I grew up in the Coeur d'Alene area so...I am biased. Property is cheap. Lifestyle is relaxed, laid back. That lake is huge a gorgeous. Adult playground.....in the summer.
Idaho is cold. Much colder than you are accustomed to. Wherever you go in Idaho, there is snow on the ground for several months each year. I suspect you won't like it.
Treasure Valley. I never liked Boise. Colder in the winter, and hotter in the summer, than N Idaho. Snooty people, IMHO. The day I got disgusted and left for good was in January and there had been an inversion layer covering the valley since THANKSGIVING! Visibility, maybe 200 feet. Maybe. Brown air. Boise blows.
Lake Coeur d'Alene:
