Is there such a place? Near Couer D' ALene PLEASE!!!!

[Swampmetaldown]

Good luck, COUNTRYLV22! I'm looking for something of a similar quality. I've lived here in Ft. Myers, Florida for 25 years- and talk about sprawl? The concrete beast swallowed everything that was once green here. Our community Buckingham, is a suburb that locals have tried to preserve its rural roots with deed restrictions but, for naught. And even though central Florida retains more of our cracker roots- fat chance of having acreage to garden and hunt on- 1/3 acre lots at the height of the recent market bubble were 60k- at the mid/low end. And though the prices seem to be on the decline- they are still proportionately ludicrous. I simply cannot live simply on acreage in my ancestral home, so I am looking for somewhere else to spend my days! I've been eyeing somewhere rural in the Montana/Idaho region like several of you. Any further advice? Seems like hunting may be very restrictive there after reading a bit... Though I cant suspect it to be any better than here... Must it be so hard to supplement ones grocery stocks the old fashioned way! lol

[Tiffany76]

Originally Posted by quadracer111

Na how about Rathdrum! It has 3 major road ways(highway 95, highway 53 and highway 41) Very small town feeling. It is nesteled right under a larger mountain and is right in the snow belt. Its still pretty small from the big boom we just had here and prices are decent. Acerage is not a problem from what I have seen. Its about 25-35 minutes from Spokane and about 15 minutes to CdA and Post Falls. Check it out

A few years ago i would have agreed. The price of land and homes in Rathdrum have gone way up. My cousin was smart, she baught 5 Acers right out of High School. I lived there 4 years ago and love the Schools.

[Tiffany76]

Originally Posted by Idaho

Go east on I-90 about an hour and you are in the "Silver Valley" area of Idaho; the towns of Kingston & Pinehurst & Osburn & Elizabeth Park & Silverton & others are spread out about every 2-5 miles for about a 30 mile stretch of I-90. Rural, mining area. All small towns, near regular businesses to fulfill most needs. Schools are struggling, since the NCLB mandates have become reality.
Check it out on-line, and go visit for yourself: Home - Silver Valley Chamber

Also, the "chain lakes area" St. Maries, Kilarney, etc just off I-90 is beautiful. Rural, lumbering area.
Check it out at: St. Maries Chamber of Commerce - 2007

Good luck in your relocation search.
removed

Ahh the Silver Valley. That place has grown alot. The only thing i would say, is that if you have children this may not be the best place. The Schools are,
well not so good. There are also a large amout of drugs. Believe me on that.
Most of my OLD Friends are still on meth.

[Tiffany76]

Originally Posted by logybogy

Are there nice places to live right on the state line inside the Washington border? Avoiding state income tax by living in Washington would be very nice.

Liberty Lake... It's a nice area. There is also Hauser Lake, if you want to go smaller. Both places are nice.

[Morgaine]

Originally Posted by MrGerardo

I don't want to live in Chicago anymore; I'm only here to take care of aging parents. Is it true that eastern Washington through northern Idaho developing that quickly? I would like to read comments from people who moved here from the Chicago area. I have read so many positive things about the area, but I'm freaked out by high property taxes and the fact that Californians are buying up the place. Can we please send them all back to their home state? Hasn't that state done enough damage to not only our children's minds with their filth, but also financially?

MrGerardo,
People here in Bonners Ferry have a good thing going, but there is enough of that kind of animosity here towards outsiders without you and your uneducated generalizations. Please look elsewhere to find a place where they welcome that mentality and you will grow and become part of the community. You guessed it, I am Californian, but not all of us are as poisonous as you make us to be. Bonners Ferry has folks from all over the world here, and that's part of what makes it so appealing. It reflects what America is about, a melting pot. Every place has taxes and land issues. I think if you moved to this area, you'd find yourseld being told to go back to your home state as well, but not because of land or tax issues, because your mean and we don't need that here.

[MrGerardo]

Originally Posted by Morgaine

MrGerardo,
People here in Bonners Ferry have a good thing going, but there is enough of that kind of animosity here towards outsiders without you and your uneducated generalizations. Please look elsewhere to find a place where they welcome that mentality and you will grow and become part of the community. You guessed it, I am Californian, but not all of us are as poisonous as you make us to be. Bonners Ferry has folks from all over the world here, and that's part of what makes it so appealing. It reflects what America is about, a melting pot. Every place has taxes and land issues. I think if you moved to this area, you'd find yourseld being told to go back to your home state as well, but not because of land or tax issues, because your mean and we don't need that here.

Read various posts under the Idaho topic and you'll notice more people share my viewpoint than yours. I speak from experience and it appears most people here feel the same way.

[Sandpointian]

Gerardo,
Terms like "Californicator" and "equity locust" are euphemisms for those in-migrants who arrive with boatloads of cash and live a Hollywood lifestyle in NID, i.e. garish. Where they come from is really not the issue as much as how the lifestyle and cash can distort the local market.

You seem to be angling for camaraderie based on the fact you are from Chicago. Who gives a rat's a**? Because you are not from California, you are expecting high fives? I think not. People here are not that shallow. I know some great Chicagoans (who themselves were transplants) and some idiots. I wonder to which group you belong...

It would be fascinating to see the actual numbers, but I would say that at least 1/4 of the people I have met in NID have roots in California (going back three generations or so). In addition, about 1/4 have roots from Washington State. Perhaps anecdotally, I have yet to meet one from the crowd I know that is not a realy solid if not wonderful citizen, as they are Idahoans in action. My crowd cares less about the superficial and more about things that help improve lives.

So the question of whether you embrace the culture Inland Northwest is less an issue of birthplace and more an issue of what you do when you hit the ground here. And note: this includes coming without a job or job prospects. Any Chicago equity you have will be eaten up very quickly if you plan to go on the dole. If you are such an individual, you will find even less sympathy than working class families seeking more air to breathe. To my knowledge no label has been designed for such type, but keep your ears open if you do arrive.

So what do you plan on doing here besides malign people based on prior residency or birthplace? Given you are from Chicago, you may want to consider Spokane, since like Chicago, it is the region's "second city."

[Sage of Sagle]

Originally Posted by Sandpointian

Gerardo,
Terms like "Californicator" and "equity locust" are euphemisms for those in-migrants who arrive with boatloads of cash and live a Hollywood lifestyle in NID, i.e. garish. Where they come from is really not the issue as much as how the lifestyle and cash can distort the local market.

You seem to be angling for camaraderie based on the fact you are from Chicago. Who gives a rat's a**? Because you are not from California, you are expecting high fives? I think not. People here are not that shallow. I know some great Chicagoans (who themselves were transplants) and some idiots. I wonder to which group you belong...

It would be fascinating to see the actual numbers, but I would say that at least 1/4 of the people I have met in NID have roots in California (going back three generations or so). In addition, about 1/4 have roots from Washington State. Perhaps anecdotally, I have yet to meet one from the crowd I know that is not a realy solid if not wonderful citizen, as they are Idahoans in action. My crowd cares less about the superficial and more about things that help improve lives.

So the question of whether you embrace the culture Inland Northwest is less an issue of birthplace and more an issue of what you do when you hit the ground here. And note: this includes coming without a job or job prospects. Any Chicago equity you have will be eaten up very quickly if you plan to go on the dole. If you are such an individual, you will find even less sympathy than working class families seeking more air to breathe. To my knowledge no label has been designed for such type, but keep your ears open if you do arrive.

So what do you plan on doing here besides malign people based on prior residency or birthplace? Given you are from Chicago, you may want to consider Spokane, since like Chicago, it is the region's "second city."

Ummm...yeah, what he said...right on the money from my perspective too...