Boise housing price's

[IdAu]

So bad I actually went back to Ca to look at houses. And don't get me started on the traffic. Going through Ca felt like a much needed break from Boise traffic.

Only expected to get worse with Micron expansion and Meta. We're moving.

 

[IdAu]

I'm looking for elk, lots of public land, great trails to hike/Mtn bike, and white water for kayaking/rafting are bonus.

You and everyone else. I'd avoid this area. The outdoors may be better than a lot of other states, but my fun has been nearly exterminated within a 3 hour drive of Treasure Valley.

 

[tony]

I just bought 10 acres in south east Ohio about 45 mins from my place in WV. $69,000.
What would that cost in Boise money?

 

[IdAu]

I just bought 10 acres in south east Ohio about 45 mins from my place in WV. $69,000.
What would that cost in Boise money?

Hahahaha. More than that. I was looking at one acre lots for 5-10k right out of Boise 6 years ago. Now 100-400k for what you got.

 

[IDVortex]

I just bought 10 acres in south east Ohio about 45 mins from my place in WV. $69,000.
What would that cost in Boise money?

Had a friend move from OR to Arkansa, all due to cost of living. They own i think its 300 acres with a decent size house and it cost them about 1.1mil. Still to rich for my blood, but, cant get anything like that out this way.

 

[North of 60]

I bet and good to know.

We'll be there to visit next month and will probably focus on north ID and western MT. I've lived in Missoula and also in WY as a kid. No desire at all to go back and live in the cold wind on the plains of WY.

As we get younger being close to good medical care is a definite plus.

 

[WRO]

I just bought 10 acres in south east Ohio about 45 mins from my place in WV. $69,000.
What would that cost in Boise money?

250 to 1 mil depending on location.


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[NRA4LIFE]

Christ, out here near Seattle, I don't think I could buy my garage for $400K.

 

[IDVortex]

Christ, out here near Seattle, I don't think I could buy my garage for $400K.

Even if you have every homeless person move in, trash it, burn it down. It would still be worth 1mil

 

[Idahobugler]

You and everyone else. I'd avoid this area. The outdoors may be better than a lot of other states, but my fun has been nearly exterminated within a 3 hour drive of Treasure Valley.

This. I don’t think people understand this is a huge issue as well. Houses are expensive, sure access to the outdoors is “good” but it will be you and 20 of your other best friends with 1A plates at any trailhead with in 3 hours of Boise. I only stay here because I’m strapped by work, when the retirement comes we’re out of here.

 

[IdAu]

This. I don’t think people understand this is a huge issue as well. Houses are expensive, sure access to the outdoors is “good” but it will be you and 20 of your other best friends with 1A plates at any trailhead with in 3 hours of Boise. I only stay here because I’m strapped by work, when the retirement comes we’re out of here.

I hit my breaking point man. I can't complain too much because I'm one of them (weekday warrior). But any given day of the week up the middle fork there are a ton of people camping. Most of them don't look old or retired.

Last trip up there started with me pulling into a campground and having to stop immediately, because some hillbilly teaching his children to shoot... across the campsite at a tree, directly behind it was the road running parallel with his sight line. I hiked across the river and up the north fork which requires wading/swimming across the river and current 3 or 4 times. I still ran into people. In the middle of the week.


Took a trip back to NorCal and I could not believe how much more relaxed and unpopulated it was. Like a frog slowly being brought up to boiling in water, I didn't realize how bad it was getting here.

 

[Hnthrdr]

You and everyone else. I'd avoid this area. The outdoors may be better than a lot of other states, but my fun has been nearly exterminated within a 3 hour drive of Treasure Valley.

Sound like every Coloradan from 20 years ago… man it’s a bummer

 

[IdahoElk]

I don’t know where you’re from, but we have a huge influx of political refugees from ca, or, wa etc that have the means to keep driving prices up. Boise/meridian isn’t much of a migrant community if you don’t count the Somalis Obama shipped in.

What I don't understand is the average home in Boise is $500-600k while the average income is $80k, How are people doing it?

 

[Hnthrdr]

You and everyone else. I'd avoid this area. The outdoors may be better than a lot of other states, but my fun has been nearly exterminated within a 3 hour drive of Treasure Valley.

Sound like every Coloradan from 20 years ago…

What I don't understand is the average home in Boise is $500-600k while the average income is $80k, How are people doing it?

it’s people swapping homes that also have inflated value… plus some investment firms or REIT’s buying, plus some foreign nationals. But yes the math doesn’t math. Not to mention with inflated home values come inflated property tax and insurance…

 

[pacoalcracker]

the fed slashing rates has nothing to do with mortgage rates. that only has an effect on short term notes like car and personal loans, credit cards etc. Mortgage rates are founded by adding the current rate of inflation and the current rate on the 10yr Treasury bond. 3.2% inflation rate and 4.5% bond gets you to a 30 year mortgage rate of around 7.7% for example, slightly less for a 15 year mortgage. inflation hasn't been coming down any lately, and with the current national debt level the 10yr bond isn't either. we are pretty much stuck right where we are for the foreseeable future. if anything, inflation is going higher over time with the tariffs.

 

[Customweld]

I live in Emmett and commute into Boise. The growth in the valley is incredible and straight up depressing. Once the interchange for highway 16 is finished, the north side of the valley is going to explode. Between Valnova and Avimor, there won’t be any vacant space between highway 16 and highway 55.
Existing houses on Zillow are staying on there longer but the new builds in subs are popping up like goat heads in the August heat.
I’m 4th generation Idahoan and get anxiety every time I think about it.

 

[Fireflyfishing]

I'm glad this thread posted as we are looking to be heading up that way (ID or western MT) next year after my wife retires in December.

From the looking I've done the Boise metro area is a little cheaper than north ID. Housing is crazy expensive everywhere in the west and glad I'm not a young person just starting out.

I'm looking for elk, lots of public land, great trails to hike/Mtn bike, and white water for kayaking/rafting are bonus.

MT is full.

 

[Customweld]

MT is full.

So is Idaho, but that doesn’t seem to affect them.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Took a trip back to NorCal and I could not believe how much more relaxed and unpopulated it was. Like a frog slowly being brought up to boiling in water, I didn't realize how bad it was getting here.

Did you go to the largest metro area in N. CA? Of course rural areas are going to be more relaxed and unpopulated. I grew up in western Oregon just north of the CA border, also lived in Lake County CA for a while. The hunting opportunity in either of those locations doesn’t come close to what is available within 2 hours’ drive of Boise.