My cousin just moved his family to Meridian this year; his mother has sold her house in Bullhead City, Arizona and will likely move close to him by the end of the year.
They are after me to move there as well, but I have no job prospects there and hate moving as a general principle.
Tell me what kind of winters you normally have there -- no B.S., now, I'd like to know.
It got way too cold here in Nashville last winter for me, and this spring seems to be about a month behind every month.
We get down to the teens sometimes. Usually the 20's for about a month. then 30's-50's. It snows sometimes. It did this year but didn't stick.
Very clean air, low crime, conservative. Boise/Meridian is high desert. Good fishing & hunting.
Jobs are there, depending upon what you're looking for. from Hight-tech to blue collar.
Good luck.