What BestPlaces Users Say about Boise City
As the capital and largest city of Idaho, Boise City has garnered a lot of attention as a desirable place to live. With its vibrant downtown, outdoor recreation opportunities, and affordable cost of living, it's no surprise that many people have chosen to call this city their home. However, as with any place, there are always varying opinions from those who have experienced living there. Let's take a look at what some users have to say about living in Boise City.
From , JohnB shares his positive experience, stating "Boise is a great place to live! The people are friendly, the city is clean, and there is always something to do." Similarly, user, KatieM, raves about the city's outdoor activities, writing "I love the access to hiking, biking, and skiing. There's always something to do, no matter what season it is." On the other hand, some reviewers have expressed concerns about the city's growth. MaryC from says, "Boise has grown tremendously in the past few years and it's starting to feel crowded. Traffic and housing prices have increased, making it less affordable." Another user, RyanH, echoes this sentiment, stating "The growth of the city has brought in a lot of transplants from other states, which has changed the feel of the community."
based on 131 ReviewsGet to know Boise City with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Boise City
Haters should just move away! - 8/23/2010
Wow,
Look at how long Mary has been complaining about Boise. Why haven't you moved yet? If I hated a place that bad I would be gone. Or is it just who you are? Would you like some cheese with that whine? Multiculturism is just another BS word for letting illegal's move in and ruin an area with the free ride mentality and the gang violence. I seriously doubt the average person in Boise cares if you are a woman or a different race than them. They just don't want to see their city ruined like so many have been. Using words like Undocumented and Multiculturism is just another way of taking advantage of our politically correct leaning society. I now see people afraid to call someone a Mexican, like that is a bad word. Hooray to Dr Laura for having the guts to state the obvious. All people, women, blacks, Mexicans, whatever, have found our weak spot; our fear of not wanting to offend anyone. So guess what? They can use 'Special' words, but we can't. They can ruin our heath care and
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response to Jim and Magnum - 3/11/2010
stop the hate messages. I am an American and my husband is an American. I am Irish and my husband is Hispanic and French. Just because my husband is Hispanic does not mean he is no good. He served his country in the cold war and worked for 30 years as an Ironworker until he became disabled. He has contributed to his country. What have you done other than insighting hate into the hearts of others. Things change and we all need to get alone and cope with
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Hi everyone. - 2/9/2010
Boise Is a great place for those who want to raise a family and live peacefully. You have the mountains right at the foot of the city, And its very functional for a small cute little city. They have some beautiful older houses in the north-end of town that is nice older tree lined streets. If you like the suburban modern life look toward meridian,Eagle,Nampa, Caldwell. They have some nice newer subdivisions out that way. The city of Boise also has great collage features University wise but if you want community based collages there is one in Caldwell, and one in Ontario,Or about 40 miles from
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Not For Progressive Self-Respecting Women - 9/8/2009
Preprepared for sexist, demeaning treatment from everyone: clergy, doctors, co-workers/employers, and everyone else (often by both men and women). This is by far the most sexist, degrading place I have ever lived. The mormon culture is a big part of it, but a lot of people here exude a bigoted sexist and racist vibe here. Women are expected to act and behave a certain way at all times are are treated like trash most of the time. You can't fight it because it's so ubiquitous here. Your only option is to avoid the place. The more mild stories include being asked repeatedly why you work if your husband has a job and being laughed at if you have a degree and have it called an "MRS degree." Believe me, that's mild. It gets far worse than I'm willing to get into, such as sexual bullying and descrimination. The town is also too far from any place relevant, interesting, or progressive, so there's little respite from the
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Great Outdoors! - 5/23/2009
Lots to do if you like the outdoors. There are hiking and bikeing trails everywhere in the foothills as well as a green belt that stretches for miles throughout the city. Other near by attractions are sking, boating, camping and
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Boise is not like the rest of Idaho - 3/19/2009
To judge the rest of the state of Idaho to Boise is not a fair comparison. I have lived in different parts of the state through out my life (born here in Idaho) and I can tell you the rest of the state is nothing like Boise but after being in places like Sacramento, salt lake and Seattle Boise is nothing like them. Still Boise is not like it used to be, traffic has become a big issue, people tailgate, cut you off, and will run into you before they give you the right away. People are not as friendly as they are in the rest of the state; crime rates are much higher in the valley then the rest of the state. Housing prices are high and wages are low. But if you are looking for that big city life with low crime rate, friendlier people and good schools compared to the rest of the nation Boise is for you. If you are looking for that slow pace of live with an Idaho spirit, stay the hell away from
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Forest Glenn Subdivison - 2/24/2009
Boise is one of the most affordable western cities left on the map. It is a beautiful town with plenty to do if you love the outdoors. Bogus basin is a drive up the mountain, and their is plenty to do downtown: several museums, wonderful parks, a farmers market, great restaurant establishments and a great nightlife seen. And lets not forget the BSU
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re: - 12/26/2008
Hi Roxy, I lived in SLO for almost 20 yrs and there is just no other place like it in the US. We moved to Las Vegas because of a business we had but dearly missed SLO. We found Eagle, Id (which is a suburb right outside of Boise) while looking at a business out here. We fell in love with the area and bought a house here a year later. We still miss SLO but if you look at the cost of homes it is so incredibly inflated. We still have a ranch there and were lucky to buy that several years ago before the area became so popular. It is hard for a new family to start there because of the inflated home prices. But as far as the weather, people and attitude it is the best place in the US that we have found, although it is smaller town living you have the beaches and the moutains and average temps around 70 degrees. In Eagle/Boise because of the economy home prices have fallen drastically you can easily buy a fantastic home on a decent piece of property (1/2 acre) for about 300,000. I don't know
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Great Quality of Life! - 9/23/2008
Boise is a growing city, that has just enough of the large-city fare with all the innocence of a small city: friendly, afe, peaceful, and great recreational activities in and around the
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Excellent Place to Raise a Family ... Not so great - 9/1/2008
My first husband and I moved here from Southern California in 1990, to give our children the kind of idyllic childhood that we had growing up in California. Boise really is a beautiful place to raise a family; the community is very family-oriented and there is always something going on in the city. Boise has many beautiful parks and a really lovely climate -- in fact, no season has ever been the same from year to year, in the past 18 years! The two most negative points, in my opinion, are that your vote will NOT count in Idaho, as it is a very Republican state (although Boise is slightly more Democrat than Republican) .... and it's very hard to be a single parent in this community (especially when it feels like everyone is married). And don't be fooled by the "low cost of living" for Boise either -- that point comes right along with REALLY LOW SALARIES ... Office jobs that pay $10 an hour -- who can live on that??? Women in Idaho are the third lowest paid in the entire United
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