Boise Idaho Real Estate - Boise Real Estate
Boise Idaho Real Estate is improving right now. Boise is one of the fastes growing areas in the nation, Idaho’s largest city and also the Capital. Located along the Boise River and nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Boise offers many outdoor activities to local residents, from skiing at Bogus Basin Ski Resort to biking on the Boise River Greenbelt to boating at nearby reservoirs. The Boise area has it all - deserts, rivers, mountains and lakes for hiking, camping, kayaking, river rafting, hunting and fishing. Meridian Idaho is just to the west of Boise and is a family oriented community with many youth oriented activities including Boys and Girls Club, PAL Soccer, Meridian Youth Baseball and Optimist Football.
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Population - City |
181,711 City of Boise (APA, June 2000) |
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Population - MSA |
403,817 (MSA - Ada & Canyon Counties) |
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Elevation |
2,842 feet |
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Land Area |
1,645 sq mi (Boise MSA) |
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Annual Precipitation |
12.11 inches |
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Sunshine Days |
234 |
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January |
22-36 degrees F |
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April |
37-61 degrees F |
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July |
58-90 degrees F |
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October |
29-65 degrees F |
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"Best Place" Accolades for Boise!
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Best Place for Business and Careers
Forbes magazine. 2005 -
Second Best City in America to Do Business
Inc. magazine. 2005 -
No. 7 metro area in the nation to do business
Forbes magazine. 2004 -
No. 5 city its size in the nation for favorable cost-of-doing-business
KPMG LLP. 2004 -
No. 13 best overall city
National Policy Research Council's Gold Guide. May 2004 -
Idaho's Sportstown USA
Sports Illustrated magazine. 2004 -
"Jewel of the West"
Travel Tips magazine \ -
"Oasis for Retirees"
Wall Street Journal. 2004
