[Poohbah]

wimpycat is asking some important questions here. If you're going to the state of Idaho, you are going to have to squarely address one issue that I didn't see mentioned anywhere.

That issue is "water."

The state of Idaho is not blessed with a superabundance of water. Almost all of the water that is "available" (in a purely technical sense) is already claimed for "beneficial use" by the present residents. Additional water will need to be imported at no small expense; merely showing and expecting the water to be there for your use will not win you kudos from your fellow citizens.

[watcher1]

If you're going to the state of Idaho, ....That issue is "water."

No state has been chosen yet.
I will give you my "gut feeling" on the whole idea.
It won't be 20,000 people. It will be over 500,000

Here's your water