Anybody live in or have experience with Idaho Falls
My wife has a job offer here and strongly considering a move for the outdoor recreation opportunities. Moving from Portland, we are aware of the lack of nightlife and morman population. We have a 14 month old.
Is this a good place to live and raise a child given the outdoor opportunities? Or are the drawbacks too much. Thanks in advance.
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Anybody live in or have experience with Idaho Falls
Just left Boise after years in PDX and it is a huge culture shock even in “the big city.” It’s not even the politics of it, but the general attitude.
I found it really frustrating to try and work out there because everything moves so fucking slow and most of the people like it that way. Everything is done they way it’s always been done without much thought about making it better.
I also found that people were nice enough and generous to people they knew personally, but don’t give a fuck about services, infrastructure and anything that’s “greater good” sort of stuff. If you move there not knowing anyone you’ll be on your own. The racism and sexism and all that isn’t necessarily overt like Northern Idaho, but there’s a strong undercurrent of it everywhere.
That’s not IF specific, but I spent a lot of time living in Idaho and Utah and have a bunch of family in Eastern Idaho so I’ve put in some time in the general area.
Edit to add: I grew up as the only non-Mormon kid in my class and it was super hard. Kids couldn’t come over to my house, I got kicked off my little league team, they don’t trick-or-treat anywhere other than the church parking lot, etc.
Anybody live in or have experience with Idaho Falls
My wife grew up in IF and we head there 1-2 times a year. It will be a shock coming from PDX. Meh food, meh coffee, meh culture. Good fireworks.
No reason to fear the Mormons IMHO. They’re mostly harmless if you make your position clear from the get-go. Your boy will make friends at school. Your odds of having non-mo neighbors increases dramatically in the older part of town I.e. “downtown.”
Cost of living will be a fraction of the PNW.
If you can swing Driggs, do it.