Reviews & Comments
Boise City, ID

re: Wonderful city with incredible outdoor li
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10/19/2021Thank you for taking the time to post your review, through and excellent. We were investigating Boise a year and half ago for possible move, but decided on the Black Hills near Rapid City. The air quality in Boise, winter inversions, and the smoke from fires for several weeks to months in the mid-late summer were the deciding point for us. Tons of people moving in at break-neck speed and roads not keeping up with the dramatic increase in population was another concern. With any moving decision, one has to decide what's most important for them and go from there.
Boise City, ID

re: Wonderful city with incredible outdoor li
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10/17/2021Thank you for taking the time to post your review, through and excellent. We were investigating Boise a year and half ago for possible move, but decided on the Black Hills out side of Rapid City. the air quality and the smoke from fires for several weeks to months in the late summer was the deciding point for us. Tons of people moving in at break neck speed and roads not keeping up with the dramatic increase in population was another concern.
Boise City, ID

re: Wonderful city with incredible outdoor li
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10/17/2021Thank you for taking the time to post your review, through and excellent. We were investigating Boise a year and half ago for possible move, but decided on the Black Hills out side of Rapid City. the air quality and the smoke from fires for several weeks to months in the late summer was the deciding point for us. Tons of people moving in at break neck speed and roads not keeping up with the dramatic increase in population was another concern.
Rapid City, SD
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11/21/2020I forgot to mention in my previous review, we spent quite a bit of time checking grocers in RC, esp organic and clean meats. There are 2 small locally owned organic grocers, quite expensive compared to what we pay in Denver metro. They do have 2 Safeways, that have an organic section, which was mostly comparable to what we are currently paying. For unusual items, we will have to go to the specially organic places. We found zucchini to be 'out of season' in several places, which we found odd as it was June. Pork chops were hard to find, and quinoa can only be found at specially organic grocers .
Rapid City, SD
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11/21/2020We visited RC June 2020 for a week for a possible move, have never lived there before, so don't have a comparison to previous times. We found plenty of restaurants (for us) , mostly chain, and downtown more locally owned, but expensive for great food. We would move to the Black Hills outside of RC, prices are not cheap, but less expensive than in CO where we currently live. The town overall is ok, quite a bit of industry scattered around, which is sort of an 'eye sore', but none spitting out tons of pollution nor oil rigs drilling nearby. Parts of the city are very hilly, other parts are flat, the more east part is flatter. We liked the Canyon Lake Park area around Chapel Hill. and Robbinsville Park in the south. They were expanding Omaha St in downtown so, major construction going on, so was chaotic and noisy. It will be better when that is done. We loved the neighborhoods in the foothills outside of RC, you just have to be able to afford them. We did notice a mall , Mt Rushmore Mall, (looked dead) but did not go inside, as we are not mall people. I think shopping centers are more the thing now. There is a Performing Arts Center and a Civic Center, but now closed for 'covid'. There are a couple of yoga studios and a nice size YMCA if those are your interests. We spent a day in Spearfish which has more restaurants, locally owned and great food, beautiful town. From what I've read Spearfish gets much more snow than RC, with Spearfish being on the northern edge of the Black Hills, it gets the full brunt of western and Canadian cold fronts.. We would be living there mainly for the Black Hills, low humidity, and conservative political climate. We are retired, so no need to find a good paying job.
Rapid City, SD

re: I nice city and area, but used to be bett
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11/21/2020We visited RC June 2020 for a week for a possible move, have never lived there before, so don't have a comparison to previous times. We found plenty of restaurants (for us) , mostly chain, and downtown more locally owned, but expensive for great food. We would move to the Black Hills outside of RC, prices are not cheap, but less expensive than in CO where we currently live. The town overall is ok, quite a bit of industry scattered around, which is sort of an 'eye sore', but none spitting out tons of pollution nor oil rigs drilling nearby. Parts of the city are very hilly, other parts are flat, the more east part is flatter. We liked the Canyon Lake Park area around Chapel Hill. and Robbinsville Park in the south. They were expanding Omaha St in downtown so, major construction going on, so was sort of chaotic and noisy. It will be better when that is done. We loved the neighborhoods in the foothills outside of RC, you just have to be able to afford them. We did notice a mall , Mt Rushmore Mall, (looked dead) but did not go inside, as we are not mall people. I think shopping centers are more the thing now. We spent a day in Spearfish which has more restaurants, locally owned and great food, beautiful town. From what I've read Spearfish gets mcuh more snow than RC being on the northern edge of the Black Hills.