1. Steady population growth and low interest rates have created a strong real estate and construction market in the Boise MSA over the past decade. The area’s cost of living is among the lowest in the west, and our high quality of life continues to attract new residents, business and industry to the Boise area.

http://www.boisechamber.org/cwt/external/wcpages/live/Real_Estate.aspx

2. Boise is the premier place to live for outdoor activities and lifestyle according to National Geographic Mag:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/relocating/boise/idaho.html

Population: 211,473

Elevation: 2,842 feet (866 meters)

Average Temperature:
Summer:71°F (22°C)
Winter: 32°F (0°C)

Median Home Price:
$210,450

Median Household Income:
$38,112

Number of Roadless Acres in Idaho-the Most in the Lower 48:
17 million

Relocation Information:
www.boisechamber.org

3. Article in the Smithsonian promoting Boise, April 2009: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/My-Kind-of-Town-Boise-Idaho.html

I live here because I can ride my bike to friends’ houses just like I did when I was 10 years old, because I can float on a mostly clean river through the center of town and look up and see people working on their computers in office buildings. I live here because I can eat a $5 lunch at Zeppole, as I did for about 400 afternoons straight while I was writing my first novel, and because every time I think I’m running quickly along the trails in the foothills, someone is always there to blow past me and make me feel like I’m not in such good shape after all. I live here because I can get in a car and head in any direction and within an hour find myself in something pretty close to wilderness, and because of the archipelagoes of clouds that float over the hills in late summer, each one a towering, big-shouldered miracle.

Boise is still so young and new-changing almost every day-and I don’t think it’s overstatement to suggest that our town represents everything that remains great about America: potential, youth, natural beauty, quality of life. Some 100 parks, 14 museums, playgrounds everywhere you turn: our skies are huge; our houses affordable. Hikers can still drink from a secret spring in the hills; paddlers can still go kayaking in the morning and meet with their accountants by noon. When we visit friends who live elsewhere, they ask, “Boise? Really? Why do you live there?” But when friends visit us, they say, “Oh, wow, now I see.”

4. One of the best places to live

Boise frequently receives national recognition for its quality of life and business climate. Some recent national rankings:

• Best places for business and careers: # 3 (Forbes Magazine, 2007)^[7]

• Urban environment report card: # 6 (Earth Day Network, 2007) ^{[8] [9]}

• Boomtowns: Hottest cities for entrepreneurs (midsize cities): # 9 (Inc.com, 2007) ^{[10] [11]}

• Most secure places to live (500,000 or more residents): # 1 (Farmers Insurance 2006) ^[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boise,_Idaho

5. When they’re not casting a line or taking in a show, a growing number of Boisians work for local high-tech businesses, the fruits of which make up the state’s biggest exports. Micron Technology and Hewlett-Packard are the Boise Valley’s two largest employers. But the area also cradles smaller technology and e-commerce firms, which come to make the most of low business costs — about a third less than in California or Washington.

Employers know they’ll find a high proportion of college graduates here (37%, compared with the national average of 27%) and that new hires will find plenty of affordable housing. Explore Boise’s eclectic mix of old and new neighborhoods and you’ll find homes with a median price of $235,000. The average work commute is 18 minutes.

http://www.kiplinger.com/features/archives/2008/05/2008-best-city-boise.html