Excellent Place to Raise a Family ... Not so great
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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 States. Other than all that, for people who know how to make ends meet living on a shoestring, and you love outdoor activities (including river rafting, skiing, snowmobiling, camping, rollerblading, biking, hiking) ... and you don't mind living in a 15% LDS population here in Boise, Idaho is the perfect place for you!
Krista | Boise City, ID