A lot of people in this situations live with others and or have government help. But yeah, housing prices are insane. When I was in Boise my first year gas was still a 1.90 and my two bedroom apartment with a balcony was 1250 a month. The apartment was considered pricey for the region. The very next year with all of the people moving the Boise cost caught up and gas shut up to $5 an hour and my apartment went up to 1750. The year after that my apartment was 1950 and when I left to go back to Washington the guy after me paid over two grand. I looked into downsizing into something more affordable but at the time all of the studio apartments in the area were 1700. I am told by friends in the region that housing prices got a little more sane and wages got a little better but the area is still very expensive especially in comparison to Eastern Washington. Boise is significantly more expensive than Spokane.
A lot of people in this situations live with others and or have government help. But yeah, housing prices are insane. When I was in Boise my first year gas was still a 1.90 and my two bedroom apartment with a balcony was 1250 a month. The apartment was considered pricey for the region. The very next year with all of the people moving the Boise cost caught up and gas shut up to $5 an hour and my apartment went up to 1750. The year after that my apartment was 1950 and when I left to go back to Washington the guy after me paid over two grand. I looked into downsizing into something more affordable but at the time all of the studio apartments in the area were 1700. I am told by friends in the region that housing prices got a little more sane and wages got a little better but the area is still very expensive especially in comparison to Eastern Washington. Boise is significantly more expensive than Spokane.
Boise wishes it was Spokane. Cour D'Alene is the weird sibling.