road...

i used to make fun of Idaho (like i do all the middle states), but ended up out there for work in Idaho Falls. I flat out fell in love with the area of the Idaho/Wyoming border. I would love to live there.

Same here Tim. Never really even thought about Idaho until this last trip out. I lived in MT for a few years and then Wyoming for another few. Idaho felt kind of like a blend of the two. Jobs and the people of WY mixed with the lifestyle and scenery of MT.

I keep watching YouTube videos of riding(mx) the ridge trails outside of Boise and it has me thinking of expediting the move lol.

My ex mother & father inlaw just went out there looking at homes. They said i would love it there. So now i have been looking at homes out there and just doing a bunch of internet searches. They looked near the Boise area. Sounds lilke a nice place and i even read that the energy bills are some of the loweset in the country. I would love t hear more aobut what you find out about moving there.

Mike

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BlackWidow
My ex mother & father inlaw just went out there looking at homes. They said i would love it there. So now i have been looking at homes out there and just doing a bunch of internet searches. They looked near the Boise area. Sounds lilke a nice place and i even read that the energy bills are some of the loweset in the country. I would love t hear more aobut what you find out about moving there.

Mike

Just from the bit I've been looking around at, homes and the cost of living look really nice. I've found numerous nice homes(less than 10yo, 4-5 bed, 2-2500sqft, garage space,etc) at less than $170k. At least coming from my neck of the woods, the same homes go for at least $100k more. We've got things to take care of here in MN before we can pull the trigger. I'm having a harder time finding what jobs are paying out there and if I want to get back into spinning wrenches(not really lol.) The company I work for has a plant in Lewiston and could probably transfer, but I think we'd be better off down by Boise.

Jobs are the hard part.
Now that there is a kiddo around the pull back to Wyoming where my family and cousins and all the kids are is strong. Luckily (or sadly) there are zero jobs for me there outside of academia in most states and my wife's company here in Denver is doing awesome and can't easily relocate.

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Grant Hughes

Boise area is about the only place I'd seriously consider living in ID. (Idaho Falls born and raised...)

Although, after visiting my sister in law near McCall (~2hrs straight north of Boise), I'd consider that too - beautiful country up there. Probably not a lot of need for Software Injur-neers like myself up there. (yeah, yeah, telecommute, I know. problem is, I kind of like having cow-irkers. Weird, I know.)

If anybody's in the computer hardware world, I'm pretty sure Micron is still in Boise, although I think they've downsized quite a bit from what they used to be (one of the largest single employers there IIRC).

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Exactly Grant. I've got a few trade skills and my wife wouldnt have trouble finding work, but my wife and I are fiiiiiiiiinally on the upswing financially in our jobs. Not to mention we both enjoy our employment now lol. Our plan now is to clean up some obligations here in MN, rathole as much money as we can and just do it lol. Race cars going to take back seat for now but will be well worth it!

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Boise area is about the only place I'd seriously consider living in ID. (Idaho Falls born and raised...)

Although, after visiting my sister in law near McCall (~2hrs straight north of Boise), I'd consider that too - beautiful country up there. Probably not a lot of need for Software Injur-neers like myself up there. (yeah, yeah, telecommute, I know. problem is, I kind of like having cow-irkers. Weird, I know.)

If anybody's in the computer hardware world, I'm pretty sure Micron is still in Boise, although I think they've downsized quite a bit from what they used to be (one of the largest single employers there IIRC).

I grew up in N. Idaho (Coeur d'Alene area). I always thought it was more beautiful than Boise. There's a bit of industry in Spokane, although not exactly a "hotbed" My dad was EE turned Software Engineer working in Spokane for 30 years until he was laid off this past summer.

I would love to get back there eventually, although not until the kids are through school.

Up here in Moscow Idaho(just south of Spokane and CDA) it's great. I grew up in Boise, it is clean and pleasant but I've decided N. Idaho is the way to go. More trees up here and I have stage roads right out the backdoor

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Up here in Moscow Idaho(just south of Spokane and CDA) it's great. I grew up in Boise, it is clean and pleasant but I've decided N. Idaho is the way to go. More trees up here and I have stage roads right out the backdoor

You coming back to rally idaho this year?

Can't say for sure if I'll drive but I want to attend or codrive at least. I'm painting the interior of the car at the moment so progress IS being made.

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Can't say for sure if I'll drive but I want to attend or codrive at least. I'm painting the interior of the car at the moment so progress IS being made.

Dammit Chris, what do we need to do to repair of rebuild your suspenders?

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