Thinking of moving to Eagle Idaho vs CA

[IdahoCarol]

I am certainly hopeful to here all the positive and it seems maybe I was just in the 'wrong areas' if yall really believe that the caldwell-nampa and surrounding areas do not have a drug problem scaling any worse than other places.

Parma and Caldwell still scare the---- out of me. We built a very nice home outside of parma, canyon county and had to call the police several times in the process because we had so much theft of materials. The police informed us that 95% of the crime was drug related....so we sat and watched all night for over a week...finally after we received a lumber gdrop off here came a truck.. we flipped on the lights..and these guys didnt flinch until we loaded the shotgun..and they thought that was funny. They did get arrested though, as we could then identify...and the police chief was right , these guys were so high on meth they would of robbed their grandmas..!!!!

Our children were very drug 'savy' by the time we sold and moved. The schools are a hotbed of gangbanging and drug dealing in canyon county.

I have five children, 3 boys and 2 girls, ages 23-16 and at one time they were all in school at the same time..!! The move did make a difference...

[HDL]

IdahoCarol, you state in your posts that you have been in Idaho ALL your life, but then go on to say that you have traveled extensively with the military. You then state that you always come home to Idaho .

Did you mean to say that you have lived the majority of your life in ID? Otherwise, if you really have only lived here in ID, and just traveled to other places, I would consider that a pretty 'sheltered' life. Even military life and ID only are pretty sheltered to me. Your idea of drug problems, compared to mine, would be much different. And I believe that is true for others besides me, who have either moved here from out of state or are considering it.

Anyways, the Caldwell and Nampa areas are much different than Eagle (read the Idaho Statesman or listen to tv news and you will see what I'm talking about ). Both Ada and Canyon county areas have drugs, because drugs are everywhere (now where have I heard that line before? - lol ). But Canyon County is much lower income, has more immigrants (both legal and otherwise ), and the crime and drug problems do not even come close to what Eagle has . That's like comparing apples and avocados !

Many people who come to City Data Forum (CDF) looking for information about Idaho have seen, heard and experienced much worse drug, gang and YES even traffic issues, than we folks here in Boise and surrounding cities have. The Good Lord knows I wish we had less of all of it (crime, drugs, gangs, poverty and traffic ), but I believe some posters portrayal of our area tends to be a tad BIT extreme ! JMHO as always though .

Of course, everyones' life experiences are different and they are entitled to their own opinions about where they live(d) and yours are WELCOME here also . Just don't be surprised when some posters do not experience your same issues and post to the contrary . And I am glad that your move made a difference for you and your children, but it appears that you are looking to move again out of state entirely ?! Let's hope the drug problems aren't any worse in the new area .

Best wishes to ALL as you search for a better life for you and your loved ones!!

Regards.

~HDL~

Originally Posted by IdahoCarol

I have been in Idaho all my life...raised 5 kids and I have had the good fortune of extensive travel (military family) and I always 'come home to Idaho'

But I must be honest...I was raised in Caldwell and that is just a bare few miles from Eagle...I now live in the northern central mountains of Idaho and the BIGGEST reason for the move was the 'valley' as we call the Ada and Canyon county areas of Idaho are absolutely DRUG infested. It is like a plague. You can look up the front page stories of the Idaho Statesman and or more 'valley' local paper is the Press tribune...they will tell you that the epidemic of grugs and grug related violence is compareable with some of the worst in the nations statistics....

GOD BLESS and /good luck...Ill always love Idaho...ALWAYS... but reality is what it is....you said you had kids...you need to know..just because a place looks sleepy or subtle...well its the quite ones that'll get ya, so said my dad!!!

Sorry for the bad news.....But on the BRIGHT side move to northern Idaho!!!! Lots of snow but it really is a GOOD way of life

Originally Posted by IdahoCarol

I am certainly hopeful to here all the positive and it seems maybe I was just in the 'wrong areas' if yall really believe that the caldwell-nampa and surrounding areas do not have a drug problem scaling any worse than other places.

Parma and Caldwell still scare the---- out of me. We built a very nice home outside of parma, canyon county and had to call the police several times in the process because we had so much theft of materials. The police informed us that 95% of the crime was drug related....so we sat and watched all night for over a week...finally after we received a lumber gdrop off here came a truck.. we flipped on the lights..and these guys didnt flinch until we loaded the shotgun..and they thought that was funny. They did get arrested though, as we could then identify...and the police chief was right , these guys were so high on meth they would of robbed their grandmas..!!!!

Our children were very drug 'savy' by the time we sold and moved. The schools are a hotbed of gangbanging and drug dealing in canyon county.

I have five children, 3 boys and 2 girls, ages 23-16 and at one time they were all in school at the same time..!! The move did make a difference...