Boise’s
Lifestyle
People, place and potential.
Unparalleled access to outdoor recreation.
Within a 45-minute drive of downtown Boise, you can experience a plethora of outdoor activities: from floating the Payette and Boise River systems, skiing at Bogus Basin, climbing over 500 routes at two climbing areas, to mountain biking on extensive single-track trails spanning 4 systems. You can also enjoy water sports on Lucky Peak or Arrow Rock Reservoirs, go hunting, backpacking, or even tackle an ultramarathon. There is truly something for everyone.
A growing and spirited arts and music community.
Located just off the Boise Greenbelt and within Julia Davis Park, the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, Boise Art Museum and Discovery Center of Idaho offer engaging, family-friendly experiences. Venture into downtown Boise to visit the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Swell Artist Collective and Freak Alley Gallery.
With an abundance of festivals and events happening year-round, locals and visitors enjoy coming together and celebrating the many things that make the Boise Metro such a great place to live.
A wealth of cultural, spiritual and ethnic diversity.
The Boise Metro is proud to actively promote and foster a spirit of inclusion that embraces that diversity found in the valley. From cultural events such as the Soul Food Extravaganza to the San Inazio Festival or Deli Days, to ongoing activities and programs at the Black History Museum and the Hispanic Cultural Center, the Boise Metro embraces and celebrates our residents’ diversity year-round. Boise is home to the largest concentration of Basque Americans in the United States and holds the largest Basque festival in the world – Jaialdi – every 5 years. Boise is also an active refugee resettlement community.
Ridge to Rivers Trail System
Over 190 miles of hiking and single track trails
Boise Greenbelt
25 miles of paths linking 850 acres of parks
Festivals & Events
Downtown Boise plays host for over 100 annual festivals and large scale events
Boise Whitewater Park
A whitewater playground providing surf for kayakers and paddle boarders
Bogus Basin Mountain
16 miles North of Downtown Boise with 2,600 acres of skiable terrain
Boise River
Fish for trout and steelhead on your lunch break
Breweries
Over 29 craft breweries in greater Boise
Museums & Attractions
Over 15 museums and attractions in greater Boise
A great place to wine, dine and more.
Idaho is well-known for its vast agriculture so it’s no surprise that breweries, cideries and wineries continue to pop up throughout the Boise Metro. With an uncomplicated access to supply chain essentials, these startups find a thirsty, eager audience in the Boise Metro, who toast to the diversity of available options.
The 5-mile lifestyle.
Each community in the Boise Metro has a flavor and personality of its own, yet the connectivity of the region allows you to live in one and work and play in another without sacrificing family time for commute time. We call it the 5-mile lifestyle. From urban living in a vibrant downtown to homes nestled in a cozy community surrounded by open farmland, there are many ways to live in the Boise Metro.
Boise
As the third largest city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the region, Boise is our core of culture. It is the capital city of Idaho and the hub of commerce, innovation, government and industry for the state. With a river literally running through it, this dynamic and growing city showcases how connectivity to commerce coexists with vibrant cultural experiences and easy access to recreation and surrounding cities and states.
Caldwell
Caldwell is a city with deep roots in agriculture, growing commercial development opportunities and a city center that’s transforming to enhance culture and entertainment. Home to the College of Idaho, one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, Caldwell’s population is diverse, motivated and educated. In the heart of Idaho’s burgeoning wine region, Caldwell’s culture is rooted in agriculture and upheld by an excitement and appreciation for the simple life.
Eagle
Eagle is a premier community surrounded by the foothills and the Boise River, offering the highest quality of life in the area, with executive housing, unmatched access to outdoors, rustic charm with ready access to urban amenities, a friendly small-town atmosphere, and an added bonus of more greenery, more open space, and a more relaxed and healthier pace of life. From the miles of trails and acres of parks to high quality schools, abundant shopping and entertainment, as well as restaurants that run from five-star elegance to drop-in casual, Eagle offers people of all ages a multitude of reasons to call Eagle HOME.
Eagle is home to corporate headquarters, technology companies, light manufacturing, financial services, and many other professional, scientific and technical services. And, with the highly educated workforce and welcoming business environment, it doesn’t get much better than Eagle, Idaho.
Garden City
Boise’s closest neighbor, Garden City is located along the Boise River just west of the downtown core. Here, an evolving “Live-Work-Create” district is thriving with artists, innovators and entrepreneurs. Breweries, cideries and wineries have made Garden City their home thanks to the many opportunities for development and excellent access to the Greenbelt, downtown Boise and I-84
Kuna
Kuna is a small town with welcoming character and strong element of rural, natural and agricultural roots. Located just 19 miles southwest of Boise, Kuna is nestled between two mountain ranges and surrounded by lavish farmland with river valleys winding through its core. It has a quality education system, a variety of housing and a full realm of recreational and lifestyle activities. The people are a breath of fresh air and as genuine as the landscape. Nowhere else will you find a community with such distinct character, where residents and businesses thrive – yet where the simplicity of life still exists
Meridian
Idaho’s fastest growing city since 1994, Meridian is Idaho’s epicenter of progress and prosperity. Named America’s best city to live in by USA Today, the Boise Metro’s central city has proven to hold a little something for everyone. With the continued evolution of mixed-use commercial space like the Village at Meridian and Ten Mile Crossing, and suburban development happening throughout the area at lightning speed, Meridian offers a cultural cohesion of strong historical roots and emerging potential.
Home to some of the region’s top employers and emerging companies, Meridian is a place where companies and people feel good putting down roots. Families, young professionals and retirees alike can all find affordable housing, accessible entertainment and enjoyable amenities in Meridian.
Mountain Home
Only 39 miles southeast of Boise, Mountain Home is a city that is ready for business. With a population of approximately 15,000 people, the City of Mountain Home also houses Mountain Home Air Force Base with an additional 4,500 assigned military and 850 full-time civilian workers. One of the largest employers in the area is Marathon Cheese Corporation with 350 full-time employees. The 212,000 square-foot packaging facility took advantage of the agriculture and dairy resources available to the region. Right off of the interstate, Mountain Home could be a great location for your business to expand to.
Nampa
Idaho’s third largest city, Nampa is known for success in food processing, agribusiness, manufacturing and a mix of retail and restaurants. The city’s evolving urban renewal is supporting established and emerging businesses as well as revitalizing neighborhoods, making Nampa a great place to live, work and relax.
Home to the Nampa Civic Center and the Idaho Center, Nampa draws an array of concerts, live theater and community events each year. The College of Western Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University support our metro’s skilled, educated workforce.
Star
Star is located 20 miles west of Boise and has a population of over 7,500 people. The quality of life in the City of Star combines rural character and small-town charm. As the city describes, they are “a family oriented, business friendly, fiscally responsible community with recreational opportunities in a safe and attractive environment.”
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