Boise City : Idaho

Boise is a great retirement community for active adults over 50. This mid-sized city in Idaho (it is the 3rd largest Metro in the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Portland) has won awards including “One of the Hottest Tech Cities” – Newsweek, and “Best Town to Live and Ride” - Bike Magazine. Named by early fur trappers because of the woods along the Boise River, this city along the Oregon Trail was originally a support base for mining operations in the nearby mountains. This modern, prosperous, and livable city offers many recreational activities and a great lifestyle. Boise is located in Ada County and is the capitol of Idaho. It's nickname is "The City of Trees".

Downtown Boise is Boise's cultural center and home to many small businesses and some skyscrapers. There is a wide array of shopping and dining opportunities. A fairly large pedestrian zone on 8th street has street side cafes and restaurants, lending Boise a slightly European feel. A new development, BODO (Boise Downtown), has brought a new theater complex, popular restaurant chains, and new high-end boutiques and retail stores.  Photo of Bird's-eye view of Boise, Idaho in 2007 courtesy of Wikipedia and Timnewman1 (public domain); photo of Idaho Historical Museum courtesy of Wikipedia and Karakorum90 (public domain). Check this list of Idaho active adult communities

The North End, known for its artistic community, contains many of Boise's older homes. It is known for quiet neighborhoods right in the center of Boise, with tree-lined drives such as Harrison Boulevard. The Camel's Back Park and Hyde Park areas offer views and many small restaurants and businesses. Northwest Boise butts up against the Boise Foothills with an eccentric mix of old and new neighborhoods and is more affordable. Communities for active adults are being added. National Association of Realtors showed the Boise City/Nampa median home selling price at $332,800 during the 2nd quarter of 2020, up over 12% from a year earlier. Zillow calls Boise a "Very Hot" market in early 2020 with the median home value at $336,276.

The Boise River Greenbelt, a 25-mile riverfront pathway. The Boise River. The Morrison-Knudsen Nature Center. Bogus Basin Mountain Resort. Minor league baseball, hockey, basketball. Bronco Stadium and Taco Bell Arena. Basque festival, Jaiald. Basque Museum and Cultural Center. Morrison-Knudsen Nature Center. Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. Idaho Black History Museum

Acive adults who enjoy Southwest Idaho's easily accessible outdoors beckons with nearby mountains, desert sand dunes, canyons and whitewater rafting rivers. Living in a manageable city with many parks and bikeways. There is a sizable Mormon population. For more information about how to retire in Idaho .

Its location on a high desert plain in southwestern Idaho near the mountains brings mild winters and low humidity. The Boise River offers an oasis to the deserts in the area.  The average January temperature is 30 (F) and the average July temp is in the mid 70s.

The Boise State University campus. Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival is hosted in Boise each spring. Museums include the Boise Art Museum, Idaho Historical Museum, the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Idaho Black History Museum and the Discovery Center of Idaho. Theater and dance groups include: the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Boise Little Theatre, Idaho Dance Theatre, and the Boise Contemporary Theater.