Growing Idaho: The Big Mac index

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho and Boise keep growing, despite inflation. But are housing costs rising faster than the cost of basic needs or basic wants (specifically, the average fast food burger)?

Boise apparently has a healthy real estate market, but that doesn’t mean it’s affordable.

Wallethub ranked the best real estate markets in the country, with McKinney, Texas; Cary, North Carolina; and Irvine, California topping the list. The City of Tress checks in at 29th out of the 300 cities they studied. And by “best” real estate markets, they mean “best for investors.” They used price, but also the job market, cost of living, availability, and the potential for the value of homes to increase as factors in this list…

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