36 Amazing Things About Moving to Boise Idaho

If you’re considering moving to Boise Idaho, here are 36 things that will amaze you!

1. Strangers hold doors open for you!
2. Drivers let you merge!
3. Drivers wave you through 4-way stops!
4. Strangers make eye contact with you!
5. People smile at you for no reason!
6. Strangers speak to you!
7. We have a mild four-season climate!
8. Our Idaho state constitution requires a balanced budget each year!
9. Our vehicle license fees are cheap!
10. The Boise River Greenbelt is spectacular!
11. We have craft breweries everywhere you go!
12. We’re in the heart of Idaho wine country with 51 wineries!
13. Everyone has at least one bicycle!
14. Our foothills are spectacularly gorgeous!
15. You can hike all over the Boise Foothills!
16. Bogus Basin Ski Area is 25 minutes above Boise!
17. BSU has a famous blue football field!
18. It’s fun to visit the historic (closed) Old Idaho Penitentiary!
19. You can float the Boise River Thru Downtown Boise!
20. You can fly fish in the Boise River on your lunch hour!
21. We have the largest Basque population in America!
22. We have numerous farm-to-table restaurants!
23. We do not have earthquakes, hurricanes, or humidity!
24. We have very few mosquitoes!
25. Our area has appeared on every imaginable Top 10 list!
26. We have very little serious crime!
27. We grow a lot of potatoes but we’re not couch potatoes!
28. We’re known as the City of Trees despite our high-desert location!
29. We have hundreds of places to camp and fish in our nearby mountains!
30. We have excellent healthcare with St. Lukes and St. Alphonsus medical centers!
31. Our three mountain reservoirs assure an ample water supply (no water rationing!)
32. We have amazing schools!
33. Our utility costs are amazingly low!
34. We celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Idaho Potato Drop!
35. Big name entertainers perform at the Idaho Botanical Gardens and the Ford Center!
36. We have community-friendly law enforcement!

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