WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE IN BOISE, IDAHO?

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE IN BOISE, IDAHO?
So what is the weather really like in Boise, Idaho? If you're thinking of moving to Boise, Idaho, I'll give you a practical overview of what living in Boise is like with the Boise weather. Will you freeze in Boise? How much does it snow in Boise? Do you need AWD in Boise? How much rain does Boise get? And how will the weather affect living in Boise? What is the average temperature in Boise, Idaho? Watch to the end, and I'll let you know my honest opinion of the what winter in Boise is like.
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[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

What is the weather really like in Boise, Idaho? I moved to Boise from California almost 20 years ago, and it's nice to have a practical, honest review of the weather when you're considering moving to Boise. What are your questions about the weather in Boise?

[@nottawa86]

Personally, I would recommend living here in Webster, TX if the scenery was nicer and it wasn't so humid. It seems like the temperatures you would like. Although, I guess by now you are used to Idaho so it would feel to hot here.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@nottawa86 I do love warm weather and sunshine and I don't mind the humidity. But I do also love the change of seasons and the winter when it snows!

[@nottawa86]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Yeah, I wish it snowed and there were mountains, will definitely have to move out West, particularly Idaho, when I get older. The only issue would be price.

[@CindyRussi.]

Omg your props and outfits changes! Adorable 😁💗✨

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks!

[@bruceacphoto5240]

Summer You REALLY did some excellent work with the scripting & delivery of your content here. Genuine and Credible. Time VERY well spent . TYVM !!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Wow thank you for your very generous complement!

[@chanelle5889]

Great video. Very helpful for people coming here or deciding whether to make the leap. I've actually only worn my winter coat a handful of times over the last decade. I seem to have a high tolerance for cold. I do however, strongly suggest a hat, scarf, warm gloves and appropriate footwear. For the winters, one thing that wasn't mentioned is that the snow is very often light and fluffy, so even if you do have to shovel, it isn't very hard. In fact, we even sometimes clear the parking lot at my office with a push broom instead of a shovel. And you DO want to clear your driveway if you have one that faces North. The sun is so far South in the winter that North facing driveways never get full sun, so when everything else melts, they stay frozen for days.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for your insights! That is true about the driveways.. I actually prefer the back of my house to the south so all my family room and kitchen gets all the warm southern winter sunshine. My first house I owned in Boise had a south driveway (great for no shoveling), but a north backyard, and that made my family room and kitchen dark and cold in the winter. So it's south backyards for me in Boise now. But I love the sun.

[@Idahoguy10157]

You don’t need AWD or 4WD in Boise. I do recommend having front wheel drive in Boise. After it snows it melts then Re-freezes overnight. Very slick!

[@tomosaw4587]

Thank you Summer, you're awesome!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

You're welcome, and thank you for watching!

[@michelleswigart399]

Great video, Summer! You nailed it for sure!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching Michelle! How would you say Boise winters compare to yours in Alaska...now that you've lived through a few.... the snow in Boise is easy..it's the gray days I don't like, with or without inversion. Do you get inversion there? And does it have more sunny days in the winter than Boise?

[@michelleswigart399]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Sun is rare in the winter. When there's any sunny weather in any season here, people get happy because it rains all the time. Winter is tough here. Not as tough as higher north but we start losing daylight and get only about 5 hours of light in the peak of winter. The snow turns wet really quick. Juneau is at sea level but we get snow in the winter and spring. No inversions here but just weather systems that produce rain, fog and mist. It's a rainforest region here in Southeast Alaska. I would say it's a warmer winter than Boise.

[@CorvetteGyrl]

Such an informative and entertaining video in that it was so fun to see you with all the changes of sweaters, coats, etc.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@un2ctdawmain267]

Ty! So detailed and just what I needed to hear.

[@katinaricks3613]

My favorite seasons are spring and fall, and that rare summer rain storm

[@WhiteKitta]

That is sooo awesome I have to move there!!.... I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cold!!! I am originally from Austria and I am in California right now and I HATE the never ending summers here, just so depressing to me, so to me Idaho will be a blast!

[@birdlynn417]

You did an excellent job. Thank you.

[@dorotawashick9523]

Well done! Nice video, Summer!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you!

[@slc12312]

Thank you so much for this run down on the weather. I've lived in Hawaii for the past two years, and Thailand for 6 years prior to that. Due to my having to move, possibly to Idaho... weather is a concern. I mean... the biggest clothing decision I've had to make in the past 7-8 years is which t-shirt, shorts, or flip flops to wear. I don't even own shoes, lol. Okay, I do, but they are really really old. Besides weather, it is the cost of living... but with that said, Idaho is on the positive side of that, after all... you have WinCo, haha. Thanks again for the weather run down!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Sure! Yes, you have to get a lot of clothes to live here! Layers for all seasons...t-shirts to scarves, hats, and wool lined parkas...flip flops to fall loafers to winter warm boots to winter snow boots...Our cost of housing has increased a lot but is still less than Hawaii at least, and yes, we do have WinCo....WinCo is THE BEST...

[@likelynicole]

Amazing video! So helpful.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful!

[@judyhansen8238]

Fun presentation!!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Judy Hansen Thank you for watching! I hope you found some info about the weather here that is a little more useful for real life than just the data.

[@doriemckay6935]

My friends are moving there this sept oct. Great to know its dry heat lacking humidity. Im from ca in sonoma county. Love your details you share. ❤️

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching! Once they move here, they'll tell you to move here too :)

[@kjnightbird121]

Newly from Northern California. Looking forward to better Summers in Boise.

[@bertmaurer4946]

you nailed this great job snowmageddon was my first year here but I came from heavy snow area so was nothing for me but all in all the valley weather is best place to relocate and adapt from the warmer States

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Perspective is everything, especially with weather. Boise's seems pretty easy to adapt to, especially if you are used to heavy snow. If I personally had to describe the snow in Boise, overall, I would say "disappointing" LOL because I always wish it would snow more. I liked snowmageddon...but digging out the chickens pen and digging out a space for the dog to go outside in the yard every day got a little old.

[@bertmaurer4946]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate I come from the panhandle so snow and long winters are always but you nailed Boise to the T great clip

[@georginasmith]

I really like the sounds of Boise. The weather reminds me a lot of Denver where I grew up.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching! The weather is a bit like Denver, but with much, much less snow..our elevation is only about 2700 feet and Denver is over 5000 feet I think! So Boise isn't as cold or snowy as Denver but we still get all the 4 seasons.

[@tarawasinger]

Sooo moving to Boise! Great video!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you! Come on over! Give us a call when you're ready to make the move :)

[@shannonmaher]

Great video! Thank you💖

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!!

[@gracefigueroa2324]

Very helpful video, thanks 😊

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@jesusbarrera6086]

Nice video Summer. So helpful 👍🙏

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you!

[@RoQuandaRoshardGuy]

Hello Summer, I really enjoyed your video

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

RoQuanda Roshard Guy Thank you, RoQuanda!

[@addisonbrown2541]

This video was so helpful.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Great! I am glad it helped you.

[@cosandraodame7623]

I like your assessment thank you for your video.

[@arizmtnman]

Thanks Summer......an honest forecast about the way things really are. Usually a presenter will include without saying so how he/she interprts living conditions without letting the Wx do its thing over several years. I started in Los Angeles, moved to Prescott, AZ and am about to relocate to Idaho....and considering the places Ive been....I'm ready now! I really appreciate your presentation and look forward to my move.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Sounds like you are ready for your next move!

[@yadirasotelo6377]

Did you move? How do you like it? I live in the West Valley in AZ and also moved from CA, from Culver City.

[@issa.p6398]

It’s 90 degrees here in Sacramento during the summer and that’s at nighttime. After dealing with 100-110 degree hot summers. I absolutely hate it here lol. Thank you for the info I do plan on moving to Boise … one day

[@billpeirce7127]

Awesome. Sounds like Colorado. Except we get more rain fall.😁❤❤❤🙏👍

[@TheJonesy425]

I might be assigned to Boise after a long term posting em Brazil. This is all amazing info, as someone who has never been to the state before.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I'm so glad you find it helpful! Good luck with the move!

[@davidmcdonald2473]

Thank you !!!

[@mykomayer1307]

Loved your video. One correction though about Sacramento, CA. Lived there 25 yrs. MOST nights the delta breezes will cool the summer nights down to the low to mid 60s. A few weeks every summer when the days hit 100+, yes the nights will be stagnant - around 70. What sucked in Sacramento the last few summers were the fires....but that's a different story. And you are right, the thunderstorms in TX are powerful. We live there now :)

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for commenting! I guess it depends on what part of Sacramento county you live in! Where I was raised, we rarely got the Delta breezes, but if you live where you get them, I’m Sure it’s nice. Hope you are enjoying Texas!

[@annabellebeckwith9283]

I've always thought Boise's temperatures along with the four seasons might make Boise somewhat comparable to the weather in the midAtlantic states (I'm in Bucks County, a Phila. suburb.) However, the dry desert climate in Idaho no doubt makes the summers much more tolerable than the hot, humid summers we have here, in the mid-Atlantic. Idaho wins.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes very dry here and, from what I understand (my husband is originally from PA) we have a much more mild winter. Still cold sometimes, but much less snow and our snow is very dry. Dry hot days in August here.

[@annabellebeckwith9283]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Hi, Summer, thank you for your reply. I did a little research in the meantime, and learned that Pennsylvania has four distinct climate zones. Philadelphia and its suburbs are on the southeast Coastal plain, so the temperatures are very similar to Boise with one exception, which relates to what you said about the dry climate there. Philadelphia gets almost three times the amount of rain than Boise! Winter temperatures are comparable in both cities with almost the same average amount of snow fall, but summers in Boise tend to be a few - to several - degrees warmer. Phila. can be quite humid, making Boise's dry climate sound that much better to me, particularly in summer. Our 90 degree July days can feel like 110. So much for "averages," but just thought I'd mention this to you because Boise sounds like such a great place to live, and I'd love to escape these rainy days. (Honestly, though, I don't see it happening any time soon for me, but who knows?) Love your very informative videos! (and, for what it's worth, I'm not a liberal.)

[@SensiiVision84]

Great vid!!!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you!

[@cdods6818]

Very very helpful

[@HondaImpossible]

Thanks so much!

[@mdagley1429]

Having lived in the Boise Valley most of my 70+ years I can wholeheartedly agree with you about those winter inversions...they can really suck! I've seen many winters where the inversions seemed to hang on forever. Week after week after week,. Everything seems to get covered in ice. The hoar frost on the tree limbs can be a couple of inches thick. Dull, dreary gray skies and no sun for a month or two just about drives a person to madness. Fortunately, the prolonged inversions aren't the norm, but 2-3 weeks at a time can be fairly common. And then you have the bitter cold winters that can hit . Occasionally with lows of -20 to -30 and highs of 10 to maybe 20 degrees for 2 to 4 weeks. I can remember many winters that from early November through late February the day time highs would seldom rise above freezing and lows from single digits to high teens. Winters in the Boise Valley can be highly variable. Several mild ones in a row followed by some really bad ones. Winters can be like a box of chocolate...you just never know.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for sharing your personal experience! Yes, the weather can be all over the place at times, and consistency of inversion is no different. It doesn't seem to be something that "gets worse" or happens more often with increasing population - it really seems to just be dependent on a particular weather pattern. I always think the hoar frost is a little sparkling gift in the middle of the grays and cold, but you know if we have hoar frost..it's frigid. But, overall, I think the variety of weather, seasons, gray inversions next to brilliantly blue sky days, hail, hoar frost coating every little twig and blade of grass, orange and gold autumns..all this variety is one of the things that make Boise such a beautiful place to live.

[@eglyshernandezgarcia404]

Nice video I’m planning go there 😉

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you! If you come from a warmer part of the country, it may take a little bit to get used to the winter. But if you're coming from a colder part, the winters are mild. But it's fun to have a little snow once in a while. I hope you enjoy it here!

[@elizabetha8565]

I wish there was a video like this for other ID regions. I wonder if Twin Falls and Idaho Falls are pretty similar. Great video summer.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I do too! Because people ask me about it all the time, so I am planning on collaborating with some other agents in other areas of Idaho to make some videos like mine for their areas. But the weather in Twin Falls is similar to Boise in the ups and downs...but they have a longer winter. They also have WIND! It is very very open there with the mountains being farther away, so they have more wind. They also have more snow too and more ice because it is generally colder there in the winter..but the springs, fall, and summer are similar to Boise. Idaho Falls has even more snow and ICE! Because it is often cold and windy there in the winter, the snow doesn't really melt like it does in Boise, and it just turns to ice. Idaho Falls is colder than Twin or Boise. They have even shorter summers and their springs and falls are cooler. They will have snow that could stay on the ground for many weeks, unlike Boise that usually just has snow that lasts for a few days and melts. But that being said, Twin Falls and Idaho Falls much smaller towns that Boise and are nice communities that have considerably less expensive housing than Boise area.

[@elizabetha8565]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate thank you so much for the explanation it means a lot to me I wound up just making an offer on a pocatello home, fingers crossed. Love your videos! I love that you are from the Sac area I'm from near Chico so when you mentioned why they dont have ACs I finally understood.

[@jmelande4937]

Twin Falls is very similar to Boise but without the inversions. As you head east up I-84 and I-86 the winters gradually get colder and snowier. Pocatello is much colder in the winter. Then as you head northeast up I-15 towards Yellowstone it gets colder. Idaho Falls and Rexburg are very cold in the winter-not as cold as the upper midwest-Minnesota's winters are much worse, but they are perhaps the coldest of the larger communities in the state with heavy snow that frequently gets several feet deep and with periods in January of below zero weather. However, summers in the eastern half of the state are amazing. Usually in the 70's from June through August, with some rare 90's and 100's in August. I'd take summer in Idaho Falls any time. The air stays clean and clear and the sky is beautiful. August brings afternoon thunderstorms with heavy downpours, especially in Pocatello. Pocatello's storms can be drenching and occasionally cause flash flooding in the surrounding mountains. Probably too late, but I hope this helps anyone else that may be reading and wondering.

[@livinginnortheastohio8643]

I like the outfit changes lol great video

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Alex Kolesar Thanks for watching!

[@mercyprobinsyana]

Nice content 😘❤️

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you!

[@savedbyhisgrace7573]

I'm from Idaho, born & raised.. The weather here In Idaho any month of the year can change In a heartbeat, but spring Is the most unpredictable.. you can have rain snow sun wind & thunderstorms all In one day. The winters here use to be very very cold, but with climate change, that's all changed. When I was alittle girl, our winters were true winters.. snow from November Intill usually mid late March. I love living here, we have all 4 seasons & their beautiful! I live In Southern Idaho & summer to me Is very nice & warm.. early July to late August, very hot & dry Spring Is very rainy.. March thru late May.. June Is alittlr unpredictable.. you could have snow & rain & thunderstorms Fall Is absolutely beautiful here Warm days & cool nights 🌙 Wintertime now Is not as cold as use to be here In Twin falls, winter of 2017 was a beautiful snowy winter, but those days are hit & miss now with the patterns changing. Eastern Idaho gets more snow because of the Teton mountain range & higher elevation, same as wood river, better known as Ketchum/Sun Valley Idaho! Btw the summer nights here (July/August) can be very hot 🔥 Idaho to me Is a beautiful state & feel we are very blessed to live In state that Is safe, not high cost of living & a great place to raise your children.. the schools could be alittle better here IMHO, But overall, we're very lucky to live here In a conservative beautiful place ❤

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for your comment! It’s fun to hear your experience.

[@frankmeyst1923]

Love the honesty My son is taking his hole family there today. We are all from Cali as well. I think I’m heading to Palm Coast FL

[@jamescalifornia2964]

😮´´ *Florida* ❓ _!!_ I hope you like hot humid weather and hurricanes .

[@Jeff-bl1rz]

Whole

[@mamallamaandthelittles]

How does everyone like where they ended up?

[@Chris-js6oz]

Weather sounds awesome! Right up my alley. BTW, I'm from Sacto and I can attest that it starts getting chili after 9pm, so I don't understand what you were referring to when you said it was hot all night. We would BBQ and hang out until all of a sudden we're all scrambling for our jackets after nightfall around 9ish. 🤔

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I love the 4 seasons here. I don't know on the Sac weather..different perspective? maybe you were closer to the delta and got the breezes?? We were out swimming in our pools past midnight and having bonfires by Folsom Lake into the early morning hours and could wear t-shirts. (Of course only in the summer, the rest of the seasons do have cool nights in Sac) But I guess the overall point is that the nights are cooler here in Boise than in Sac. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@AShoresfishing]

The weather is sooo annoying it’s so freaking cold but no snow! It annoys the heck out of me! The summer is annoying because it sooooooo hot. I think the Idaho area is the only area where it gets up to 110 in the summer (at extreme) and -10 in the winter (at extreme) I remember the snowpocalipse when in both of those summers I remember it being 108 at high the summer right before and 109 the summer after and I remember waking up during the snowpocalipse and it being -8! That’s why I love it here just when your tired of the heat it’s cold, just when your tired of the cold it’s hot! It’s just great.

[@Rick70454]

Nice video

[@dragonflymagictarot1180]

haha. i loved your change in clothes :) so funny - I am in California thinking about moving with my family to Idaho

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for watching! Please feel free to reach out if you need more info as you consider moving.

[@dragonflymagictarot1180]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate thank you so much, definitely will.

[@Hndjdj400]

Most welcome but a word of caution most Idahoans preserve a severe dislike towards Californians. I moved here as a child with my dad, originally from Seattle.

[@joanneburns3284]

I’m from Southern California, so this will be an adjustment. A nice one,tho. There are no seasons here, no rain. Will be nice to have seasons for a change.

[@scienceownsimposters2142]

Subbed.

[@anastasiaking4517]

Love the video! Also love your winter coat. What winter coat do you have if you don't mind me asking?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I don't mind you asking about the coat... I got it from Volcom. I love it because it's heavier and actually truly waterproof, but more fashionable than a snow coat. It's honestly the best winter coat I've had! It's the "Walk on By 5K Parka" and I found the link... www.volcom.com/collections/womens-clothing-jackets/products/walk-on-by-5k-parka?variant=23291251720250&focus-option=option1

[@anastasiaking4517]

Thank you so much! I'll definitely be looking into it. 🙂

[@leejunho0427]

Hello. Summer Aston. I am korean who is planning to go to Boise with my family next year. Your videos are pretty much useful for me. Also, I am using your video for studying English. Your videos help me to get useful information and study English. I already pushed the subscribe and like button with my wife. Thank you again. See you.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Wow, thank you! It makes me very happy to know that my videos are helping you with English and preparation for your trip!

[@tomsettles6873]

Big concern is the summer air quality. Smoke from fires in surrounding states will stay in Boise area for 2 weeks sometimes before it clears out. I was there for a week in summer and the visibility was 300 feet thru the smoke. It was really unhealthy. Locals told me it happens every summer now.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I am a local..it has happened the last 2 years but it doesn’t happen every year. It totally depends on the fire season that year and where the fires are. We’ve had summers where the smoke lasted weeks. We’ve had summers with no smoke at all. It’s not a new thing to the Intermountain west, it’s part of living near forests and mountains. I’m sure it will happen again and I’m sure we’ll have summers without smoke again too.

[@carriekay5987]

Excellent video! I used to live in Sacramento as well. I loved the area ... pretty trees and a river with restaurants along the sidelines. I've also lived in Boulder, CO where the cold & snow NEVER got "okay" with me. The thing I like most about Boise is how "clean" it is!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes! Downtown is so clean and nice.

[@justinreilly1]

I lived in Boulder too. But coming from NYC, the winters were mild and sunny in Boulder in comparison to NY. So, just wanted to be clear I understood you, are you saying the winters were worse in Boulder than Boise? I’m probably going to move to Boise, so your input would really help! Thank you!

[@carriekay5987]

@@justinreilly1 - Boise is WAY better than Boulder! Actually, I used to work with a colleague who lived in Colorado And Boise. She said the winters in Colorado were definitely more severe than Boise. I now live in Portland so it's all relative to what you are comparing.

[@randallknapp7528]

Snow Maggedon was typical of the winters here in my childhood, 1970s to early 1980s.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching! We could use another snowy winter!

[@einzgeisha]

great video! looking for ideas to move or visit eventually. I still live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Was weighing about staying in CA (but dont know where...), one of my sisters moved to Oregon, I thought about Nevada since my in laws are there and it's where my husband grew up in. The border of Washington and Idaho. I think I have to visit all these places more to get a better idea.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes, come for a visit, and study about all of those areas you mentioned taxes, cost of living, policies, and safety rates. They are all pretty different in those areas, and those things will really effect your overall quality of life and your long term financial outlook.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

😉 Hey ! Hello from Los Angeles 👍 Don't blame you for leaving .

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Hello to you in Los Angeles! We left about 20 years ago to come to grad school here, but even then, we could see the benefits to living in Idaho. Now that we've been here 20 years, it is very clear that we made an excellent choice to stay in Boise after grad school and raise our family here.

[@fredlandry6170]

Unfortunately me and my family are stuck in LA for now but there’s always hope of escape. 🤣

[@Idahoguy10157]

During Boise winter inversions besides the teen temps it gets smoggy. During fire season there can be bad air quality. People with respiratory diseases have problems

[@TheUltamatium]

People moving from LA shouldn’t have any problem with smog, they perpetually live in it.

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

It’s really not that hazy in winter much at all

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@DontUputThatEvilOnMe …. It is in the Boise River Valley itself. Get out of the valley onto the Snake River Plain proper and the winds dispersed the inversion away. Different geography. Different weather

[@gbb82]

That cold? No thanks, I'll stay here in Raleigh, NC. Boise looks beautiful though.

[@tylerriddle3474]

thanks mommy!

[@hudagallad2918]

I likes McCall in Summer near the lake so beautiful

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

The Payette Lake is really beautiful..and make sure you go to the far end and rent a canoe or paddle board to head up the placid river there - we've seen moose every time!

[@samuelpharris9973]

I’m from Boise more or less born in Oregon many relatives there in Ada county! I enjoyed driving up to Stanley hike into Baron Lakes Red Fish or Forth of July trail all close to Boise lots of local trails near town plus the green belt riding bikes by the Boise river! Of course biking up Bogus Basin Road trails all over also eight street trails! Ann Morrison music center on Boise St Campus AND Julia Davis Park the zoo and Ann Morrison park! Boise people luv going to breakfast saturdays at the many great cafes dinners incredible restaurants many night spots churches synagogue endless!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes! Sounds like you understand how amazing it is to live in the Boise area when people get out and take advantage of all it has to offer! I do love all the restaurants and variety of outdoor activities and variety of churches/synagogues, parks, etc..and all the cultural events they offer.

[@cqt9223]

Great video! I was wondering whether people suffer from seasonal allergies there... Would you know what types? Ragweed was a biggie for me in the midwest.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Yes, people still have seasonal allergies here. If you Google some allergy doctors in the area, they have websites that usually outline the major allergens and what levels those allergens are at at certain times of the year, or you can give one a call and ask about ragweed. Grasses and sage on the foothills here, as well as cottonwoods by the river are just a few.

[@jeanalexander4101]

Yes lot's of allergies for me including ragweed. I did not have allergies until. I moved here 20 years ago. I wish I'd never moved here. Housing very costly now and over populated with people now moving here from other states

[@EliasUlrich1984]

I really enjoyed your presentation, fun and informative. I have the opportunity to migrate to the US and my employer is giving me the choice to whether relocate to Boise or Austin. I come from a mild climate such as San Diego's. Perhaps this is too much to ask, but would you have any recommendations on that? I'm 36yo, single, and love outdoors and music. Thanks!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Elias Limón Santana Both Congratulations! Austin and Boise have a great music scene and a bit of a different outdoor scene. Boise has 4 season recreation- camping, mountains, river rafting, rock climbing, skiing, desert hiking...and Boise is much more central to being able to explore the amazing outdoors of Utah, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, etc... and all of their national parks. Austin has some outdoor water activities and biking but because it can get so hot, humid, and buggy, sometimes it’s harder to enjoy the outdoors there. Plus Austin is a very long way from mountains or any of the outdoors the west offers. Yes Boise gets some snow here and there but it’s not too bad. Very mild compared to places like Utah. I suggest you compare the cost of living including houses, income tax, property tax, etc...as well. If your main concern is a year round mild climate, then try Austin. If you would like to be close to experiencing everything the west has to offer and some the the best outdoor recreation in the world, and try something complete new, then try Boise! Good luck on your new adventure, wherever it takes you. That’s exciting.

[@Idahoguy10157]

I live in Boise however I also lived near Austin for six years. Austin has great bbq and Mexican food. Austin has no snow. Austin has the hill country while Boise has the Rocky Mountains. Austin has the Gulf of Mexico. Boise doesn’t. Austin has humidity and fire ants. Not Boise. Hope this helps

[@leticiabarcelona2021]

Love your videos. I would like to get some listings because I am thinking of moving up to idaho from California

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

If you email me at: summerastonrealestate.com and let me know what you are looking for in a house here, what your price range is, etc.. I would be happy to set you up on an automated home search!

[@leticiabarcelona2021]

@Galaxia X entiendo como se siente y yo soy republicana. Yo no me voy ir a votar a idaho y votar democrata. Yo no quiero estar en un estado democrata. Tengo miedo.

[@leticiabarcelona2021]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate looking for a 4 bed room and 2 bath house. 250 to 350 price range.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@leticiabarcelona2021 If you email me at [e-mail], I'd be happy to help!

[@fredlandry6170]

I grew up in the South where the winters aren’t bad I have never really had to deal with winter driving. Me and my wife live in LA and have talked about maybe moving to Boise.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

You won’t have to deal with it too much in Boise unless you drive to the ski resorts. Maybe a few times a year it snows a few inches so you can just stay home for a day until it melts or just drive more slowly. Of course 2016 was different-we had the most snow on record- so it’s a possibility- but you’ll figure out how to drive in the snow. It’s pretty mild here.

[@fredlandry6170]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate I have been bugging my wife about moving to Boise she has a friend from nursing school that moved from California to Nampa or Meridian I think. Boise looks like my kind of town my wife is worried about race issues she’s black and we have a son together and I’m white from a small city in Louisiana.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@fredlandry6170 People in the Boise area are generally very welcoming to all. I would suggest you come for a vacation/visit and see for yourselves how it feels to you and really get out and about and explore lots of places to get a good feel for everything.

[@lakeron8]

Thank you. Thinking of moving from Portland/Vancouver. Too much rain and politics.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thank you for watching! We certainly have less rain, and, for the most part, a little less emphasis on politics in our daily lives.

[@augustcleavitt]

I wouldn’t agree with the politics comment but I’ve lived in super liberal areas of the US as well as super “conservative” areas, and more or less conservative areas of idaho, or areas that have more LDS people than other areas . People are people wherever you go and in some areas of Boise area and Idaho in general people are WAY more political/ prejudiced/ mean-spirited against people who they don’t think are aligned with them politically than anywhere else I’ve lived.

[@aliens566]

Thinking of moving from California to Boise!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Awesome! Come for a visit, and then reach out to us when you need help buying a home :) Happy to help..

[@jeanalexander4101]

Good luck. Wish I hadn't moved here

[@fidelojeda1326]

Could please send me some ideas of homes pricing in Boise area? House with 4 bedrooms 3 bath rooms RV access and 10 years or less of being biuled. it could also be in the Naibour citys like Nampa, Star, Meridian. Thank you

[@jjl499]

Might be coming out there to work for a few months. From Boston is there any month to month rentals?? Lol first video I saw regarding Idaho. Weather seems the same as Boston with no humidity

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I think our winters are much, much more mild than what I know of Boston...some winters we may not even have snow in the valley! But 4 seasons like Boston I guess. There are month to month rentals, many apartment complexes will allow that if you pay a more...many people will get an airbnb for a couple of months too.

[@daniellesoliai1863]

I could handle weather in Boise, ID. Sun goes down at 10pm in the summers? That is so early! In AK, on our sunniest days in the summer is sun goes down 1-2 am...

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

If you can handle AK weather, Boise will seem like the tropics LOL...not quite, but it's really only cold cold here for a few weeks in January, and that is if we have a typical year instead of a warmer year. We have 4 seasons, we have cold longer than warm, but it's not a bitter cold most of the time.

[@Beitmeh1]

Boise, Idaho has four distinct seasons. The weather ranges between zero degrees and 100. sometimes there is a foot of snow on the ground. Snow tires are required. Even in town.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for watching and commenting! You are correct for most of the things.. I have lived here over 20 years and we've never needed snow tires in town and get around just fine, except for that one winter of 2016 and then we had to use only our 4WD. But even my kids drive to high school with front wheel drive when it does happen to snow and seem to do just fine. But some people do feel safer with snow tires in case it does happen to snow.

[@Beitmeh1]

In winter of 1987 we had an inversion so cold it would not be above zero for several weeks. Sometimes it gets down to minus 20. You also need snow tires to make it from the subdivisions to the main streets because sometimes it snows pretty deep, about 4 inches over night.

[@tungstenwhizard4361]

2:18 hey just like Fall/winter in California 😂

[@geirbalderson9697]

I am curious, if you get the inversion up in Eagle or other small towns at a higher elevation?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Geir Balderson Eagle is essentially the same elevation as Boise as they border each other. So yes, Eagle gets the inversion. You have to get up to over about 5000 ft elevation to get above the inversion and there aren’t really any houses close to Boise at that elevation. You’d have to look into living in the mountain towns of places like McCall, Donnelly, Cascade, etc...to be out of the valley and at a higher elevation. They are about an hour and a half to two hours from Boise. But the inversion really only comes a week or two here and there in the winter.

[@scienceownsimposters2142]

Wow you are so pretty.Basque guy here.There are many Basque people living in Boise.

[@samuelpharris9973]

Did I mention the endless shopping?

[@Idahoguy10157]

That Snowmageddon Winter was horrendous. Had people sixty years old here that’d never seen a winter that in Boise

[@RW-bt6ex]

The winter of 1985 was worse and then the inversion set in for about a month with -5 and stayed that way . the snow was so hard you couldn't plow it .

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@RW-bt6ex .... I first moved to Idaho in 1987. I’m repeating what longer time Idahoans have told me

[@RW-bt6ex]

@@Idahoguy10157 I moved here in 1980 . Not doubting you . Sorry

[@stevenmcquade8613]

You are super 🔥 🔥 🔥.

[@fredlandry6170]

She sure is.

[@homerus2000]

We used to live in Boise, ID

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Did you like it?

[@nancyl5804]

Its miserably hot in summer with no rain and unbearable cold in winter.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

``😮´ ❕

[@nancyl5804]

@Crespen Greco not so much. 😁

[@imaddiio5379]

uh oh! i love rain (im from seattle so i obviously love it)

[@jamessamudio9913]

My wife and I are coming this holiday to check it out and yes...we are from California (L.A. area...YUK!) Hopefully we will like it and so far as I've researched why wouldn't we? If we need a Realtor we may contact you. We are both in the architectural business and will be looking for any job opportunities. Thank you for your videos they are very informative. And it would be nice to have a realtor who understands where we're coming from!. Thank you.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Yeah ... I hear you. I am tired of Los Angeles myself. Best wishes to you 👌

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks! Let me know if you decide that Boise is the place for you!

[@jamessamudio9913]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Iv'e been following the housing there all week. What's happening there? One day I'll check and the inventory is all pending and then a couple of days later there's a bunch of new homes on the market. Are owners upgrading to other homes?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@jamessamudio9913 People are selling for various reasons..to upgrade, to move into a rental while they build, maybe to downsize, etc...I know of some families that have sold to go live on a boat. It is an incredibly good seller's market. But even with that, we do not have even a fraction of inventory needed to meet the demand, and you are seeing some of that. While there are actually quite a few homes that are coming on the market, they sell within a day or two, and the competition is fierce. The number of sales has been much higher than in the past but our inventory is lower (because inventory is what actually stays on the market). But one thing to keep in mind is that if you are looking on a website like Zillow, often times there are inaccuracies..like zillow frequently does not show homes as pending when they are. Lots of new homes come on the market on Thursdays and Fridays, and then by Monday and Tuesday, those houses are usually all pending and a new batch comes on the market again for the weekend. It's part of our incredibly fast paced seller's market right now.

[@jamessamudio9913]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Thank you so much for the information. We will be there December 7th to the 11th. We would like to speak to someone about what we need to do in order to make the move and what is advisable for us, rent, buy...I just don't know. We will definitely look you up when we get there.

[@robertnielsen2461]

By the way Boise has its roots in the French word Bois which means trees, which is what Frenchtrappers first saw where Boise now sits their comment was Bois which is as close as I can come with my French

[@jeffreypalmer8125]

Sad there isn’t much rain :(

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Jeffrey Palmer Yup, Boise is not the place to live if you love rain!

[@tmytco7664]

4 district seasons means the weather sucks. Sacramento is a low bar for a comparison. Lived there for 8 years and left for a better climate.

[@darylmorse7337]

I am very interested in any single story homes, basements are ok, in the Boise area and the surrounding cities.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

If you go to my website, SummerAstonRealEstate.com, you can sign up for a home search there, or you can also email us through the website and we can get you set up on a personalized home search for what you are interested in.

[@joshvanassche6061]

Sounds like not much of a difference from western WA, temp wise. Except you get sun!!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I had family living in Pullman for a bit and I'd say they got a little more snow than us and more wind. Fall is more enjoyable here because we have so many trees that change colors compared to places like Pullman. (I guess one could disagree on that point if they don't like raking leaves). But otherwise, yes, pretty similar in the summer heat and winter cold.

[@augustcleavitt]

Pullman is in Eastern Washington. Seattle is in Western. Anything east of the mountain range that separates the west wet side of Washington from the rest is basically eastern Washington because it’s much drier like much of Idaho is, besides snow in winter, and we don’t have much of that but sometimes it really does snow, especially if your driveway faces north and the snow won’t melt off and it must be shoveled immediately or it’s an ice slick for days.

[@ScottRobinson76]

I always tell people that in the summer there's two to three weeks of unbearable hot and in the winter there's two to three weeks of unbearable cold. The rest of the year is just fine.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

That's true but the hot is fun if you get up to the lakes and out in the water and the cold is fun if you bundle up and get out to the mountains for skiing, snowshoeing, etc..also the cold is fun to stay inside and bake and have fires and rest for a while before the activities in spring start again.

[@chanelle5889]

As a 3rd generation Idaho native, I totally agree. There are years that are exceptions of course, but most of the time, a couple weeks of hot and a couple weeks of cold and about 10 months of really nice.

[@onedirection3510]

Good stuff! More about the reportedly horrendous air quality in Boise and Idaho please. You really brushed over that very quickly. Is it that bad? From what I’ve just googled regarding the AIQ it’s discouraging. Please share your thoughts and real life experiences. Thanks!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I have never, ever heard it said that Boise has horrendous air quality, and especially not the whole state of Idaho. The State of Idaho is incredibly large with a relatively very small population, and a huge area of the land in the state is covered in wilderness area that is inaccessible by car...so...not a big candidate for major pollutants. My intention with this video was only to explain the weather and talk about inversion as it relates to winter weather...I didn't mention air quality because I don't even think of it as an issue here. I am not a scientist nor an air quality expert...skies seem blue to me here and seem to look much, much better than skies in large California cities, Salt Lake, Phoenix, etc... Maybe come for a visit a few times and judge for yourself.

[@onedirection3510]

Summer Aston Real Estate hi and thanks. First and foremost I am not bashing anything I am just concerned and interested to know. “People also ask Does Idaho have good air quality? Idaho air quality is getting worse, and the state is now home to several of the top 25 most polluted areas in the country, the American Lung Association's 2019 “State of the Air” report finds. ... No Idaho county in the report received higher than a “D” grade for particle pollution.Apr 24, 2019 American Lung Association › media Idaho Has Some of the Most-Polluted Areas in the ...” This is from Google and it is the source of my question So as you can see I am not imagining this it is apparently the situation because of smoke and particles coming from fires. From what I can tail Idaho and Boise and Eagle are awesome places to live but not at the expense of air pollution so I’m thinking/hoping maybe it is only occasional? I also heard it could have something to do with the winter inversion Again I cannot emphasize enough I am not trying to get into a tit for tat with you LOL. I am authentically interested in Idaho as a place to live but not if it is some kind of health risk.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

EzE Eze I am not qualified to tell you what is best for your health, so you’ll just have to decide if Idaho is a place for you. But maybe, Idahoans get so much outside sunshine, outdoor recreation, and reduce our stress due to a slower way of life, more time for family/friends, and learning to find joy in the beautiful nature around us that our immune systems can fight off any negative effects of anything else! 😀

[@justinreilly1]

Yeah, a friend who has researched air quality all around the West warned me that Idaho and especially Boise have poor air quality. He said it’s from pesticides and herbicides used on crops, wildfires (smoke but also the fire retardant chemicals eg dropped from aircraft are made from PFOAs similar to C8 the toxin in Teflon) also inversions.

[@onedirection3510]

@@justinreilly1 Thanks for that input. What a shame. Unfortunately it’s easy to get misled when you go to a place like that during the great weather but you don’t know what’s coming later.

[@jasmininfanso5317]

So beautiful how I can get there I'm from Philippines..

[@lochnessie233]

I'm coming from Chicago winters - how would you compare them? Not as heavy snow or freezing cold? :)

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Vanessa I’ve not been to Chicago in the winter, but from my understanding, Boise Winters are nothing like Chicago’s. We have a very “dry cold”, the air is very dry here in the winter. Some years we have almost no snow. The typical pattern is a couple inches of snow overnight and it melts by afternoon. This happens several times a winter. Once a winter we will get maybe 6-8” that stays for maybe a week. We typically don’t have much cold wind. The snow is often so dry you can’t make a snowball. This past winter we rarely dropped below 40 for a high. But we did have the record winter of 2016 where we got a few feet of snow which accumulated over several weeks and stayed till spring. But we don’t have snowstorms in the valley dump over a foot in one night. The coldest weeks are usually January and it can drop down to the tens and below zero for a low with teens and 20s for a high. Below ten degrees for a low is rare and will be “newsworthy”. Usually only lasts 2 weeks. Then goes back to 30-45 degree highs and 20-30 lows. Every winter is a little different here, but it is much, much more mild than Chicago winter.

[@alinewright1093]

A walk in the park 🤓.

[@geirbalderson9697]

Also, do you have vegetable gardening In Boise? Or do you have to grow potatoes only? Thank for the videos!

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Geir Balderson yes! I am a big veggie gardener and I would like to do a video about that one day. We have a shorter season so I just make sure to get shorter season melons, squash, etc.... I use a system to extend the season in the spring and fall. Can’t grow citrus trees but lots of fruit trees grow well here too.

[@alinewright1093]

The soil has alot of clay so alot of compost. Good garden lots of fruit and vegetables tomatoes squashs, cucumbers, peppers, green beans, peas, leafy greens, radishes, corn, garlic, Onions. Trees Apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries. Remember to share with your neighbors :)

[@alinewright1093]

Idaho has areas that is wine country. Hops for The beer companies, Dairy farms and cheese and yourgart companies. Avocado are imported.

[@heavenx7673]

hey i’m moving from cali to idaho by the end of this month but a lot of people from idaho don’t really like Californians. me and my family are really nice and respectful people and i’ve always visited idaho since i was a baby because family lives here.

[@Idahoguy10157]

If you move to Idaho and become an Idahoan you’ll fit in. If you move here and complain it’s not California expect resentment. As I see it the locals don’t want California style taxes, bureaucrats, restrictions, and politicians

[@heavenx7673]

@@Idahoguy10157 oohh yeah it’s definitely not like californian and i’m glad it’s not. thank you for letting me know this!

[@Idahoguy10157]

@@heavenx7673 ... the coastal migration worries locals. They’re priced out on housing. And they’re concerned the people will vote in liberal politicians and wreck Idaho

[@heavenx7673]

@@Idahoguy10157 gladly my family isn’t like that. we don’t care for any politics or anything we don’t even vote. but for the price issue i hear this a lot and idk what to say. the home we payed for in cali was 800,000 just for a four bedroom 3 bath. it’s way to expensive here and lots of homeless people. i see them every day every where. but we’re moving since all our family live her and the prices are good for us

[@jamescalifornia2964]

When people in Idaho know you moved from the west coast they say : _"Welcome to America."_ 😁👌

[@greenlantern129]

are their any Hogna carolinensis thats very large wolf spiders that look like turatulas in boise?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

We do have some type of wolf spider but I’ve only seen them in my garden. They are not huge like tarantulas. They just mind their business and keep the bad bugs out of my garden. Maybe Contact an Ada county agriculture extension specialist If these spiders are a big concern for you and see what they have to say.

[@greenlantern129]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate ok thanks

[@igglybiggly6951]

Boise is full.Try Iowa.I heard Des Moines is beautiful!

[@persephionie7412]

No thanks. Well go to idaho

[@42N8_1]

Every decade the temperature will get in the negatives below zero for at least a week or two.

[@eatlaughandstupid4430]

been thinking about leaving CA...I am a CA wimp when it comes to the weather...appreciate the info...

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

I am a cold weather wimp too. But all the other pros to living here far outweigh the cold so...here we are, still in Boise after nearly 20 years, and we have the flexibility to live wherever we want. I choose to focus on the beauty of the snow when it does happen to come, the stillness and rest period that comes with winter and no yard work, and still get outside with warm clothes and participate in outdoor winter activities. Doesn’t make me warm, but it does help my mind set. 😀

[@joaquinasecio368]

Don’t move to Idaho and bring your California voting practices

[@codya4862]

The weather is rough here compared to CA you should stay there

[@AT-el8eq]

Joaquin Asecio hey man, don’t be ignorant. In 2016 there were 4.4 million votes for trump in California and 400,000 in Idaho. Lots of conservatives in California, just out numbered by illegals and liberal weenies.

[@eatlaughandstupid4430]

@@AT-el8eq appreciate the comment...conservative caught up in crazy CA...if CA removes prop 13, that could push me over the edge...I like FL but the hurricanes...

[@Dizvillager]

Does this inversion happen every year and more than once a year?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Vicki Fell Thanks for asking. It happens most years. We did not have inversion this past winter. It just depends on the weather patterns. In a typical winter, it comes in January or February, and lasts for a few days. So you might have a week of it in January and then it clears out, and then we get another few days in February and then it clears out. One year in the 20 I have lived here, inversion lasted a few weeks straight. So it can happen. But generally it comes and goes in Jan and feb. Or you might get lucky like we did this winter and it didn’t come at all!

[@jeanalexander4101]

Yes inversion every year since I've lived here for 20 years

[@jonasejenberg3211]

If you are well-educated in hospital work, with 35 years if experience and used to the northern of Sweden. Can I find a good living there?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Tons of hospital work jobs here...they are one of the biggest industry of employment.

[@asdfasdf6606]

HMM. Wisconsin Weather: January: Misery Feb Misery March Misery April Depressing (depressing is basically constant overcast days that are gloomy and even if the temperature is in the 50's there is a cold windchill that ruins any amount of would be comfort so you just end up staying inside.) May Nice if no rain. June Mosquitoes but nice during day. Can be humid. Many woulda been nice days ruined by rain. July Mosquitoes but nice during day. Can be humid. Many woulda been nice days ruined by rain. Aug Mosquitoes but nice during day. Can be humid. Many woulda been nice days ruined by rain. Sept Amazing Oct Half Amazing. kinda a coin flip Nov Depressing Dec Depressing followed by Misery to round out the year. I've been fanaticizing about moving. I still like the seasons but the winter and rain is excessive in Wisconsin where I live. It feels like Wisconsin is either too cold and snowy or ruined by rain and mosquitoes. I just take one look at the temperature by month of boise compared to madison and Madison gets like a months worth of days with rain over boise and Boise is around 5-15 degrees warmer at all points of the year (talking about the highs) with little to no rainfall/snow and actually has nice springs. It just seems to take out all extremes of Wisconsin and is centrally placed amongst the most beautiful scenic locations in the country. Love it. Edit: anything above 40 is basically shorts weather for me. even at 30 ill drive in shorts if its just going to the store.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Oh dear! Sounds like you need a long vacation to Hawaii or Florida and get some vitamin D an good sunshine :) But you are right, Boise has amazing weather for people that come from Wisconsin, the North East, etc...It seems as if Wisconsin is pretty green though... Boise is surrounded by high desert on on side and yellow grassy foothills on the other with the mountains in the distance.. the hills are green for a few weeks in the springs..although this year, we've had lots of sun, which is nice, but very little rain, so I"m not sure the hills will green up this year. But, that's what happens when we don't get as much rain as Wisconsin! So other than missing seeing green, you'd probably love the weather here.

[@mrs.crabtree527]

Well, I'm originally from Nebraska and moved to California. I Hate, Hate it here. But love the weather. We came here to be with family. I would never ever go back to NE ... The thing is, we all want to move and the main thing our son-in-law wants is a good private Christian school for their girls. He said Idaho has good ones. It would be a little over a year yet. It cools off in the evenings here. But I think it is hotter in the Sacramento Valley where you were. It can be in the '90s but still cool off at night. I was wondering about mosquitoes there. There aren't any here. Is it bad there? ... Yes, we hate the long dark winters here also. We also are afraid of Tornadoes. How often do you get them? ... I love the flowers here but dislike Palm Trees. I Have only been to Idaho when we used to go to Yellowstone in the summer. Do you have earthquakes? ... I love the beach but we are too far to fight the traffic to go that often. I do miss the open skies of Nebraska and the stary nights. It will not be up to me where they move it is just in the searching faze yet. But we go where they go. My choice would be an acreage. I'm sick of houses on both sides of us. In Nebraska, we lived on a lake and had a river in the back yard. Eagle, Deer other wildlife.

[@mrs.crabtree527]

Also, what are the Politics like?

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

Thanks for the info! Many families are like yours and all move together. Here are some answers to your questions: Schools to took into: Cole Valley Christian, Ambrose Classical Christian, Petros Christian, and Capital Christian...there may be more. They are growing rapidly and adding on to their campuses with higher demand. Tornadoes: Pretty much never have them. Once a little one formed somewhere outside of town but they are very, very unusual here. Mosquitoes: Not a problem in town. If you are fishing in town at a pond in the evening, maybe wear bug spray, but it's not bad. You'll want bug spay if you are camping in the mountains, but again, usually it's not bad and with bug spray they stay away. Palm Trees: none in Idaho Flowers: Certainly not a tropical paradise, but roses, daisies, wildflowers, etc.. grow just fine. Starry Skies: Yes, even in Boise we can see the stars well, but especially if you get a half hour out of town the stars are great. Earthquakes: Until 2020 I would have said no earthquakes here. We did have an earthquake this spring. They have been very very rare, maybe one noticeable earthquake every 20 years. Location: depending on how far you want to be from town, you could get a property with space and water to look onto.

[@SummerAstonRealEstate]

@@mrs.crabtree527 Idaho is considered a "red" state.

[@mrs.crabtree527]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate Sounds good, the Classical Christian school is what they are used to. I just found out that means that the Bible is used in every class even if it is in a small way. Everything sounds wonderful. But, they are still in the looking stage. But the girls say Idaho when I talk to them. I said you won't have a pool. The looks of shock on the youngest one's face was funny! ... I added you can put one in.

[@mrs.crabtree527]

@@SummerAstonRealEstate GOOD! ( red state!)