Pros and Cons
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12/26/2008
We moved to the Boise area about a year ago via Las Vegas, but are originally from the California coast (lived there for 30 yrs) My fiance and I are in our late 30's and work from home, so we have not had the opportunity to experience the work force or pay scale.
Pros of living in Eagle
1. Low cost of housing, beautiful well built homes on acerage for under a million
2. Low crime rate (but home invasions seem to be on the up swing)
3. Friendly people
4. Beautiful seasonal changes and scenary
5. Lovely parks and walk ways especially the green belt
6. Great outdoor activities
7. In shape people, (we have found that most everyone in our neighborhood runs, bikes, hikes, skis or does something athletic which we love to do as well)
Cons of living in Eagle
1. To far from the action in Boise/ no tolerance for drinking and driving (which is good don't get me wrong but $$$ to take a cab if you plan to have some drinks)
2. Lack of entertainment, only a few good restaurants no decent bars with music.
3. Not dog friendly. Although many people have dogs there are no dog parks in the Eagle or Boise area where dogs can run around in a fenced area with other dogs. We haven't found any place to board our dog that has an open area for the dogs to run around, most facilities crate their dogs. Good opportunity to open one here!
4. Great airport but not a lot of flights out. We found out the hard way that flights to California usually are not direct and the Boise airport (although very easy to find your way around) only has about 4 or 5 flights a day into LAX, and no late night flights.
5. Poor city planning. It is a real hassle to get in and out of any shopping center, the city for whatever reason usually only has one way in or out to get to your local grocery store, Target etc.. so there is a ton of traffic and people drive very, very slow here.
6. High LDS population. Not a fan of LDS.
7. Not multicultural - we could use a little more ethnicity here - I wouldn't want my kids thinking the whole world is white!
Overall, I would put Eagle/Boise high on your list if you are planning a move out of California especially. We also considered Austin, Santa Fe and San Diego. Eagle gives you the biggest bang for your buck if your from Cal. and love a lot of land. It also had the best year round weather (with seasonal changes) and the most out door activites. Just wish we had a Trader Joes here!!
tiffany | Cayucos, CA