re: If you had to choose between Idaho, Wyoming, or Montana

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I wish. The average house there is about 1.5 mil. I'm gonna be more in the 300-400 range

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Provo/SLC Utah is a big city with a lot of opportunities. You could easily buy into a good neighborhood there and have no problems finding jobs. From there the mountains are very accessible, much more so than from Denver. It’s a similar setup, though it’s about 15 years behind Denver in terms of development.

If you want a smaller town in that area you could try Heber City or Kamas, Utah.

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I get solice from nature, my mom passed away yesterday and I went on a brief hike, soothes the soul

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Sorry to hear that. Is she still in Louisiana?

So sorry for your loss.

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I liked big cities when I was younger but living in urban Houston or Atlanta at this point is pretty unappealing to me.

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Yeah, this is about my mentality as well. We've been in Boise, and while it is very lively with a great downtown, we go out less and less. We still go out, and we do say how much we enjoy being so close to everything, but in a month we are moving to the outskirts of the valley to get away from college aged kids.

OP, Boise is fantastic, but if I was looking for a small place to be left alone, Boise is not it unless you have a lot of money. Many people believe Boise is a small town with a low price point because Californians built it up to be that way. We will be in one of the nicer apartments with pretty consistently high ratings in the valley and we will pay around $1400 a month, and that's 10 miles from the downtown center. You wanna be close to downtown in a nice apt, you're looking at $1900-$2400 for a 2 BR. We are currently a mile away from downtown in a pretty run down place we rent for $1100. If you want to buy on anything more than half an acre in town you're looking at million dollar houses at that point.

I have driven home (cenla) a few times now, and I really get the appeal of Laramie, WY. Not booming, but there is a school and what looks to be local pride. Cheyenne is close, the interstate is close, and you have Denver 2 hours south if you're into any music/entertainment venues. There are national forests within driving distances and there is a regional airport that can connect you to bigger airports.

Also there are some really depressing small towns in Utah close to many mountains that would keep you extremely secluded if that's what you're into. Not to be rude, but many of them lack basic luxuries, but most people who want to get away from it all don't want that.

Absoroka County, Wyoming with Walt Longmire as my sheriff

I hope you folks don’t ruin these beautiful places when you move there.

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I need to believe that their is something better out there than inner city Baton Rouge.

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I've been all over the country and there are a lot of places nicer than inner city BR

What the hell are you doing on Gus Young?

I moved from Boise to BR. Go and never look back. SLC and the burbs there are good options depending on the situation.

If you want a Southwest vibe check out Flagstaff.

You will like Northern Wyoming..around the Buffalo area. Nice quaint town with lots of history (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid - Hole in the Wall gang). People are very friendly and the housing prices are reasonable. Golf course, snow sports, great hunting and the sunrises and sunsets are unbelievable. It rests at the intersection of interstates 25 and 90, so you have quick access to which ever direction you would like to travel to.

I worked all around Wyoming for several years and yes it is a bit far between places at times. Just depends what you are looking for come retirement age.