Boise, Idaho
Cost of Living: Meets the National
Average
Boise is located in Ada County, Idaho State, USA. This is not
only the most populous city in the State but also a very important
economic and cultural center owing to the fact that is also the
largest city in the area.
According to the Forbes Magazine (2007) Boise ranks No.3 in the
country in the list of best places for a business career. It is
not surprising to find that the name of this city is among the
hottest ten cities for entrepreneurs according to Inc.com (2007).
The CNN and Money Magazine have ranked it as No.8 in their list of
best places to live in USA.
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Boise has a population of about 200 thousand
people with about 3000 people living per square mile. In
the past decade there has been a steady growth in
population of about 7% which is indicator enough about its
growing popularity.
The race mix in this city consists of abut 91% white
people. Out of the total population, only about 45% follow
some or other religion. You will find that about 16% are
LDS, about 13% Catholics, about 11% Protestants and the
rest are Jews and Eastern faith followers. |
The economy of Boise is industry based with some of the leading
names in the corporate world operating from here. The well known
United Airlines has originated from this city and was initially
known as Varney Airlines after the name of its founder Walter
Varney.
The cost of living in Boise is about 7% less than an average US
city. The income per household is about US $50 thousand while the
cost of an average American home is about US $300 thousand. More
than 70% of the total population lives in self-owned homes while
the rest (about 30%) live in rented accommodation.
In case you decide to relocate to Boise, you will be happy to
learn that besides a good choice for career growth you would also
get to live in a pollution free city. The index for pollution is
91 out of 100 (higher is better). There are 260 per capita in this
city against the US average of 170.
The climate is wonderful as reflected in the comfort index
(which is calculated according to the humidity levels during the
peak of the summer) is 68 out of 100 against the average US index
of 44.
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