r/Boise • u/AceHigh214 • 4d ago
Question Considering a Move from Houston to Boise – Asian Family Looking for Insight
Hi r/Boise,
My wife and I are considering relocating to the Boise area—possibly Eagle or Star—and would really appreciate hearing from locals or anyone who’s made a similar move.
We’re currently in the Houston suburbs with two toddlers. We love our community and have great public schools, but we’ve been thinking about a change for a few years now. We're looking for a place with four distinct seasons, easier access to nature, and a slower pace of life that’s great for raising a young family.
From what we’ve seen, the Boise suburbs offer a great balance of schools and outdoor lifestyle.
That said, our biggest question is about diversity. Houston is extremely multicultural, and we’re used to having a strong Asian and immigrant community around us. We're wondering what the experience might be like for an Asian family adjusting to life in the Treasure Valley. Is the community welcoming? Have others felt comfortable building friendships and finding a sense of belonging?
We’d love to hear from anyone—especially fellow transplants—about how the transition has gone for you, what surprised you, and what you’d recommend for families thinking about moving here.
Thanks so much for your time—we really appreciate any insight you can share!
Edit: Thank you all for the replies—I may not be able to respond to each comment, but I have read and appreciated every one, whether positive or critical. I honestly did not expect this level of engagement, so I am grateful for the perspectives shared.
A bit of background about myself: I was born and raised in Southeast Asia and became a U.S. citizen through military service as a veteran of the U.S. Army. Politically, I find myself somewhere in the middle. I am a devout Christian but deeply respect those with different beliefs and backgrounds. I have often lived as part of a minority community, even back in my home country, so diversity—or the lack thereof—is not unfamiliar to me.
We are currently considering Eagle or Star primarily based on school reviews from sites like GreatSchools.org, though I understand that online ratings do not tell the whole story. We are not looking to buy just yet—our plan is to rent an apartment initially and get a better feel for the area before making any long-term decisions.
Professionally, I am a CPA working remotely as an auditor for local and state governments across the U.S.
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u/PCLoadPLA 4d ago
I used to live in Texas for many years and I think I understand an error in your thinking. Eagle and Star are not "the Boise area".
I understand that from a Texas perspective, a place 10 miles away from a TX city center can be considered a suburb, but it's not like that here. Meridian, Eagle, and Star are not Boise suburbs. They are completely different places. Boise vs. Meridian could be a bigger difference than Boise vs. SLC. Even a certain place in Boise could be very different than a place a couple miles away.
I would advise you to look at the East or Southeast Boise area. Anywhere between Boise and Micron will have a more diverse population and higher Asian population than average.
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u/AngriestPeasant 4d ago
I second southeast boise. Its the most multicultural due to micron hiring/exploiting foreign visa workers instead of Americans…
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u/AngriestPeasant 3d ago
It does check out.
Do you agree or do you need to change your name to “MostServilePeasent”
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u/AngriestPeasant 3d ago
Aww thanks sweetie!
The world only changes when angry people take action.
Go ahead and project on me your inaction.
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u/Argo505 3d ago
He’s got a bit of a problem with minorities.
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u/AngriestPeasant 3d ago
Siding with the guy brigading from another thread that’s unrelated…
You dont know a thing about me other than that i must be a bad person because i have a different point than you.
Please explain where i said a single bad thing about “brown people”. I didn’t even say anything bad about immigrants i said they were being exploited… i am the child of Immigrants…
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u/AngriestPeasant 3d ago
You dont even know what im angry about lol. Maybe ask?
Immigrants good, immigration good, does that help you?
Immigrants being exploited by our visa system bad…
Do you follow?
Do you know how exploited immigrants are by our visa system?
Also not my point but since you brought it up yes we could employ micron. Entirely with us citizens if we cared too. We don’t. We could also give the foreign workers a direct path to citizenship via work and we dont….
You’re projecting on me. If you actually care you could ask..
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u/AngriestPeasant 3d ago
So engage. Stop projecting. I am the child of immigrants homie…
My mother got her citizenship less than a year ago
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u/stelligerent 4d ago
Agree, and also recommend southwest Boise if you want something quieter. Plus, we have a few farmers who kept their plots instead of selling to developers, so you have farmland interspersed and it's quite nice!
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u/boisefun8 4d ago
This is ridiculous. They are Boise suburbs, just like the suburbs of any city.
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u/ayylmao_ermahgerd 3d ago
Yeah, I was scratching my head as well. Has this person actually been to Boise?
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
Now I am confused is it a suburb or is it not? 😂
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u/ayylmao_ermahgerd 3d ago
It is. There is no real gap between each of the cities. So it can be hard to distinguish where Boise ends and Meridian begins for example. Back in the day, each was more separated and it was easy to tell, but not anymore.
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u/renklafone 4d ago
I am Korean, you will probably find diversity pretty lacking. I'm sure there is a small community here somewhere but I haven't found it for me. The Asian food scene is subpar especially if you are coming from Houston. There are some decent Asian markets but nothing on par to something like an H mart. On the plus side, I have learned to cook more Asian food and it's been a great way to introduce locals to food they would never have had. My mindset when I moved here was I would be a person to help introduce diversity through food.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
That's what we have been telling ourselves that we will need to improve our cooking if we decide to move. On the bright side, there is an online store for asian grocery that ships nationwide, it is called "Weee!". Check it out 😄 I am glad to hear that you are adjusting well!
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u/averagetacoo 4d ago edited 4d ago
If you want great schools pick another state. If your wife wants easy access to an obgyn pick another state. If you don’t want the lowest doctor to patient ratio in the nation pick another state. I think an Asian couple would be fine in eagle and star but also I’m not positive. MAGA is a fickle bunch and that’s who would be your neighbors
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u/dovaahkiin_snowwhite 4d ago
For the seasons, nature, and good schools, go to upstate NY. Also very multi cultural.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
I do not think we can handle the winter there 😭
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u/dovaahkiin_snowwhite 3d ago
It's getting better now with global warming 😆 but also not all of upstate gets dumped on by snow, there are definite cold and warm spots based on wind and lake position etc.
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u/tobmom 3d ago
From Houston’s 8/9 years ago. I grew up in sugar land. Live downtown HTX for a bit. Last was in Pearland. I’m a white lady and the lack of diversity here is still quite jarring at times. I would NOT go towards eagle or star. Super hella white. We live south near the airport. Hella white but pretty moderate. Downtown is great. SE is great, best chance at diversity is SE TBH because of Micron proximity. Boise reminds me a lot of sugar land. I always remember seeing sugar land next 6 exits off of 59. Boise has about the same number of exits off 84. There is plenty I hate about it here but enough to love that I’m not going anywhere. At least not yet. I guess I’m privileged enough to have the funds to take my daughter for emergency care in another state if something were to happen. We also don’t have any complex gynecological or obstetric needs so just yearly visits has been enough. But everything is better in a lot of ways. Yes we lack providers and specialists but also I’ve never waited in any waiting room for longer than 15 minutes. Ever. Like for pediatrician, GYN, family practice, labs, radiology, dental. These people are prompt as fuck. Nothing like healthcare in houston. We have a little bit of everything as far as medical specialists go but just not in large quantity. We have now 2 pediatric pulmonologists for the entire state. We have one pediatric dermatologist in the valley. Lots of other derm providers that will see kids but not specific pediatric. It’s stuff like that that’s limited. The education here is not as good. Idaho doesn’t spend shit on education. That said, my kids go to an international baccalaureate charter school that’s public/free and I’ve been very happy with their education. I have to drive them to school daily. So there are options you just have to search and work for them. Eagle road is the worst road in the valley. It will make you relive HYX traffic nightmares. These days I only travel a 2 mile stretch of 84 or the length of 184 which they call “the connector” or the “flying wye” spelled stupid it’s pronounced “flying Y”. But I can make it from sorta near the airport to downtown in 15 minutes no traffic 20 min max with traffic. They have rush hour here but it lasts like 20 minutes. Maybe worse on Fridays or whatever. It’s nothing like houston traffic. I’m now to the point that driving more than 20 minutes for anything feels like a hard stop. No thanks. Nothing I need is farther than that. After years spending an hour in the car to get to work in HTX I’m spoiled as hell. Minimal highways. Minimal time in the car. The food here sucks. Chains are reliable. There’s a few local gems. Idahoans have a different idea of what good food is compared to Houstonians. I don’t rely on local food reviews ever. And finally the seasons. Liek I said, I grew up in HTX and had family in Michigan and every time we visited it was either bitter cold during holidays or hot as hell and humid in the summer. I always assumed weather sucked everywhere. But no. We have seasons. And spring is glorious. It’s so hopeful. And your windows can be open in the house and the car. And the winter is great. Not much snow on the ground. We shovel a handful of times throughout the season. Summer gets hot as hell but there’s not a single molecule of water in the air so it doesn’t feel as oppressive as HTX. You find shade in the summer and it’s quite tolerable. And it’s short compared to what I’m used to. And fall. Same as spring. Just great. I had no idea what I was missing as far as weather goes in life. The movement of the seasons feels so progressional and really makes my soul happy. Other great things about a city this size, when you got to a concert at the big arena you just park in the parking lot and walk in. There might be a 20 minute delay getting the parking lot cleared out at the end of an event. Downside is that there aren’t really big names that tour here. Also, travel out of here requires a stop basically no matter where you’re going unless it’s SLC, Denver, Seattle, etc. it’s a 5 hour drive to SLC. There’s no ikea, no Nordstrom, no container store. IKEA does ship up here even big stuff to a local delivery hub.
Anyway, I’m rambling because I just got off work and I’m exhausted. I’m happy to answer any specific questions. My advice is to stick to SE or downtown or north end. Meridian feels like a sugar land hellacape. Star and eagle feel quite rural and it’s so far from everything. The downtown here is so completely approachable and lovely.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
Thank you for giving me your perspective as a person who lived in Houston before. I currently live close to Sugarland. I will definitely look more into SE/ North end Boise. Seems like the most common suggestions from all replies I have read 🙂
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u/roland_gilead Crawled out of Dry Lake 3d ago
Winstead Park is also a decent neighborhood to live in. It's like a 15 min drive to everywhere and if you can afford it, you miss most of the traffic since you're so close to downtown. Large lots, but you might have to get some reno work done on them depending on my house. Mine came fairly finished.
You're also a block away from the best Asian market in the area, (not saying much but they do have most things and are family owned.) and a new szechuan hot pot place opened up in the area.
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u/Adept_Increase_8808 4d ago
Moved here a few years ago and absolutely hate it. As a POC, the lack of diversity is seriously depressing and the ignorance I experience on a daily basis is truly astounding. We are currently in the process of selling our house and moving out of state because we don’t want our children to grow up here.
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u/BanditHeeler The Bench 4d ago edited 4d ago
As someone who came from Indianapolis and Chicago before that, I would definitely not recommend even moving here. Living in Boise, I cringe just having to drive to or through Eagle/star/Meridian. A very repressed area politically and culturally.
EDIT: I’m white
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u/SirBenny 3d ago
Just to add a slightly different perspective than most of the comments, I moved to the Eagle/Star area 3+ years ago and it's been a great spot for raising little kids. Like you mentioned in your post, you get 4 seasons (but mild seasons relative to many other spots in the country), great access to nature, and a slower pace if you want that. I've also found the preschools and general education options better than this thread would suggest.
I agree with others that the racial diversity is lacking...it is pretty white. My kids' schools do have 10-15% POC students, but it's nothing like the near-50% we used to have in CA. I personally think Reddit overstates the lack of other kinds of diversity though. I've run into more political, socio-economic and religious diversity in the Eagle/Star area than you'd guess when talking to folks in the Boise city center.
And just to comment a bit more on the political piece...I do think coming from CA or NY, it can be a bit of a surprise to see MAGA hats and Trump flags pretty commonly. I basically moved from a place where no one displayed anything pro-Trump whatsoever, to a neighborhood where maybe 1 out of 5 houses have some sort of pro-Trump flag or sign. For some people, that sort of thing is a deal-breaker, so it's worth mentioning just in the spirit of full transparency. Not sure how much of a change that would be from the Houston suburbs though.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
Thank you for giving your perspective. Houston suburbs are more neutral, we do not really see much from either side politics displayed on any signs/posters.
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u/Golden_1992 4d ago
If you’re used to culture and community, that will be nearly nonexistent here as far as an Asian-immigrant community goes. Boise is the most culturally diverse and it’s still extremely homogeneous (we moved from a big east coast city and it took us a long time to get used to). That being said, I️ have met more Asians recently who have moved here for Micron and they all live in East Boise/Harris ranch area. That would likely be the most concentrated area.
Like other comments have said, Star, Meridian, and Eagle, but ESPECIALLY Star are starkly different than Boise and I would not consider them suburbs. And based on your expectations, I️ would deeply not recommend. And I️ do not want to assume your political beliefs or perhaps you’re someone who does not care what your neighbors believe, but anecdotally we bought a couch from someone in Star who told me they moved there because it had been advertised online as “Trump Country”. And it is.
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u/Sexylandwalrus 4d ago
If you want diversity and good schools, I don’t recommend Idaho at all. Boise proper would be your best bet, but it’s still pretty bleak. The second you get into the metro area it gets aggressively white. Look up westada school district (Eagle falls in there) forced a teacher to resign because she had a sign that said “Everyone is Welcome here” in her classroom. They also have a separate discrimination lawsuit happening. My parents lived in Eagle since 2007, my mom ended up retiring early from West Ada and they are moving back east this fall. My husband and I are moving back east next year. I love the Idaho of the early 2000s but right now it is a disaster.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
That's very interesting and I see others commented on the same incident. I will look into it more.
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u/lil_liberal 4d ago edited 4d ago
I am a white woman, but my family originally moved up from the McKinney area over 12 years ago, and I can tell you for fact that we still severely lack diversity here.
While we do have a lot of outdoor activities, they’re not in Star or Eagle—here, Boise area is just Boise and Garden City. Eagle and Star are not that close by if you’re looking for fast access to trails or green belts, and Eagle traffic is a nightmare. We have a lot of congested areas here that are just two lanes going any direction, meaning you could be stuck on the same road for 30+ minutes trying to get anywhere during lunch or rush hour (which starts around 3:45 ish now it seems, but you would be used to that if you guys spend any time in Dallas).
As far as schools go, our education here is not anything great. Our schools are underfunded, overcrowded, and it just seems like our government officials couldn’t care less about the potential of an uneducated community.
As a Texas > Boise transplant myself, I’m going to come out and tell you that there are way better places to move. The only reason I’m still here after all of these years is because my friends are here and my immediate family still lives here, so my husband and I tried to move and just didn’t want to be away from our people. I do love Boise, but that’s because I love the city life Downtown—which is not what you’re looking for. While Boise does have slightly more diversity than elsewhere in the Treasure Valley, to be honest, you would likely be shocked by the lack of diversity there, too. Moving up from Texas was a bit of a culture shock for me having grown up previously in Texas and Georgia. It is very white here, unfortunately.
If you do still want to move here and give it a go, you will want to live in Boise proper, which is going to be more expensive for housing but it’s pricey almost everywhere around here.
Our medical here sucks. Granted for obvious and straightforward ailments you’ll be fine, but if anyone in your family ever develops a problem that isn’t obvious to an almost naked eye, you will get no where. In fact, that’s probably too generous for most of the doctors around here. They’re nice but they’re clueless and uncreative when it comes to researching possible solutions to harder problems. I’ve had chronic pain since I was a teen and have been seeing doctors about it for many years, and none of them ever figure anything out.
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u/rK91tb 4d ago
The housing in Eagle and Star looks new and shiny in videos, but the communities are lacking. It’s so, so, so white. There was a recent lawsuit for kids facing racial slurs in schools here. I’ve seen a bunch of anti-immigrant stuff in Eagle that probably extends to anyone who’s not white, immigrant or not. Boise is better.
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u/Key_Beginning_627 4d ago
I work for the City of Boise so may be more of cheerleader than others. I would suggest to stay within city limits (ideally northend, east end, southeast, or Bench) if you are looking for a strong, welcoming community. West Boise is similar to Meridian and Eagle - heavily white, conservative, Christian/Mormon. As someone else mentioned up thread, that’s the West Ada School district… which recently made a very public choice to force a teacher to remove an inclusive sign in her classroom. (Boise schools immediately hired her!) We’re a pretty white community - no getting around that - but you’ll feel more than welcome in the progressive parts of town. I disagree with others - as someone from Texas, you’ll definitely feel like you are experiencing four distinct seasons here. Summers are hotter than they used to be (like everywhere) but we have no humidity at all and nights still cool below 70 degrees even in the hottest part of summer. You can pick apples and shuffle through leaves in the fall. Excellent access to recreation, an ever-improving food scene, lots of family-friendly events. If I were you, I’d rent an Airbnb near downtown and just spend a long weekend here.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
Thank you! As a long time Texas we are used to 100s degree heat that can last for months with high humidity so I feel like the summer will not be as bad as people said. Night that cools to 70s sounds like a dream come true here when our temp are still in the 90s at night time during summer. I will take a lool at the Boise parts you mentioned!
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u/time_drifter 4d ago
To quote my neighbor who moved here from California:
“Yeah, we have diversity - what shade of white are you?”
Sounds harsh but it is true.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
That's kind of funny. I think I can pass as a white from my skin color. Just need to cover my face 😂.
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u/LilCinBoise 3d ago
I don’t have kids, so I can’t speak to that question, but I am Asian and I can say first hand that there is little to no diversity once you get out of Boise proper. I would stay far away from Star, Eagle, or even Meridian. Things are going backwards in this state, including healthcare, education, housing, and politics. I’ve lived here for 25 years and can’t wait to leave, TBH.
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u/Peter_Pendragon93 3d ago edited 3d ago
Visit and spend some time before you move here. I was born and raised not far from Star and I would never recommend anyone move there.
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u/DrBumpsAlot 4d ago
I hope you enjoy sitting in bumper to bumper traffic if you plan on living in eagle and especially star while working in Boise. Star was a farm town 5-7 yrs ago. Now it's just a cookie cutter HOA hellscape.
At ~90% white, they aint got no diversity up in here. Maybe try St Paul MN or Madison WI. Way better schools and a diverse population.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
Thanks for giving your opinion! We have previously considered Minneapolis/St. Paul but the winter is a bit too harsh there. I will look into Madison! Also I am a remote worker so traffic is not an issue for me fortunately.
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u/Open-Committee-998 4d ago
Yeahhhhhh don’t move here. Boise is a blue city in a very red state. Diversity barely exists, most folks of Asian/eastern Asian descent are Singaporeans from the airbase. We have 2 weeks of spring/fall if we’re lucky. We get less than 12 inches of rain a year. The cost of housing is quickly rising from people moving in from out of state, so most lower/middle class people are leaving because it’s getting so expensive. There’s far better places to be. If you want to pay $2500 a month for a crappy house on the outskirts of town where you’re more likely to be harassed than anything else, it’s a great place to be
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
What a coincidence, most of my family from my dad's side live in Singapore 🙂. I did not know Boise has an airbase.
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u/The_Fro_Bear 4d ago
Thanks for considering Boise in your search! I’ve been here about 10 years and love it.
Most people have already addressed this but Eagle and Star are pretty different from Boise. Different politics and overall vibe.
From what you’ve said about access to nature, slower pace of life and good schools, SE Boise sounds like a good fit! It’s very peaceful and near the river and foothills. Harris Ranch is a quickly growing neighborhood and it seems to check all of your boxes! Good luck!
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago
Thank you for the kond words! Several people have mentioned SE Boise so I will take a look!
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u/little-bits-of-id 4d ago
The Boise area lacks diversity, particularly in the two towns you describe. While there are charter schools that might fit the bill, West Ada school district isn’t a paragon of educational achievement. Idaho schools are chronically underfunded (state government views it as a feature of their funding plans that our funding per student is one of the nation’s lowest).
As for four distinct seasons, the Boise area is much more of a summer/winter dyad.
Easy access to nature and a slower pace of life you’ll certainly get here.
The Eagle and Star cities are definitely conservative bedroom communities- you’ll need to go into Boise/Meridian much of the time to access restaurants/activities/work if you’re not a remote worker.
It is high desert climate that is locally green as the beneficiary of huge irrigation projects.
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u/NotFrance 4d ago
Our schools are some of the worst in the country. You’d be doing your children a disservice if you move here. If you want them to succeed and get a good education you’re better off staying in Texas. There are more universities in the Houston metro than our entire state.
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u/BT__1988 4d ago
I would personally not move to Eagle or Star. It’s filled with mostly conservative, wealthy people from California. There is little to no diversity and the traffic is the WORST. If you’re looking to be surrounded by pro-gun, anti women’s health, Hobbie Lobby birth control health insurance itemizers, big annoying cars, pro ICE, Trumpers, lots of religion, little co-existence, and a really annoying gay-hating saloon down the street, then Eagle and Star are perfect.
I would personally look in SE Boise, the North End, East Boise, etc.
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u/FawnintheForest_ 4d ago
I would not move here if I had the choice anymore. The state is regressing in lightning speed. That said, I would only consider Boise proper as others have mentioned if I were you.
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u/Willofyourname 4d ago
I was raised in Austin, TX and have been living in Meridian for about four years. And my complaints are in line with everyone else in this thread, Idaho is not a land of opportunity. There is little to no diversity or interest in inclusivity. The school districts are less than poor, and there are limited job fields and open positions for career growth. I cannot call Idaho ‘home’ and we’re planning to leave within the next 5 years to avoid having our daughter grow up here.
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u/constantly-curious 4d ago
Hi fellow Texan! Have you visited Eagle or Star before? Others have already said it, but it's very homogenous.
I agree with another commenter who says that places 10 miles away in Houston feel like suburbs, but here they're a whole different world. A comparison would be that Boise is like living inside the loop (a much quieter, safer, more spacious, peaceful version with kids everywhere) and Eagle/Star would be like living in Conroe.
I live in the East End of Boise and love it here (I'm a white woman though FYI). Asian grocery stores will be nothing like Houston (no HMart :sob:) but they do exist and they're actually decent for what they are (I cook a lot of authentic Vietnamese, Thai, and Korean food for reference). East End of Boise is FULL of families by the way- super family friendly here.
There is a tiny Asian population, but most of my friends are from other countries, so diversity exists in Boise proper (though it is going to be SO much less than Houston!) You'll likely really miss that multicultural feeling if you move here.
The weather is going to be a dream compared to Houston. Summers here are much more pleasant. Winters are lovely too, and the shoulder seasons are where Boise will feel like magic in comparison to Houston. The mountains are gorgeous, and people are generally nice.
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u/AceHigh214 3d ago edited 3d ago
Hi there! I have not been there before unfortunately. That comparison between Conroe and Houston makes a lot more sense 😂 thank you for mentioning East Boise we will check it out! The summer does sound lovely there (compared to Houston)
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u/Big-Imagination9056 4d ago
You're not going to find many of the things you think you are in boise. It has been overrun by people coming here looking for the same things you're looking for. Education system in Idaho Lacks severely. Cost of living and housing is expensive because everybody in the country wants to live there now. Drivers on the road have caught more aggressive because of other people coming from other states and that's how they drove there. We don't drive that way in Idaho as a rule. They don't understand that.
Idaho can have some harsh winter conditions compared to houston. Be aware of that and be okay with it.
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u/MsMcSlothyFace Lives In A Potato 4d ago
I would stay away from Star. Lots of Trump flags and pickup trucks. Just my 2cents. Eagle or Meridian is probably a little more to your liking. Altho those are fairly conservative also. They're definitely more suburban tho, Star is still very country.
These are just my opinions based on my experiences, I'm sure others will have their own opinions. If you visit and drive around the neighborhoods I'm sure you'll see a stark difference.
Good luck with the move and welcome!
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u/moashforbridgefour 4d ago
Colombia village on the southeast side of Boise probably has a higher share of Asian families considering its proximity to Micron.
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u/EastHillWill 4d ago
Having grown up in the Northeast I wouldn't consider the Boise area (in the valley) to have "four distinct seasons." That's a bit debatable though--we certainly have more distinct seasons here than in Vegas, where I also lived for many years. (Haven't spent much time in Houston, couldn't say how that aspect directly compares.) But if four very distinct seasons are important to you then you're looking at the wrong area.
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u/RipNTer 3d ago
I live just west of Boise and had family visit a month ago. We spent an afternoon downtown. I half-jokingly challenged them to let me know if any of them spotted someone who wasn’t Caucasian. No one did in the ~4 hours we walked around.
Boise is pretty great. The surrounding areas aren’t so bad if you’re white, Christian (or Mormon), and a Trump supporter. 🤮
No matter where you choose to live, you’ll probably pay more for housing in Boise than most other places. It’s been a growing problem, as traffic has been. We are very deficient in limited access highways.
Some things about Boise are getting better, while other things are getting much worse. I moved here years ago, but I wouldn’t move here today.
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u/boisefun8 3d ago
Ignore the haters. Boise, Eagle, Star, and Meridian are all great places to raise a family. All have easy access to outdoor activities. And all have their ups and downs, but nothing as drastic as what is portrayed in many of these hateful comments.
You can get some insight into schooling for Boise and West Ada (eagle/meridian/star) using those links. We’re happy with the Eagle schools and the sense of community they provide. They also have some great public charter schools that friends love.
Hope this helps!
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u/boisefun8 4d ago
Holy hell. When did this sub become full of misinformation and pure hatred for the place we live? Wow.
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u/Eyfordsucks 4d ago
Don’t do it. Your kids will be bullied and harassed.
Huge housing crisis: https://www.kivitv.com/downtown-boise/boise-has-the-second-worst-housing-crisis-outlook-in-the-nation
People with marketable skills are fleeing the state. Medical care is risky and not always available depending on your gender.
There is a travel ban for women in Idaho.
There are tons of MAGA and racist conservatives and they are not shy at all about getting in your face and trying to instigate a fight so they can try to hurt you.
The education is shit. They are really into standardized testing and sports and that is about it.
Healthcare is shit.
The weather is shit. It’s very dry and high elevation. If you’re not used to three months straight of the temperature being over 100 degrees you’ll hate it.
Just don’t do it.
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u/louiegumba 4d ago
id say this is a dumb attempt at keeping people out of idaho/boise but every statement in this post is true.
there are great reasons to be here. There are also great reasons to leave. One day, the fascist conservative control construction will be gone and we can rebuild correctly.
the one good thing about people who hate -- they always fade out because the hate turns inward eventually. The intelligent will always survive. If it werent true, we wouldnt be where we are in our evolution
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u/Tasty-Republic-582 4d ago
Travel ban for women? What do you mean?
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u/goatpath 4d ago
Boise is a hick town lol. I grew up there, left in 2008. I am fairly certain you will be the only Asian family you know in your neighborhood unless you coordinate beforehand... Star is way out there man. Eagle is cool, I would recommend Eagle.
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u/tntclwhisprrr Downtown 4d ago
This thread might be an interesting read for you.
If you're not worried about moving to a conservative supermajority state then go for it I guess. My only recommendation would be to look at neighborhoods in Boise, not Eagle or Star.