Southwest Boise
Southwest Boise is where the city loosens its belt and sprawls. The 83709 grid runs cul-de-sacs, three-car garages, and elementary schools named after pioneers nobody can quite place. You drive everywhere, including to the mailbox, and the nearest decent coffee involves a left turn across five lanes of Overland. The tradeoff is square footage and a yard the dog can actually use, which for a certain demographic settles the argument. Dates here trend toward chain patios off Cole Road and the occasional brave attempt at the Boise Spectrum. Romantic it is not. Functional, affordable by Boise's bent standards, and quietly full of people who already made their peace with that.
Southwest Boise by the numbers
Southwest Boise runs male-heavy, about 56% men to 44% women.
Median individual income in Southwest Boise is about $47,800.
Idaho registers voters by party affiliation, and Ada County is about 52% Republican to 18% Democratic, with a 29% unaffiliated bloc.
The median renter in Southwest Boise pays about $1,800 a month.
About 7,600 Southwest Boise residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Old Idaho Penitentiary Site
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Bittercreek Alehouse
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Discovery Center of Idaho
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Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar
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Stardust
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Taphouse Pub & Eatery | Downtown Boise
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Tarbush Kitchen, Restaurant & Market
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The Refuge Restaurant & Lounge
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Double Tap Pub
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Zero Six Coffee Fix
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Dawson Taylor Coffee Roasters - Downtown Cafe
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The Comedy Lounge
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Southwest BoiseDrinks
Vista Uptown Bar
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The Broadway Bar
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Alchemist Coffee 27th St.
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Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology
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Lovejoy's Real Ice Cream
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