Moving from Los Angeles to Boise

River greenbelt living with a ski hill above town. Here's how life in Boise compares with Los Angeles.

Boise is roughly 14°C colder than Los Angeles in January (about 14°C → 0°C), with about 45 cm more snow a year and around 74 fewer sunny days. A typical home costs roughly 45% less in Boise (about US$950,000 vs US$520,000), and everyday costs run about 57 points lower on our cost of living index. Income tax goes from a high state income tax in California to a medium state income tax in Idaho. For lifestyle, you gain skiing, hiking and lake life and leave behind warm winters, beach and surf. (Approximate figures.)