TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE MOVING TO BOISE, IDAHO:
1. Boise is known for its terrific lifestyle - good schools, variety of sports and activities for your kids, very close to wonderful camping, fishing, hunting and the great outdoors, plus a very low crime rate.
2. For the past 10+ years Boise has consistently been found in the top 10 best cities to live and the top 5 best areas in which to do business.
3. Boise's weather enjoys 4 distinct seasons, including an occasional white Christmas.
4. We in Boise take our education very seriously with many nearby schools of higher education - Boise State University, Northwest Nazarene University, College of Idaho, University of Idaho satellite campus, Idaho State University satellite campus, College of Western Idaho (a new community college), University of Phoenix remote campus, George Fox University remote campus, as well as ITT Technical School.
5. Boiseans are also very serious about our sports. From great college teams, like ESPN favorite and national WAC champs Boise State Broncos, to professional farm teams such as the Boise Hawks baseball, Idaho Steelheads ice hockey team, and the Idaho Stampede basketball team, as well as semi-pro indoor football team, The Boise Burn.
6. World-renown fishing in the Snake River, hunting in the pristine mountains and kayaking on the Payette River is within 1 hour of downtown Boise.
7. Boise offers major concert venues (recently featuring talents like the Rolling Stones and Kenny Chesney), opera, live theater and an annual jazz festival (as well as major rodeos).
8. Golf and water ski on the same day in the summer and early fall, and golf and snow ski on the same day in the spring. Bogus Basin Ski Resort is just 45 minutes from downtown Boise, also offering night skiing for those who like to drive up after work for an evening of skiing and snowboarding.
9. With a population approaching 500,000 in the greater Boise metropolitan area, Boise ranks as the 3rd largest city in the Pacific Northwest.
10. Boise real estate prices are affordable, and the neighborhoods are well-kept and charming. Many of the newer neighborhoods, in a variety of price ranges, have parks and walking paths. Some even have their own community swimming pools and clubhouses. The average price for a home in the Boise metro area has dropped to $176,000 from $225,000.
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