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If you are so afraid of growth, you may want to not focus on Idaho anymore, unless you decide to move to a very isolated small town such as Arco or similar.
You seem to be all over the place when it comes to what area of Idaho you are interested in. Maybe checkout a state with a very small population that isn't growing very fast such as Wyoming or possibly one of the Dakotas.
If you are so afraid of growth, you may want to not focus on Idaho anymore, unless you decide to move to a very isolated small town such as Arco or similar.
You seem to be all over the place when it comes to what area of Idaho you are interested in. Maybe checkout a state with a very small population that isn't growing very fast such as Wyoming or possibly one of the Dakotas.
Yes personal situation has changed as well as don't want to deal with higher property taxes. And yes to small towns such as Arco, Buhl, Plymouth, Weiser and even IF.
Yes personal situation has changed as well as don't want to deal with higher property taxes. And yes to small towns such as Arco, Buhl, Plymouth, Weiser and even IF.
IF is not so small town anymore. We're having a population explosion to beat all.
Yes personal situation has changed as well as don't want to deal with higher property taxes. And yes to small towns such as Arco, Buhl, Plymouth, Weiser and even IF.
Have you ever lived in a small town before?
They always sound nice, but it's not always true for everyone.
I'm not throwing shade on any of those towns, or on you. Everyone is different and so are towns.
I learned a long time ago that lots of fine folks who moved here thinking they would love the isolation of a small town actually didn't once they lived in one for a few months.
For many of them, it wasn't the people or even the town that drove them bugs. It was the isolation, and everything that's missing.
If you are unhappy in isolated small-town life, lower property taxes aren't likely to make you happy.
They always sound nice, but it's not always true for everyone.
I'm not throwing shade on any of those towns, or on you. Everyone is different and so are towns.
I learned a long time ago that lots of fine folks who moved here thinking they would love the isolation of a small town actually didn't once they lived in one for a few months.
For many of them, it wasn't the people or even the town that drove them bugs. It was the isolation, and everything that's missing.
If you are unhappy in isolated small-town life, lower property taxes aren't likely to make you happy.
This is 100% spot on. We lived here (link below) during my upbringing for a bit and while my dad and I loved it my mother didn’t. Mostly due to the reasons you gave. It was truly out in the sticks in 80s when we lived there. Heck it still is even with larger towns like Hillsboro and Waco north and south of it having exploded in population since (note Waco has). Make no mistake small to tiny town rural life is absolutely not for everyone, especially those who have a romantic idea of them without having lived in one before. Not trying to be negative or a buzzkillington here but it is something to think about. Having done the small / tiny rural town thing almost all throughout my childhood I love it. It is an acquired taste.
While I have on old friend who has lived in Arco for decades and loves it, I have several other friends who moved away from Arco as soon as they could.
The hour's drive to Idaho Falls to go shopping, see a doctor, see a movie, hang out in a different bar, eat at a different cafe, or just dreading the drive was enough of a reason to leave Arco for Idaho Falls.
All those different reasons are only just one bigger one; isolation. The isolation makes life grow boring and uninteresting for many folks. The ones who relish it are much fewer and more rare.
While I have on old friend who has lived in Arco for decades and loves it, I have several other friends who moved away from Arco as soon as they could.
The hour's drive to Idaho Falls to go shopping, see a doctor, see a movie, hang out in a different bar, eat at a different cafe, or just dreading the drive was enough of a reason to leave Arco for Idaho Falls.
All those different reasons are only just one bigger one; isolation. The isolation makes life grow boring and uninteresting for many folks. The ones who relish it are much fewer and more rare.
Mind if I ask why those friends of yours moved from Arco?
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