Boise Was SO Much More Affordable In 2016

The internet has spoken, and the latest trend is "2026 is the new 2016," where you post photos of what your life was like ten years ago.

Well, if you lived in Boise a decade ago, you know what we're about to say is very much straight facts.

If 2026 was the new 2016, it would be a lot more affordable to live in Boise.

These numbers are going to hurt.

According to Google AI, the median price for a home in Boise was around $230,000. Not a small chunk of change, but also not exorbitant by any means. If you purchased a home in 2016, compared to today, you made out like a bandit.

Let's fast forward to today, 2026. The average home price in Boise has apparently been injecting steroids, because it now sits at $548,000. Yes, that's almost double what you would've paid a decade ago.

tl;dr Home prices in Boise have almost doubled in ten years, and you were definitely much better off (financially, at least) purchasing a home back in 2016. And that's not even considering the rising costs of groceries, entertainment, and everything else in 2026.

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Maybe you're one of the lucky ones that bought your home before they became literally unaffordable. Good for you!

If you're looking to spend some of that money you've saved up thanks to your single digit mortgage rate, why not take a trip?

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Up there in your years? Trying to settle down one final time? We get it.

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