Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Boise

maverick351 · Feb 12, 2016

School me on what the benefits to living in each area would be. I finally got the ok from the wife to move our family back to Idaho after many years. What makes each area great and why would you choose one area over the other? Trying to figure out what's going to be the best for our family and hunting and such. Thanks

maverick351 · Feb 13, 2016

Anyone? I'm just looking for general advice.

264mag · Feb 14, 2016

My pick would be the Boise area, just too cold around the other areas.

Damer · Feb 14, 2016

I currently live in NE Oregon. We are moving to Rexburg for a job. Up until last weekend I have never been there. I was really impressed with how clean the town is and how nice the people are. I don't think any of your choices are bad ones. Where do you live now? Good luck

Blank · Feb 14, 2016

I live in Idaho Falls, so consider me predjudiced for there. Here's some thoughts.

IF, I can kill antelope, deer, and elk within 20 minutes of my house. Turkeys in 30 minutes. Fishing in 3 or 4 major rivers is great. Skiing and snowmobiling in the longer winters is better than TF or Boise. Clean town, good schools, reasonable housing costs. Excellent medical facilities and support structure. COLD winters and a lot of snow most years.

Twin Falls, nice town with fewer people. Little further to go for hunting. Great fishing for warm water species and sturgeon. Same comments for the infrastructure. Close to Nevada if you like gambling.

Boise, not so much winter but you can drive to it and do anything you want for skiing and snowmobiling within an hour. Two months shorter cold weather. Bad inversions and smog in the winters in the valley. Great bass and catfish everywhere. Lots more crowds in the hunting areas, but still good if you work at it.

twsnow18 · Feb 14, 2016

>I live in Idaho Falls, so
>consider me predjudiced for there.
>Here's some thoughts.
>
>IF, I can kill antelope, deer,
>and elk within 20 minutes
>of my house. Turkeys in
>30 minutes. Fishing in 3
>or 4 major rivers is
>great. Skiing and snowmobiling in
>the longer winters is better
>than TF or Boise. Clean
>town, good schools, reasonable housing
>costs. Excellent medical facilities and
>support structure. COLD winters and
>a lot of snow most
>years.
>
>Twin Falls, nice town with fewer
>people. Little further to go
>for hunting. Great fishing for
>warm water species and sturgeon.
>Same comments for the infrastructure.
>Close to Nevada if you
>like gambling.
>
>Boise, not so much winter but
>you can drive to it
>and do anything you want
>for skiing and snowmobiling within
>an hour. Two months shorter
>cold weather. Bad inversions and
>smog in the winters in
>the valley. Great bass and
>catfish everywhere. Lots more crowds
>in the hunting areas, but
>still good if you work
>at it.

+1

Boise would be really tough to beat, if it weren't getting so crowded. I live and work on Eagle Road, the traffic is getting unbelievable. Drove by cabelas the other day, sat in traffic the whole time at 11am.

The weather is really mild here, but the inversions suck for sure. I think in your shoes I'd pick Idaho Falls area, just be prepared for the bitter cold.

oilcan · Feb 14, 2016

What do you guys meen by inversions ?

Blank · Feb 14, 2016

Temperature inversion. Heavy cold air, fog lies in the valley, traps the shitty air and smog. No wind to clear it out. Go up on the mountain and have warmer weather, sunshine, and blue skies. Beautiful for the ski hills!

oilcan · Feb 14, 2016

Ok thanks

carterj16 · Feb 14, 2016

I love IF, twin would also be nice

carterj16 · Feb 14, 2016

if you can choose where you live move to Star valley WY

mmwb · Feb 15, 2016

Star Valley really doesn't have inversions and wind is rare. More snow than IF. Longer winter. Some of the best schools in the country, no doubt; and one of the best rural hospitals in the nation with a plethora of specialist frequenting as well.

ElevenBravo · Feb 16, 2016

I moved from Las Vegas to Idaho Falls, and must say that it's pretty awesome. I haven't seen what Twin Falls or Boise is like, but IF has enough amenities of a larger city, but still has the small town feel. We're finally getting a Panera bread so I can get my hoidy-toidy grilled cheese sammiches. Still getting used to most things except the big box stores being closed on Sunday.

gutshot · Feb 17, 2016

LAST EDITED ON Feb-17-16 AT 05:32PM (MST)[p]Just for hunting and fishing I might choose Idaho Falls, but Boise offers things like a university, more job opportunities, milder winters, and a substantial airport.

BPKHunter · Feb 17, 2016

I live in Star, ID near Boise.

If you want other things in life than hunting and fishing, definitely consider SW Idaho.

That said, the fishing is amazing and all the hunting you can want is close as well here in SW Idaho. You can kill deer and elk within 30 min of downtown in 4 different directions. Best Antelope unit in the state is within 30 min of downtown, but tags are hard to come by.

But if I was retired and looking to move, I might consider IF, mostly because the adjacent states of Colo, Wy, and MT have a lot to offer as well.

maverick351 · Feb 22, 2016

Well definitely not retired at all yet. We spent some time in the Boise area. Mainly Nampa, Meridian and Caldwell but have driven through and spent the day up in the Cascades as well. I guess it was a (grass might be greener) kinda thing. Never been to Twin Falls or Idaho Falls but always hear so many positive things about them so had to ask. My work field is dependant on the hunting crowd so being in a good area for that helps. Of course always want a good safe home for the kids and wife as well. Guess I'm just gonna have to make a trip up and check them out.