Unboxing Idaho: What It's Like Living In Idaho

[@NickJohnson]

Here is my entire Unboxing Series: kzbin.info/aero/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF

[@davemaier7]

Thank you Nick! I have found your videos to be very informative.

[@CSWG-d9e]

Your videos are amazing!!! Thank you Nick.

[@JosieDaBaguette]

You pernounced Kuna wrong :( Its said like Kew-na

[@marge3863]

Nothing worse than seeing good farm and ranch land turn into shitty McMansion neighborhoods.

[@Brookeloun]

It breaks my heart to see this

[@Vikingsmoke]

The Farmers don't mind, million dollar paychecks for corn fields.

[@Vikingsmoke]

@@justadad5040 Guess you didn't understand what I was trying to say.

[@Vikingsmoke]

@@justadad5040 If locals don't want developers building over farm land, maybe they should stop selling out for the cash? Problem solved! Out of Staters won't move here if they stop building houses.

[@Robert-oz7dx]

I agree 👍

[@gamingwithth3gardian808]

As a guy who's lived here all his life, I just want it to stay the same. You know that scene in Back to the Future where Doc Brown says it used to be just farmland and fields. Yeah that's me now and I'm only 20

[@Vikingsmoke]

No just saw that movie again the other day.... Your right the farmers can't sell the land fast enough here.

[@katherinejones850]

Correct! Farmland is disappearing to subdivision which is a shame because not all ground is farmable! Who cares about agriculture anymore when you can eat lab products from China!

[@eainkernutt7689]

Yo where you guys from

[@42N8_1]

Real estate agents are traitors.

[@turdfurgason8476]

You kn

[@naturalrelaxationwithchris181]

Idaho is a great state let’s keep it that way. I’m not even from Idaho and I agree with there logic

[@BillClinton936]

Exactly!!

[@beavisjohnson7717]

Keep the leftists out, problem solved

[@bonerthebarbarian7872]

Leave them alone 😑 It's nice there still alot of nice places in America

[@Somee989]

Keep Cali out. They move in & pervert the place. Not all of them but I find them always pushing an agenda.

[@daedae1522]

This is America you can live where you want to.

[@paulapaularaejohnson]

When we drove through Idaho.....I was in shock as to how stunning the landscapes are. Truly the most beautiful place I've ever seen.

[@NickJohnson]

True Paula 🏔 🌲 🦅

[@Kelle0284]

When I drove through Idaho, I blinked and missed it. I was driving through the Northern panhandle.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

@@Kelle0284 That's funny because that's the prettiest part.

[@christiankatzel9598]

Try Montana than if you want nature beauty 😉

[@TrevorNet]

Growing up _Idaho_ leaves a distinctive mark on a person’s soul. It’s been 30+ years since I moved away from the Gem State and people still ask me where I’m from. My life is proof that you can leave Idaho, but Idaho will never leave you. If it wasn’t for my wife’s strong family ties, I would pack up our household and move back to Idaho and give my kids the childhoods they deserve.

[@TrevorNet]

@Dark Blue The only reason my wife doesn’t like to visit Idaho is because the last time I routed us through Jackson. Middle of the night, a momma moose and her not so little baby moose ran out in front of our car. Baby may have been a bull because it was fully racked. I hit the second moose and it destroyed our car. Long story long, family is afraid of the drive & flying from Denver to Idaho Falls is kind of dumb when you think about how spread out things are. When we are actually in Idaho, my family loves it.

[@lowgradetriplea1620]

I live down by rexburg and sugar out by the dunes, its good stuff

[@Marximous]

I made that mistake once, I corrected it within 3 months! I could not wait to come home!

[@gabefields8012]

Born in Boise, lived in McCall 5 years and was relocated as a teenager in Washington state against my will. Ended up having a child in Washington and she's almost of age and it's getting closer to where I can move out of the land of the loonies and go back home. Idaho IS most certainly a better place to live if you want some semblance of a normal life. I just hope the people going there will vote conservative because take it from me you don't want what the liberals want. I'm living in it and it's not fun. The title "liberal" implies liberation and freedom but that's not what they are for. Unless it's immoral filth.

[@gabefields8012]

You're right Trevor Scott

[@nielsenn7012]

I’m from Denmark and I have always found Idaho extreamly appealing. Don’t know what it is but I sure hope to visit one day 🇺🇸🇩🇰

[@NickJohnson]

Come see it!

[@robertcardon4268]

Heyyyy I’m from idaho! It’s great there’s so much outdoors to explore and the cities are really charming and welcoming. You should totally come visit. I recommend mccall, it’s a beautiful mountain town that feels a little like Norway or Sweden.

[@michealyuhhh8007]

just letting u know theres no kush here in idaho

[@icewater2664]

@@michealyuhhh8007 I dunno bout that...

[@tyrelllyons6963]

I recommend a gem of a tourist trap, lava hot springs ☺️

[@Mina-rb5ut]

I am from the east coast and moved to Cali in 2012. Lived there for 10 years and I recently moved to idaho. The first thing I experienced was a lady that came up to my car to say how beautiful my dog is and then said “ God bless you dear” in that motherly warm cozy (cookies in the oven) kinda of way. It felt nice 🥰

[@williamcross4379]

At least Boise is still like Boise for now. I remember when Austin felt like a Texas city and now it relates to more of a west coast city because of all the people that moved there.

[@ColdPotato]

Moved to Austin in 1998, even then it was changing rapidly. Now the skyline is completely different. Sprawling burbs and a west coast core. Drive an hour outside Austin and you're in a different country.

[@mysticwine]

Austin, liberal toilet

[@taylorsessions4143]

😆 I haven't talked to anyone that is happy with how Boise has grown and changed from how it was!

[@murfnturf23]

@gil gil Damn!

[@katherinejones850]

Boise was the right size in the 1970s!

[@davidbalmer473]

Greetings from Switzerland. I grew up in America and Idaho was one of the many places. Sun Valley and Driggs in the 70s and I still have family memberes in Ketchum, Boise and Hailey. Was last there in 2019. Zurich-Frankfurt-Tacoma-Boise and that route back again. Love you Idaho!!!

[@NickJohnson]

Idaho loves you David!

[@davidbalmer473]

@@NickJohnson Well thank you, Nick. I wish you all the best.

[@sammaurer92]

I like to watch all of the out-of-staters move in during the summer when it's all gorgeous but then they turn around and move to a different area after their first winter here because North Idaho actually typically gets at least 4-8 feet of snow every year and the temps are typically 12-36 degrees during the day..😂🤣 I used to walk to school in as cold as -12° on a regular basis. 🥶

[@lisacoughanour1807]

In just a sweatshirt.

[@beavisjohnson7717]

Sounds warm, that’s nothing.

[@mollysmiles04631]

@@johnr7365 I was going to say the same. When we moved here three years ago, people warned us about the winters and we were told, you’ll be packing up to go back in the spring. We had a good laugh at that, and come spring told them nope, that wasn’t winter, we’re from Maine, and that was just December for a few months!

[@brightmason4158]

Hello Sam Dallas how are you doing

[@awakened5574]

Yep, you are right! And they come into our State with big money, buy forested property, cut all the trees down then move after the first winter. Leaving all the devastation in their wake.....and despise their attitudes

[@outdoorsmanguide5162]

These videos are amazing. Like you dont understand how interesting and helpful they are. Keep it up man

[@pamwheat539]

I love how you have made this video about Idaho. It's very nice. Thank you for your sense of humor and how you have worked in the truths and facts with humor

[@donniejay8348]

Welcome to Idaho....now go home!!

[@washingtonbeauty4221]

The kinda rudeness your used to is nothing. If your nice to the people coming they’ll be nice back but if your remember these people are from big cities. The grew up rough so be nice

[@leticiabarnes9614]

Sorry , I love it here and I'm going to stay.

[@silentvega2004]

I don't wanna mention something bad about potatoes or I might be dead

[@silentvega2004]

@Anthony Coz oh god. But hey, idaho is a pretty place

[@Bvd-]

@@leticiabarnes9614 well no one loves you, or wants you.

[@alexd8092]

nobody: me who lives in idaho watching this at 3 am: *interesting*

[@Royal.2556]

Same I’m watching this at 2 am

[@ohhelo2953]

Ah yes potato gang

[@bobbytun]

AYO same

[@shlaak]

Potato Gang

[@MasterTSayge]

I went to Idaho twice in 93 and 94. I always remember how kind and laid back people were. PLUS Idaho has the most beautiful night sky in America.

[@ekalb7789]

Idaho is overcrowded. You'd hate it here. Ever heard of Montana? Wyoming? Better yet, Utah!

[@stu3775]

Build and they will come, muahahahhhaa

[@stu3775]

@EyeOfTheBeholder Inspirations Wyoming people don 't want you.

[@MRi2thesky]

Lifelong Idahoan. Very disappointing what’s happening. My favorite hot spring I’ve been going to for years is constantly overcrowded. A human soup bowl. Yuck. I take my kids to lakes and mountains to show them the natural beauty but most these places are getting literally trashed.

[@adaezea5963]

That's so sad.

[@youdontknowme8558]

I think the real reason everyone is flooding Idaho’s borders is that Nick’s singing makes it so compelling. Way to drive up those property values, Nick! 😜

[@grantyentis5507]

Yeah, that song at the end was phenomenal, it gave me chills!

[@Vikingsmoke]

I moved to a small town in Idaho that I refuse to mention.

[@remeupchurch]

Bet you live in fort hall

[@jasonheckenlively1172]

@@remeupchurch Haaaa ewwww

[@harveyscott6114]

It wasn't Athol I suppose. Lol

[@victoriaarmstrong8329]

As small as Acequa???

[@mysticwine]

Then I refuse to listen..

[@JonnyZye]

*My grandparents are from the Midwest but moved to Idaho in the 80s - Coeur D' Alene specifically. Such a beautiful, peaceful place.* Thanks for this vid, Nick!

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Jonny!

[@brianmatthews4149]

It's nice because 50 percent of the LAPD retire there.

[@JonnyZye]

@@brianmatthews4149 Is that true? I could believe it ✌️

[@celestepalm6949]

@@brianmatthews4149 Lol, & the other half retire to Sandpoint.

[@oneM-i5]

Not anymore. Shootings damn near everyday.

[@PresUlyssesSGrant]

Idaho born and raised (born in Boise). I love Idaho. Camping is so fun, my step dad and mom always took me and my brother on camp trips every summer. Love Idaho.

[@aquablue02]

Omg yes! Boise does remind me of how Austin was 15 years ago, back when Austin was a nice place to live, before all the homelessness etc. Moved to Boise from Austin and Boise now reminds me of the old Austin that I loved. I love living here now.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

If starter homes were $500k in Austin 15 years ago, how much are they now?

[@weeknders]

Liberals.

[@betsyj59]

In between the wonderful place Austin was to live and all the homelessness was the phase where hoards of west coast people with money from selling their properties moved in and the cost of rent and buying property went through the roof. You knew once that happened, the homelessness and also crime would soon follow and it did. Almost as if it were planned. Austin has been designated, together with San Antonio as a future smart megacity. Cannot wait to get out. Really too bad that incredible quality of life Austin enjoyed went on the chopping block.

[@nando323]

I was just a kid when i visited family out in Idaho. I never forgot the amazing experience and how much i fell in love with Idaho. Fast forward about 17 years later and i would totally move to Idaho!! Thank you for such great video.

[@NickJohnson]

Thanks for sharing!

[@akagei]

That is not the Coeur d'Alene Reservation you pointed out on the map, that is the Nez Perce Reservation. The Coeur d'Alene Reservation is farther north.

[@juliangossard]

Thank you for pointing this out!

[@tullyreinhardt3912]

As a born and raised Idahoan he nailed the northern portions of the state incredibly well, especially the sandpoint one😂

[@magnuson2018]

Yeah, I used to work at Schweitzer and Sandpoint is my least favorite place to be around here.

[@khester7397]

@@milesmoore8705 The whole silver valley is famous for meth. Certainly not as bad now as its peak in the late 90s though.

[@quasipseudo1]

Oh, the singing, the lyrics... speechless at the pure beauty! Bravo! Bravo! Encore, please!

[@NickJohnson]

Like keep singing?

[@ngamendeluxe]

I'm a Californian in love with Idaho! Our close friends chose to pack up and leave Cali for Meridian, ID. We had a chance to spend time visiting them last year. Nothing but love! My hope is that our kids will move out of CA and start their families here.

[@STEVEN-xt2uq]

GO back To Ca Ew🤢🤬

[@mrskwrl]

As long as ya'll don't keep voting the way you did back in commifornia.

[@rayguimond4911]

I was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force base back in the 70's. There was so much to do and see, good place to live.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

I wonder if you were stationed there with my father.

[@ransuroto7182]

House prices here in the Boise Area have literally doubled over the past 10 years. Also traffic here sucks, i can't keep up anymore

[@ransuroto7182]

@@bingosunnoon9341 there's like one tiny bus system but that's basically it

[@poocheese55]

@@bingosunnoon9341 Its the #1 drawback to moving to Boise. As I'm from Texas where we drive everywhere its no big deal to me. But if youre from somewhere where cars arent a necessity, you will find it a hard time to get around.

[@grammyd8361]

Same in Coeur d'Alene. Looking to go back home to Wyoming, where I grew up. Would rather have snow falling sideways in 80mph winds that dominate the winters, than this convergance of Cali and Eastern USA mentality, that has caused our lovely towns to turn into liberal, complaining people, rising crime and prices and ungodly traffic that is now, Cd'A and Sandpoint. They even want to kill the native deer that come into their yards, talking a raffle! My Lord! No. Idaho is overwhelmed! Lived here for 40 yrs! I'm out of here, come Fall, Hell or High Water!

[@vyros5]

yeah. it was a town built to be small. now the states trying to buy up private buisnesses so they can widen roads :(

[@mynorthidaholife]

It's only taken about 5 years to double in Coeur d Alene. It's crazy expensive up here now.

[@grantg8638]

"You're gonna have to grow a sack if ya move up here". Nailed it

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

Not really. Try living in Detroit and you’ll see what “You’re gonna have to grow a sack if ya move up here” really means.

[@COCO-uc5tw]

A sack of potatoes 🥔😆

[@UnveilingtheSacred]

@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 no

[@naydsoe27]

@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 maybe don't have retarded gangs in detroit

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

@@naydsoe27 How is that relevant to what I said or the OP?

[@marvlesssmarvin]

From watching various tourism videos and travel videos I always see EVERY state say the same thing. "Everyone from California is moving here!" and "This city is the next silicone valley/tech hub!"

[@Candiceknits]

I went to college at Eastern Washington University. Northern Idaho was where I spent a lot of time enjoying the great outdoors. Hiking , camping, great fishing, boating. Yes the winters can be long and harsh but if you love the outdoors it’s awesome.

[@jayros4269]

"What a nice place Idaho is, I love it here! Let me make it more like the terrible place I moved from, that'll fix it!"

[@dustywilson2052]

SAME WITH ARIZONA AND TEXAS!

[@shlaak]

NOOOOOOOOOOO

[@celestepalm6949]

Most people who move want to keep their chosen state the way it is.

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

They’re not moving because it’s terrible. They’re moving because where they come from is so good that it’s the most sought after real estate in the United States and it’s driving up home values to the point where housing isn’t affordable.

[@IdaholifeV]

@@pulsatingsausageboy2076 Sorry. But I was born and raised in California. After military service, and living different places around the country, and the world, we realized what a shithole California has become. Why pay so much to live in a crime ridden, morally bankrupt shithole?

[@gavincurtis]

Welcome to North Idaho, grow a SAC or go BACK.

[@circesoul2218]

Shoot

[@aaz1992]

Grow a THICC SACC or go BACC

[@flyshacker]

I have to say, this is the BEST intro to Idaho video I have watched! And I think I have seen them all. Great job!!

[@patrickreed4797]

Currently in Las Vegas but for a little while in my life I lived up in the Panhandle. Idahome is the best kept secret in the world. It makes me laugh that this video didn’t want to load at first and refused to play in any higher quality than 144p for me. Idaho, you keep working your magic, hiding your secrets. In the meantime I’ll keep saving to find my way back home.

[@kresimircosic9035]

I think I found that what I imagine true America looks like. Those ever green forests look like heaven.

[@DarkonRhoe]

I'm a conservative stuck in a state that hates me (California). I want to move to Idaho mainly to be around like minded people.

[@NickJohnson]

You and everyone else

[@triciametz3096]

I’m a Californian born and raised. I moved up to Boise area last September during the lock down. I’m a conservative and with California becoming more liberal Idaho seemed like a great idea. All I can say is, it’s not the oasis I hoped for. Many people truly hate Californians. The people here are just different. Not always in a good way. Some of course are wonderful. The traffic is getting really bad and the prices have sky rocketed just since I’ve been here. The businesses love the money but they don’t want to pay the employees any better. Also- it’s a right to work state so there are zero labor laws and you can be fired at any moments with no explanation. So the decent jobs are scarce and the prices are high! There’s a lot of places to camp or hike, but not much for shopping beyond Target and chain stores. It’s very cold in the winter and hot as hell in the Summer. Oh! And bring a vat of lotion because it’s dry as toast all year long! 🤪

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

@@triciametz3096 Don't forget about the air quality during fire season. Summer of 2021 was the worst I've ever experienced it.

[@Ουρανία-ψ7σ]

Inversion looming in the sky

[@DelRBowlby]

@@triciametz3096 Give it some time. It will grow on you. I do hear what you are saying though. I would laugh at the California Conservatives when I lived in California. I would explain to them that I was an Idaho Conservative. I was born and raised here and moved to Fresno for a job (30 years there. I spent 29 trying to get out!). It takes some time to get adjusted. Some friends took me to Yosemite and asked me what I thought "Looks like Idaho with people!" was my reply.

[@rebekahheath3905]

Best & funniest video I've ever seen. I lived in CDA for 16 yrs & moved 6 years ago because of all the NEW folks & their ways that moved in.... You hit everything on the money. Good video. Thanks!

[@jefferyvoyager705]

Thanks Nick for your highly informative as well as educational videos that cover a broad knowledge of what's like living in different cities and states all across America. I frankly enjoyed every video you made as that gives me a transparent sight from different angles. Wish you all the best and keep up the outstanding work. Jeff

[@user-sv3tx9gm6u]

I feel bad for Idahoians, Idaho is becoming the new Colorado.

[@godemperorofmankind7255]

Utah as well.

[@fr33ourminds]

Except weed will always be illegal

[@gavincurtis]

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Idahoan here with California neighbors taking over!

[@doubleuponbob3397]

@Sarosh Murtaza Mountains With Mountains and mountai And balls. Balls the size of mountains.

[@devincampbell5007]

And Arizona (Phoenix is already LA 2.0)

[@peterviglietta4207]

I've been binge watching Nick Johnson videos every day for the last month. So good dude. Do you have a timeline of when you'll be releasing the rest of the states unboxing videos? Also are your songs on spotify? The people need answers nick!

[@NickJohnson]

yes peter my songs ARE on iTunes and spotify. the link is here music.apple.com/us/album/state-songs-an-album/1523790725

[@celestepalm6949]

It's can be the best stuff to listen to in the car when you need to cheer up.

[@kuhaniresti]

The first state I visited in the U, stayed for 3 months and have a lot of time to roam around and what I could say is the place is so peaceful.

[@mladyriad]

Shared this with family and friends and enjoyed as a Moscow resident 4 the past 8 years (: From SoCal way back in the 50-60z then oregon mid 70z Suffered in Iowa 2000-04 then back to Oregon till 2013 when our youngest got a scholarship to UI We came to help get him set up and liked it enuff to stay on. Ty 4 this great takeaway 😎

[@jasenjahn]

I live in Sandpoint. Yeah, thank you for raising our property values. My properties have almost doubled in value. It’s not all Californians that are moving here. I’m seeing more people from Washington up here from the north

[@havennevah6191]

I live in WA and I want to move to Idaho because FREEEEDDOOOMMM

[@oneM-i5]

@@havennevah6191 How ridiculous. It's just like any other place now.

[@PNWOUTDOORS7923]

Stay in Washington we don’t want you here

[@LeveyHere]

I think of Idaho as the perfect Pacific Midwest. Not too liberal, not too barren but not too metropolitan, an equal balance of all the other key factors, etc. Seems very nice.

[@LordBrozart]

It’s like the west coast’s New Hampshire

[@kftc1980]

I hate the wind, I like everything else, so far.

[@kftc1980]

@Burgman Keith I can’t compare it to those places. I have 5-6’ snow drifts on my land , while there is no snow in their spots. Part of the roof of my workshop came off during a Canadian system that came down a few months ago. I call that windy. There are significant winds almost every week. I’ll still take it over CA any day, winds are better than the boot of the state crushing you.

[@fr33ourminds]

@@kftc1980 Its like Nate Shelman, talk radio host in Boise, said "California is coming to Idaho whether you like it or not". Libs run much of the school system there in Idaho. Boise has a lib mayor. I'm in the process of leaving Idaho. My windshield has to be replaced every couple years because they do a terrible job of chip sealing. Paint on my car is all tore up from it.

[@kftc1980]

@@fr33ourminds anyone moving to Idaho who chooses Boise is suspect. That does not qualify as “getting away from it all.”

[@wandahall4435]

Glad to see Nick & Mappy💖💖💖

[@maritzaagosto1793]

Whether I want to or not it's good to know what to or not to expect . Thank you for the heads - up .

[@howierides]

I lived in Idaho for more than 40 years then a year ago the kinfolk convinced my old lady to get me to load up the truck and move to Denver. I miss living in Idaho but she loves seeing family on a daily basis. Your review of Idaho was accurate and the high crime areas of Idaho don't compare to other states! The majority of out-of-state people that moved to Idaho (during the time that I lived there} are very nice people.

[@gaargy1]

The best part of the video is "And now it's time for a great song". I love that you used the Magnum bm theme as a base for what I think is one of your best songs yet!!!

[@honeybfly2010]

Omg that song lol. “They won’t put up with your crap!” 😂

[@goldtopazasylum]

lol

[@barbarapearce5722]

We are being overrun by transplants. People are coming and bringing their politics. why leave a craphole (you created) and move to a beautiful state like Idaho and ruin this state with your liberal, one sided views.

[@cbhawkins]

"Nobody wants drama" 😄

[@skurinski]

@@RatatRatR yes, we do. Keep your crap in California

[@brightmason4158]

Hello Tanya how are you doing

[@darleneshriver3270]

I lived in Idaho, Hope, ID, outside of Sandpoint ID not far from the Montana border! It was absolutely beautiful. I also lived in MT and it too was stunning!

[@NickJohnson]

It is Darlene :)

[@hacatan24]

I visited Sandpoint Idaho and yeah it's amazing how beautiful it looks there...

[@loraineotte798]

how long did you live there? I am looking somewhere around that lake

[@darleneshriver3270]

@@loraineotte798 I lived there from 86-91! House we were renting was being sold. Ended up in Plains, MT. Another place I miss alot! I loved the beauty and the quiet!

[@jeanskarset2557]

Hope is beautiful, so is Clark, Montana

[@eskylover65]

I live in Eagle but am definitely not a snob, I like the quiet and country feel living next to a state park 🥰

[@NickJohnson]

You're sweet Kim ❤️

[@WhiteKitta]

Idaho is #1 at the moment on my list of places to move to..... amazing place...

[@SlammedZero]

I grew up in Boise. Nicely done, you hit on some great things. Better than some other videos I have seen. Nampa and Caldwell definitely have some rough spots, but Meridian I would not consider dangerous in the least. It's your typical suburban America. Garden City used to be a lot rougher. It was bad when I was growing up, however, it's being gentrified like crazy right now. There are still some pockets, but overall, it's a much different place. The Treasure Valley as a whole has changed a great deal since I was a kid, and, it happened all very rapidly. I tell my daughter she is growing up in a much different city than I did.

[@skinnydog4]

My mother n law lives in Caldwell and about 20 years ago I remember taking the kids to a water park in Boise

[@danielproulx7288]

I moved to Idaho from Washington state. Idaho reminds me a lot of the Washington I grew up in from the 1980's. It truly is a wonderful place to live. I don't miss the drama and progressive BS of Seattle.

[@Skyesoceaneyes]

I moved from Colorado and it reminds me of Colorado in the early 90s.

[@LeSexyJames]

Idaho boring tho

[@danielproulx7288]

@@LeSexyJames I suppose it depends on what you want in life. I love the outdoors, hiking, skiing, biking and a no drama life style. I have that in Idaho. If you're looking to go clubbing and that sort of life Idaho is probably not a good fit for you. That's why they have menus in restaurants not everyone likes the same thing.

[@LeSexyJames]

@@danielproulx7288 I been living in Idaho for 18 years now and for some reason still find it boring here. I love the out doors too. I’m not hating on you or anything lol just my opinion.

[@danielproulx7288]

@@LeSexyJames I understand I'm not saying you're opinion is not valid. So far I haven't missed my old life.

[@breadqueen9011]

Thank you. I watch most of your videos, and was so thankful for your take on Idaho. I have lived in Idaho most of my life. We live in Idaho Falls. Two things you missed....1 The INL is a huge employer, and 2 Simplot in Pocatello. Also Idaho is full of natural hot springs. Some big ones are Lava Hot Springs, Downeta, Heise, and Green Canyon. Most forest areas have undeveloped hot springs to hike to.

[@jessiegerard5428]

🤫 not all things need ruined

[@SamTheMountainBikeBeast]

Been there. It’s a peaceful place and everyone gets along.

[@bobscousinbob7702]

must have been in a way back machine....

[@zacharywimer6708]

You must have stayed in your car

[@SamTheMountainBikeBeast]

Every state has it's rude drivers.

[@Adam4954-]

Idaho is an amazing state! I absolutley love it here!😍🙌

[@katherinechant7606]

What's your favorite part?

[@bethanybagwell8241]

Moved to Idaho thinking I t was going to be the. Perfect place.. we moved back after the winter lol. Great for adventuring, not my favorite for living.

[@RagnarLothbrok2222]

Thank God for the cold. It keeps the yuppies out

[@ShellymanStudios]

I feel bad for Idahoans, Californians are moving there at an alarming rate lol.

[@SamTheMountainBikeBeast]

It shouldn’t be a bad thing as long as the Californians don’t keep voting blue

[@leahbrum9971]

This is true but I heard that people from Oregon and Washington are moving there also.

[@SamTheMountainBikeBeast]

@@leahbrum9971 they got ruined decades ago

[@kftc1980]

Assuming the right people come, it is a way to slowly shift electoral power from blue states to red states.

[@nobody-vp1dr]

They are coming for the perceived homosexual culture. Wait untill they find out that mormon is not the same as more men.

[@kaylacolgan]

The state of Idaho reminds me of the movie, “Napoleon Dynamite.”

[@Owlsick]

maybe because napoleon dynamite was filmed there

[@alecnickel4572]

Filmed in Preston ID

[@Owlsick]

@@alecnickel4572 yup

[@jonasabry9099]

That makes me want to move there, because Napoleon Dynamite is classic.

[@Owlsick]

@@jonasabry9099 lol yup

[@johnpresnell]

Wow, I discovered your channel recently and have really enjoyed the content, so imagine my surprise in seeing a commercial I made for Vidal Sassoon (shot in NYC in the 90’s) featured in one of your videos!

[@marynadononeill]

No way! You haven't turned into that mountain fella yet tho. (-:

[@maryclebeau]

I really enjoy your videos.!!! You tell it like it is. Very honest reviews 😊much appreciated. It’s nice to see all of these towns even if you don’t even want to move. It’s like traveling on a budget. 👏🥰🏡

[@doubleaa658]

I dream about living in Idaho ! I’m tired of crazy liberals in northern Cali

[@CarpeDiemColey]

You definitely did your research, this is an informative video for out-of-staters! You had me convinced you were a native local until you said Kuna. Also, you can’t touch a house for less than $420K here now... someone please correct me if I’m wrong. Yes there may be a house on the market for $350k but it will be sold for $450k with multiple cash offers! And the builders’ lists are now more like 12 months (I’m on one). Nice ending song 🤣

[@NickJohnson]

Nicole I say kuna weird always have ❤️

[@susancorbin399]

Grew up in kuna , then moved to Kona, sis moved to puna

[@splintingsystem1745]

"So if you move up here and see a wild gorilla find a local to protect ya" 😂😂

[@Kenton1313]

Don't worry, we'll take care of you.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

You're on your own when the mountain lions come into town, however.

[@Royal.2556]

My parents bought their home in 1997 for $89,900 and now it’s estimated to be worth almost $400,000 here in Meridian.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

My parents bought their home in southeast Boise in 1983 for $60,000 and now it's estimated to be worth $455,300. I wouldn't pay $2,195 a month to live in that dinky little house today lol. Too bad they sold it in the 90's when they divorced.

[@btbrilz]

It’s not just Idaho that is changing. Any state west of the start of mountain time zone is becoming like this

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Yeah it makes me sad :( the leftists not-sees keep ruining everything and making places unaffordable.

[@MarkDoubleday]

I've lived in Boise my whole life and seen every corner of this state. I can 100% confirm this video is accurate. @12:13 made me chuckle. Great vid!

[@VinOnline]

Idaho is a very nice state. I used to live less than a couple hours from the state and would visit occasionally. I have no negative experiences in Idaho and I have lots of fond childhood memories from Coeur d’Alene. Definitely more interesting than Wyoming. Great video Nick!

[@NickJohnson]

Idaho rocks

[@VinOnline]

@@NickJohnson Ansolutely!

[@henry7765]

My new neighbors have moved from New York City and they listen to loud music from their car while it’s parked in front of their house

[@stephenk.5839]

@@kiethj7 So, you admit to being one of the inconsiderate people who have no problem forcing others to listen to their loud music, but you also tell others to be considerate of your inconsideration of others.

[@Vikingsmoke]

As soon as he said "don't hate" I knew he was a piece of sh*t.🤷‍♂️

[@cindytappe6486]

Yep dragging their crap from one place to another. Love of nature is Idaho.

[@WeRideMooCowAtDawn]

The part that covered "narrow roads" showed clips of a vehicle driving through a portion of Meridian which is a major shopping & dining area called The Village. It's not an area that commutes to other areas of the cities. Those clips don't represent the streets of Treasure Valley. There are multiple errors in this including how Boise and Kuna are pronounced. And although we are known for potatoes that is not the major cash crop.

[@sitlalyc8652]

Born and raised, it's a beautiful state to live. I hope growth slows down to catch up with demand.

[@calirose2860]

Your song at the end was hilarious 🤣 Idaho looks like a beautiful state, hopefully it won't become overpopulated and lose most of it's charm.

[@NickJohnson]

❤️

[@mountainman4969]

It guys like this guy keeps putting videos on the Internet everyone will be here eventually

[@rosekinnison4724]

Nick you nailed Idaho thanks right on truth. I miss the old Idaho.

[@NickJohnson]

Old Idaho will never be here again

[@idahostrong]

Boise does not feel like Boise anymore...its sad

[@jonasabry9099]

It got Noisey in Boise.

[@bobscousinbob7702]

Give Ada to Oregon

[@UnveilingtheSacred]

Seattle got fucked to

[@jonasabry9099]

@@UnveilingtheSacred Seattle was nice 5 years ago. I lived in Portland for 6 and boy did it go down the toilet. I can't go back for a long time.

[@user-dd7ms7vm9v]

@@jonasabry9099 What is happening that is so bad? Is it a racial problem or politics?

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

Nick, you are awesome.i was born and raised in CDA. Thank you.

[@NickJohnson]

Email me - I'll be there next month Tom! NickJohnsonNC18@gmail

[@simply.living.better]

Yay for Lewiston! The smell goes away after a while 😂😝

[@ssunfish]

I wish no one ever heard of or came here. Jobs pay little and houses cost alot BECAUSE of all the incoming. Big supply of people looking for work and not enough housing to go around, nevermind affordable housing. So the numbers are stacked against us.

[@Jbamb92]

Thank you 💯🙌🏻 Our Jobs here are no match for housing costs. I know too many people here that struggle to pay for housing because of how much rent and home values are increasing.

[@lindacollins4336]

Thanks for telling it like it is. Not only are the wages low and housing costs high but the schools are not very good. Idaho's education system ranks toward the bottom of the list compared to the other States in the Union. .

[@somethingbeautiful2212]

Sounds like a good place to start an American made business :) liberal work ethic too

[@fr33ourminds]

@@Jbamb92 Thats why its the mobile home capital of the world, rip off city

[@fr33ourminds]

@@somethingbeautiful2212 Maybe after they fix the zoning issues. Its not easy to start an american made business there either.

[@fallingthroughthevoid]

I was born and raised in Idaho, in a small town on the border or Oregon and Idaho. I still live here and it's frustrating because I feel like it is almost impossible for locals to buy homes now. We saved up while renting, just to get evicted during the pandemic because housing prices went through the roof, and though we never missed a payment, the landlord wanted to kick us out to sell the house for way more than what it was worth. We thought, no biggie, this is just the push we need to buy a home. Got approved immediately for a loan, only to realize we are priced out of our area. We don't live near Boise, we live in a small town, and yet there is hardly anything under 250k. I understand there are homes that just cost more, and that's okay. I just wanted an opportunity to own a home for under 150k (which was perfectly reasonable for our area a couple years ago). We worked really hard to save and get our credit scores up, but by the time we accomplished that, houses doubled in price. We had to move back in with my parents, because we couldn't even find a rental for less than $900 a month (we used to pay $475 a month for a two bedroom 1 bath house). We have been trying for almost 9 months now to buy a home. And of course, we have people telling us it's only going to get worse so hurry and buy the first house in our price range (which is not ideal for first time home buyers). I guess it is what is it, but I wish Idaho would realize people who grew up in small towns, do not have a lot of places to work that pay that much over minimum wage, which is still set to $7.25.

[@NickJohnson]

I agree. It'll get better just be patient.

[@COCO-uc5tw]

Idaho is stuck in the 90's. Minimum wage definitely needs to change. It is a shock so low Minimum wage. Who can live off of that??

[@brightmason4158]

Wow that's means you really know a lot

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

@@COCO-uc5tw Well, minimum wage was raised to $7.25/hr in 2009.

[@FullPsycho]

@@COCO-uc5tw Most places here don’t pay minimum wage

[@lapamful]

Idaho Falls, that's where they make Secret Santa! Love that show, always gets me in the mood for Christmas 😁 Thanks Nick, this was funny and informative

[@kftc1980]

He said IF was bad according to the experts. I have found it to be not bad at all, moderate crime in the old parts of town but otherwise safe and pretty clean. Pocatello and Blackfoot are rough by comparison.

[@offtopic4279]

@@kftc1980 have you spent a lot of time in Idaho Falls? Can you walk around at night safely? I think that’s a good metric for safety in a city.

[@kftc1980]

@@offtopic4279 a little bit, I live in an unincorporated area outside of town, so I am insulated a bit. I have zero interest living within the boundaries of any city. The “numbered streets”, older homes mostly rentals are a somewhat rough area. There are a few trailer parks that are rough. Other than this it is safe. I follow the local crime reports, and they are concentrated in these areas. Even the bad parts are nothing compared to truly dangerous cities. The problems are mostly domestic disputes, and drugs.

[@offtopic4279]

@@kftc1980 I guess the video is pretty accurate. Dangerous for Idaho isn’t the same as dangerous in other places.

[@kftc1980]

@@offtopic4279 I’m just as concerned about 4 legged predators as 2 legged predators, if not more. I think that means I am in the right place.

[@EthanRKassel]

The Perine Bridge is amazing, glad you got footage of it! Also, I couldn't get a campsite in Grand Tetons over the summer and ended up staying in Victor, in the Teton Valley. Great little town!

[@donnyrichardsonsacousticch1988]

So after 11 years in Mexico I returned with my Mexican wife and three Mexican kids to Fruitland, ID (an hour north of Boise). We had to leave after seven months sadly and return to my native CA (ugh...). Now, I have a dream job that lets me work remotely for the rest of my life, so we have our sights set on ID. We've planned a trip to Boise in May to see Luke Combs (hell ya!) and spend a few days being nostalgic. I hope they don't hate us with our CA plates and plan to talk to as many people about how to successfully return to ID without pissing anyone off... :)

[@jenniferl3832]

I miss my beautiful home state!!! From Sandpoint originally, lived in Washington during the pandemic and moved to get my daughter back to school. Unfortunately my hometown was too expensive to move back to. We’re in Arizona now, which feels like a warm Idaho 😂

[@tonyf4623]

“Private Idaho”! Anyone else from the eighties?

[@NickJohnson]

Me

[@firedog451]

Ohh....The B52s....Underground like a wild potato 🥔

[@zubairrazzaq6271]

Great video Great work amazing information 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@1337174m1]

What people don't know, is Pend Orielle is the 5th deepest late in the usa. Right after the great lakes, and they do submarine testing there. Also, Idaho is my home state, I grew up in Spirit lake.

[@jenniferdaulby5519]

I've always been curious abt Idaho cos of the B52's song 'My own private Idaho' & being from Australia, having no idea, this was a good video to watch - thanks Nick. Best wishes from Australia.

[@debbieherrera1605]

I live in Idaho Falls area and have for 50 odd years. Unfortunately it is the #1 destination for transplants in the U.S. at this time. I for one hate it.

[@johngarbarini8474]

Idaho is the only state in the United States over which no foreign flag has ever flown. A nice place to live.

[@Jbamb92]

Almost every flag pole north of Sandpoint flies a Canadian flag with an American flag tho 🧐🧐

[@johngarbarini8474]

@@Jbamb92 No foreign flag has ever flown over Idaho. In Wildwood, NJ, the southern tip of the state, all hotels fly the Canadian flag, since they make up 75% of their visitors. It's a marketing thing, not a military takeover.

[@Jbamb92]

@@johngarbarini8474 oh now I see what you mean. I thought you meant any foreign flag in any general use as I awkwardly sit here in Idaho with a German flag on my flag pole next to my US flag lol

[@SneedPatch]

If I’m not mistaken, didn’t the British lay claim to it as part of their claim on the Oregon Country?

[@johngarbarini8474]

@@SneedPatch - no, you're mistaken. You were right (wrong) the first time.

[@whiterabbits22]

lol I wouldn’t wear the red bandana back in San Bernardino 😂

[@roseluke7148]

Hi Nick🙋‍♀️ I'm moving to Idaho....and, I carry a 357 ( coming from Wyoming) as well! Idaho is a beautiful State... in places! Have a great day!❤🙂

[@ToddBeck]

The song at the close is pure gold. er, "a gem." And thanks for steering newcomers to Boise, away from the rest of the state.

[@timothytomer8332]

I was raised in the 2C (if you're from the Treasure Valley you'll know that code) :) and moved away when I was 28. Garden City was never hipster growing up, and Caldwell was always the hood. Boise was similar to taking a trip to the Idaho version of New York. I loved growing up there and being a fourth generation Idaho'n look forward to my frequent return trips to visit family and friends.

[@530dynasty1]

I live near Lewiston. Yes the paper mill sometimes makes the town stink. But overall, I love it here. The weather is agreeable, the rivers are amazing, and there is a lot of people moving here which is keeping me busy in my construction trade.

[@spencervance8484]

It wont be so great if thousands of people move there.

[@530dynasty1]

@@spencervance8484 Thousands of people wont move here. It takes a certain type of person to be able to handle the colder weather and the isolation. And more people bring in more money, which has a lot of benefits to the local economy. Adjust to the way life is going, because you cant stop it.

[@TheNaomi15015]

Alot of the California's up north buy big mountain property and then cut off public access road with a huge fence. I hope people moving to Idaho change their ideas. Even parks and lake and other recreation areas are trashed. I guess they are probably used to getting cleaned up after. But now all those places you have to pay now.

[@-._.-KRiS-._.-]

We haven't been about to get out much these past two years but we bought the Park Pass to help out with the clean-up efforts, if even just a little.

[@kathrynlivermore5343]

My friend lives in Meridian and another one lives in Eagle. Great video. I have visited several places myself in Idaho and liked it. Thanks--take care.

[@TheWayWalker]

I like how you broke down the state, informative. Thanks! Yeah Idaho was mentioned in the strategic location book a few yrs back as one of the best SHTF places to bug out to.. and then it blew up with people moving there. I'd love to visit not sure if it'd be worth living there but thanks for the video I liked it.