Thanks for this, good, accurate explanations, I currently live in WA (central) and have relatives in ID (some in northern ID, some in Boise) and I enjoy visiting often. The thing I like about the CDA area is that it sort of has the beat of both worlds because Spokane is so close. In my observations, ID takes better care of things, the esthetic is more pleasing whereas WA has a “let it be natural” vibe. You forget one thing: We (WA) has better coffee! 😁
That's pretty astute and well said. But I'm not sure about the coffee part. I worked in coffee in my late teens and early twenties and that Doma coffee was pretty bomb. Unfortunately, I found out I am allergic to Caffeine so coffee isn't something on my mind anymore.
I grew up in King County, got deployed (as a reservist) and came home with a job lined up in Maryland. Went out there for 8 years. When my wife was pregnant with our first we decided to move back out this way to be closer to family. Most of my side had moved to Spokane/Cheney. We surprised my dad by showing up to his birthday party, and told him we had moved to the area to be closer to family. He was excited, but a bit confused, as a remote worker I could live anywhere, so why Post Falls if we wanted to be closer to family? I told I wanted to be closer, but that I want to be "on the right side of the state line." He immediately understood. That was about 9 months both the COVID lock downs started. Ever since then, we refer to WA as "hostile territory" whenever we go over to visit.
If Idaho is ever able to elect an actual conservative governor, house and senate, Coeur d’Alene and all of Idaho will be so much nicer than it is today…..Washington State is a political disaster of grand scale and The People are paying the price.
I lived in both Post Falls, ID and Spokane, WA. It was easier to find work in my field in Spokane, but I want to retire in North Idaho despite the higher cost of living.
@@williamswanson7086is that why Idaho is trying to restrict the movement of women? Seems like a dictatorship. In Idaho you have to worry about fascist skin head white nationalists escaping from prison and committing more crimes. There also are U-Haul trucks loaded up with boys dressed up in cosplay brown shirts. Nice state you got there.
I live in Hayden next to Coeur d'Alene. Such a great place to live, no crime really and no homelessness. Lived here for 20 years. Sad to see what is happening to Eastern WA., but with poor management comes all the negatives.
As a victim of the Communist State of WA, I can observe after almost 40 years of democrip gang rule the State is going in the wrong direction. Time to move to Idaho and we are seeing that now. When AG Ferguson takes over expect to see the escape from WA tax like CA is doing. imho
My aunt is a retired state Senator from Idaho. She fought hard to keep the sales taxes low as well as she fought hard to keep tougher laws to ultimately protect Idaho residents.
So, I just found your channel yesterday, and every question I asked in that video is answered in this one. Thank you SO much and I look forward to revieweing your other videos, learning more and if it does come to our moving to your area, I have much more confidence in reaching out to you.
That’s great to hear! I’m glad you found my video helpful and yes, please reach out if you need any help explore@livinglifenorthidaho.com (208)907-5757
Fantastic video. We have been thinking of moving to North Idaho for many years. But we love our home, neighbors, family etc here in Western WA. Sadly things are just getting worse and worse here, and we are once again more deeply considering a move. This video really broke things down well between Spokane (where our friends moved) vs CDA. Thank you for doing such a good job on the video.
Medical facilities are hugely different. We’ll drive to Spokane for specialists, but it’s definitely not important enough for us to live there. Another thing is Spokane has way more restaurants, but it seems every place we have tried has a disappointment, an expensive disappointment.
Thanks for the video, I always enjoy your info and input. One thing you might look into though, this video really has a compressed audio quality issue. The s's sh's in your voice sound really compressed and poor quality.
Living in Idaho was amazing. Particularly during COVID restrictions. But Idaho does have it's negatives. Biggest for me being state taxes. My dad died, and while I lived in Idaho, my sister's lived in WA. I had to pay $17,000 in taxes from that ordeal that my sisters simply didn't have to pay. That was an expensive price for a bit more freedom.
My daughter lives in Spirit Lake, Idaho and there are good and bad things about living there especially the weather. I hate the Summer heat and Winter Snow.
Trent...Have you ever been to the Denver area ? It sure has gone downhill over the years. I've said it before but if all of my kids and grandkids weren't nearby I would take a look at Idaho. I have two questions...Is the blonde gal riding with you in the intro to your videos your wife? ...and are you still driving your Raptor ? Just curious. Take care.
Hey there, I have a sister that lives in Denver so yes I have been there but not since before the Pandemic. That’s a bummer to hear it’s gone down hill. And yes, at the time of filming that was my girlfriend but I made an honest woman out of here. And yep, still driving my Raptor. Best truck I’ve ever owned.
I currently live in WA and the political climate and laws have made it difficult to stay. I will relocate in retirement to a red state and ID is top of the list. Any con for ID is far outweighed by horrible WA politics
Oh yeah, especially the further north you go. There are a lot of places to do that but there are some thing you have to watch out for. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss those further. Explore@livinglifenorthidaho.com
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho thank you sir I’ve noticed the locals have been handling this well it does look like a beautiful community and racism of any kind hurts everyone. Sometimes it may not even been folks from there. Unfortunately we hear so many voices now all claiming to be the truth. I’m from El Paso Texas and an outsider drove a days travel to our city to commit racial violence. I used to believe up until then that people where too sensitive or over reactive and it may be but it only takes one to make irreparable harm. Bravo for your vigilance sir and being head on!
Washington has inheritance tax. I left Washington because of this tax. If I died my estate would owe a Million dollars. Simple decision to move to Idaho
I forgot to mention that one. I have a family member looking to do the same thing. Crazy how the state thinks they are owed such a huge chunk of everything
Spokane used to be a beautiful, people based, town. I used to love going there. Now, with the druggies and the homeless taking over, it is no longer safe. It’s become just another dirty town. Cd’A on the other hand, although run by the Uber rich, still maintains its beauty and charm.
I have lived in Spokane for 50 years and have relatives in CDA and Athol. Let's just say we agree to disagree. People, do your own research. Visit the locations and judge for yourself.
I live in Spokane Valley and moved up here during pandemic. It was an eyeopener to see the difference in opinions where the state line is. Another bizarre thing is i can go to Post Falls walmart and use plastic bags but wlamart in Spokane valley requires purchased or reusuable bags. I prefer CDA because i can ride my bike there and leave unlocked with no worries. I wouldn't dare do that in Spokane. Im aware that Spokane is a major city compared to a resort town but safety and security is important to me I feel like im surrounded ny two political cults here. You got the woke left and the magas. It's all so bizzare.
Move to Idaho. Welcome to high taxes. Talk to any accountant, taxes are through the roof. Definitely, do not setup up LLC/corp here. I live “by” CDA. My home $450k in 2019 is now $1.5 million. The assessed value tripled. Hello taxes. Oh, snow and long winters with super short shoulder seasons in Idaho. Better like that. The Homeless: most Idaho cities send their homeless to bigger cities to Spokane because they have the “infrastructure.” CDA is a mess when it comes to traffic. It’s getting worse with no infrastructure to expand. women’s health. OBGYN’s are leaving the state because the new laws are so unclear. Good luck getting a simple checkup laddies. If you’re pregnant and need monthly checkups, you’ll be driving and delivering your baby is Spokane soon. Public education absolutely sucks in Idaho. Better pay up for private school. The state subsidies only cover so much. Last, Spokane like any big city, has really nice areas. To get to the outdoors (mountain biking, hiking, off-road, fishing, hunting) is not that far away. This guy is absolutely biased. Also, this guy is obviously a licensed broker in Idaho getting that 3% off that $1 million+ dollar home.
Don't use this guy as your realtor. I made that mistake. He will assign the job to one of his underlings,who absolutely sucked. When I complained to Trent,he accused me of throwing his guy "under the bus" instead of addressing the problem and working with me. I quickly found another agent, Tawna Bebee out of coeur d'alene and she found me a great house
We definitely need more people here. I would like to see property taxes go up. This is the perfect place for new Americans. We need more government housing. Cheaper labor would be nice
Wonder if hypothetically I work full time in Spokane but live just over the boarder, in Idaho, in my personal truck. Is that looked upon bad by cops. no drugs, no bad stuff, no tent camping except where I’m aloud? And let’s say I am currently doing that in Bellevue Washington and no one bothers me much. I just work, gym, jui jitsu, and 4-6 hours of sleep a night. I’m pretty much over Washington but semi stuck here for a good reason. Living out of the truck saving money, it’s very freeing. And I’m not saying Coeur d’alene nessasarily but that area until I figure out how to move stuff to bosie.
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho really, kinda shocked but then again I haven’t lived in a red state in many many years?! Yea it’s a regular nice looking Tacoma. Good to know
Thanks for this, good, accurate explanations, I currently live in WA (central) and have relatives in ID (some in northern ID, some in Boise) and I enjoy visiting often. The thing I like about the CDA area is that it sort of has the beat of both worlds because Spokane is so close. In my observations, ID takes better care of things, the esthetic is more pleasing whereas WA has a “let it be natural” vibe.
You forget one thing: We (WA) has better coffee! 😁
Don’t come to the Wenatchee Valley, Microsoft moved in and now we’re dealing with all of the 💩 CRAP they brought over from Seattle
That's pretty astute and well said. But I'm not sure about the coffee part. I worked in coffee in my late teens and early twenties and that Doma coffee was pretty bomb. Unfortunately, I found out I am allergic to Caffeine so coffee isn't something on my mind anymore.
I grew up in King County, got deployed (as a reservist) and came home with a job lined up in Maryland. Went out there for 8 years. When my wife was pregnant with our first we decided to move back out this way to be closer to family. Most of my side had moved to Spokane/Cheney. We surprised my dad by showing up to his birthday party, and told him we had moved to the area to be closer to family. He was excited, but a bit confused, as a remote worker I could live anywhere, so why Post Falls if we wanted to be closer to family? I told I wanted to be closer, but that I want to be "on the right side of the state line." He immediately understood. That was about 9 months both the COVID lock downs started. Ever since then, we refer to WA as "hostile territory" whenever we go over to visit.
If Idaho is ever able to elect an actual conservative governor, house and senate, Coeur d’Alene and all of Idaho will be so much nicer than it is today…..Washington State is a political disaster of grand scale and The People are paying the price.
I lived in both Post Falls, ID and Spokane, WA. It was easier to find work in my field in Spokane, but I want to retire in North Idaho despite the higher cost of living.
Fantastic video! Very informative!
🇨🇳 or 🇺🇸 the choice is clear
Great comment! Short and to the point.
So true. Inslee has destroyed WA. Last 4 years of communist dictatorship has been horrible!
@@williamswanson7086is that why Idaho is trying to restrict the movement of women? Seems like a dictatorship. In Idaho you have to worry about fascist skin head white nationalists escaping from prison and committing more crimes. There also are U-Haul trucks loaded up with boys dressed up in cosplay brown shirts. Nice state you got there.
I live in Hayden next to Coeur d'Alene. Such a great place to live, no crime really and no homelessness. Lived here for 20 years. Sad to see what is happening to Eastern WA., but with poor management comes all the negatives.
As a victim of the Communist State of WA, I can observe after almost 40 years of democrip gang rule the State is going in the wrong direction. Time to move to Idaho and we are seeing that now. When AG Ferguson takes over expect to see the escape from WA tax like CA is doing. imho
It's awful and doesn't seem to be getting better. But luckily that thin blue line keeps things positive on our side of the Stateline.
Nothing good ever comes from liberal governance.
My aunt is a retired state Senator from Idaho. She fought hard to keep the sales taxes low as well as she fought hard to keep tougher laws to ultimately protect Idaho residents.
Thank you!
Big thank you to her!
Love your take on these differences!
So, I just found your channel yesterday, and every question I asked in that video is answered in this one. Thank you SO much and I look forward to revieweing your other videos, learning more and if it does come to our moving to your area, I have much more confidence in reaching out to you.
That’s great to hear! I’m glad you found my video helpful and yes, please reach out if you need any help explore@livinglifenorthidaho.com (208)907-5757
Fantastic video. We have been thinking of moving to North Idaho for many years. But we love our home, neighbors, family etc here in Western WA. Sadly things are just getting worse and worse here, and we are once again more deeply considering a move. This video really broke things down well between Spokane (where our friends moved) vs CDA. Thank you for doing such a good job on the video.
Thank you for the feedback and thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.
Excellent video! I definitely prefer to live in Spokane and it's great to regularly visit CDA, awesome area all around! Happy to be here!
Medical facilities are hugely different. We’ll drive to Spokane for specialists, but it’s definitely not important enough for us to live there. Another thing is Spokane has way more restaurants, but it seems every place we have tried has a disappointment, an expensive disappointment.
CDA is full so go to Spokane. Or preferably stay in California
😂 I was kinda thinking the same
That long term care tax is on the ballot in Nov. 2024 to be removed
That’s good to hear. The government can’t be trusted to manage our retirement or disability accounts
Thanks for the video, I always enjoy your info and input. One thing you might look into though, this video really has a compressed audio quality issue. The s's sh's in your voice sound really compressed and poor quality.
Your camera, audio and green screen game is strong!
LOL Thanks. Been at this for a while now. Always trying to give my best to you good people.
Living in Idaho was amazing. Particularly during COVID restrictions. But Idaho does have it's negatives. Biggest for me being state taxes. My dad died, and while I lived in Idaho, my sister's lived in WA. I had to pay $17,000 in taxes from that ordeal that my sisters simply didn't have to pay. That was an expensive price for a bit more freedom.
Just moved to cda after living in Spokane since 2002. Spokane has become too disgusting and unsafe. Happy to be somewhere much safer. ❤
My daughter lives in Spirit Lake, Idaho and there are good and bad things about living there especially the weather. I hate the Summer heat and Winter Snow.
Trent...Have you ever been to the Denver area ? It sure has gone downhill over the years. I've said it before but if all of my kids and grandkids weren't nearby I would take a look at Idaho. I have two questions...Is the blonde gal riding with you in the intro to your videos your wife? ...and are you still driving your Raptor ? Just curious. Take care.
Hey there, I have a sister that lives in Denver so yes I have been there but not since before the Pandemic. That’s a bummer to hear it’s gone down hill. And yes, at the time of filming that was my girlfriend but I made an honest woman out of here. And yep, still driving my Raptor. Best truck I’ve ever owned.
Awesome on the wife and the truck... Im a Ford guy...I bought an F150 Tremor in September. Thanks for the response.@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho
Most CDA residents work in Washington.
what about Post Falls ID? Half way in between the two cities
That’s a good place too just like the other places between the two cities.
I currently live in WA and the political climate and laws have made it difficult to stay. I will relocate in retirement to a red state and ID is top of the list. Any con for ID is far outweighed by horrible WA politics
How about Louis ton and Clarkston??
I did a video on that area too! ruclips.net/video/No5cLBDsKgU/видео.htmlsi=-Y_-mvKx7UPnMndy
For Gods sake there's no comparison. Idaho beats Washington on just about everything. I'll pay more for my house to be in Idaho.
What’s your Racism policy in Idaho?
Can you still buy land for homesteading in Idaho?
Oh yeah, especially the further north you go. There are a lot of places to do that but there are some thing you have to watch out for. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss those further. Explore@livinglifenorthidaho.com
Would the state of Idaho tax my Military Retirement or my State of Kansas retirement?
Yes and yes. But they don't tax social security. Washington does not have a state income tax.
I was NEVER serious about moving here. I am only here because my dad lives here.
Just moved from Spokane to cda. So happy to get out. Spokane has progressively gotten disgusting.
What’s your take on Idaho sundown towns it’s big news today a local secret has been let out
I answered you on the other video you asked this...
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho thank you sir I’ve noticed the locals have been handling this well it does look like a beautiful community and racism of any kind hurts everyone. Sometimes it may not even been folks from there. Unfortunately we hear so many voices now all claiming to be the truth. I’m from El Paso Texas and an outsider drove a days travel to our city to commit racial violence. I used to believe up until then that people where too sensitive or over reactive and it may be but it only takes one to make irreparable harm. Bravo for your vigilance sir and being head on!
Yeah that housing cost has been massively increased in just the last few years.
Coeur d'Alene parking lots after winter (looking at you Walmart) are like WW1 battlefields with craters
is hiking really that bad in Spokane? 😳
Not at all, both areas have beautiful hiking and cycling areas. I go in both places.
You must be rich then because the inheritance tax is free up to 2,193,000 in Washington State.
Washington has inheritance tax. I left Washington because of this tax. If I died my estate would owe a Million dollars. Simple decision to move to Idaho
I forgot to mention that one. I have a family member looking to do the same thing. Crazy how the state thinks they are owed such a huge chunk of everything
Since when?? There is no inheritance tax in Washington. There is an estate tax that applies to estates over 2,193,000.
In the 50s my property tax was $35 per year. Today I struggle to make the 4k property tax! You NEVER really can say you own property. imho
@@shanleander6009 I made the mistake of calling it an inheritance tax but you are correct. It is an estate tax! Thank you!
First $2,193,000 is tax free in Washington State for inheritance tax.
Spokane used to be a beautiful, people based, town. I used to love going there. Now, with the druggies and the homeless taking over, it is no longer safe. It’s become just another dirty town. Cd’A on the other hand, although run by the Uber rich, still maintains its beauty and charm.
Cda is a tourist town.
Alcohol tax in WA that is not in ID
I have lived in Spokane for 50 years and have relatives in CDA and Athol. Let's just say we agree to disagree. People, do your own research. Visit the locations and judge for yourself.
CDA is hands down better, if you can afford it. Spokane is a working mans city, CDA is for retired folks.
Snobs live in CDA
And Druggies live in Spokane
Most of which moved here from somewhere else.
@Doc1855 you got that right. Spokane is a 💩 hole.
I live in Spokane Valley and moved up here during pandemic. It was an eyeopener to see the difference in opinions where the state line is. Another bizarre thing is i can go to Post Falls walmart and use plastic bags but wlamart in Spokane valley requires purchased or reusuable bags.
I prefer CDA because i can ride my bike there and leave unlocked with no worries. I wouldn't dare do that in Spokane. Im aware that Spokane is a major city compared to a resort town but safety and security is important to me
I feel like im surrounded ny two political cults here. You got the woke left and the magas. It's all so bizzare.
Heck they take homeless from Couer d'Alene and drop them off in Spokane. That's how official handled the homeless here.
Move to Idaho. Welcome to high taxes. Talk to any accountant, taxes are through the roof. Definitely, do not setup up LLC/corp here.
I live “by” CDA. My home $450k in 2019 is now $1.5 million. The assessed value tripled. Hello taxes.
Oh, snow and long winters with super short shoulder seasons in Idaho. Better like that.
The Homeless: most Idaho cities send their homeless to bigger cities to Spokane because they have the “infrastructure.”
CDA is a mess when it comes to traffic. It’s getting worse with no infrastructure to expand.
women’s health. OBGYN’s are leaving the state because the new laws are so unclear. Good luck getting a simple checkup laddies. If you’re pregnant and need monthly checkups, you’ll be driving and delivering your baby is Spokane soon.
Public education absolutely sucks in Idaho. Better pay up for private school. The state subsidies only cover so much.
Last, Spokane like any big city, has really nice areas. To get to the outdoors (mountain biking, hiking, off-road, fishing, hunting) is not that far away. This guy is absolutely biased. Also, this guy is obviously a licensed broker in Idaho getting that 3% off that $1 million+ dollar home.
Spokane would change fast if E Washington became part of Idaho? Like many have wanted to do for years.
Don't use this guy as your realtor. I made that mistake. He will assign the job to one of his underlings,who absolutely sucked. When I complained to Trent,he accused me of throwing his guy "under the bus" instead of addressing the problem and working with me. I quickly found another agent, Tawna Bebee out of coeur d'alene and she found me a great house
Spokane sounds stooge... CDL sounds awesome..
Spokane is quickly becoming a city of Druggies
Spokane is a 💩 hole
We definitely need more people here. I would like to see property taxes go up. This is the perfect place for new Americans. We need more government housing. Cheaper labor would be nice
Wonder if hypothetically I work full time in Spokane but live just over the boarder, in Idaho, in my personal truck. Is that looked upon bad by cops. no drugs, no bad stuff, no tent camping except where I’m aloud? And let’s say I am currently doing that in Bellevue Washington and no one bothers me much. I just work, gym, jui jitsu, and 4-6 hours of sleep a night. I’m pretty much over Washington but semi stuck here for a good reason. Living out of the truck saving money, it’s very freeing.
And I’m not saying Coeur d’alene nessasarily but that area until I figure out how to move stuff to bosie.
If it’s in a semi truck I don’t think you’d have an issue but a regular truck wouldn’t fly with the local PD.
@@LivingLifeNorthIdaho really, kinda shocked but then again I haven’t lived in a red state in many many years?! Yea it’s a regular nice looking Tacoma. Good to know