A year & a half ago we moved to Emmett, Idaho - about 25 miles North of Boise. It’s in Gem County, the smallest county in ID. Population is 6k for the city & 14k for the entire county. It’s dry, pretty cold in the winter & pretty hot in the summer. Not too much of a problem if you’re retired like we are. Scenery is lovely - we are surrounded by low hills, with Squaw Butte an impressive feature. (A friend of a friend has joked that there are only 3 roads into the valley & all could easily be held in the event of a zombie apocalypse.) Housing prices are very reasonable. Taxes are low. People are friendly & conservative. We are quite happy here.
Interesting...we’ve looked around Boise and Eagle up to McCall, but haven’t looked at Emmett. We also like the “Inland Northwest” up around the Canadian border. My Mom was born up there and her parents retired to Hayden. More of a Northwest feel than drier southern Idaho. We’ll be visiting my uncle in Twin Falls this summer - maybe we’ll swing by Emmett and take a look. Glad to hear your thoughts here!
3 roads into the valley & all could easily be held in the event of a zombie apocalypse
More appealing than you might think...I was in a car surrounded by 50+ anti-Trump demonstrators in Chicago...not fun.
Would not want to run into them during tough times!
I was thinking Emmett was a possibility, then I saw your post.
Currently I live in the Treasure Valley, not far from there.