Idaho’s second city?

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by Racer46

I would say basically 4 cities, in different areas.
Boise West

CDL North

Idaho Falls East

twin falls Central South

Totally agree. Pocatello and Mountain Home are really the only two outliers.

[Syringaloid]

Good info in this post.

Originally Posted by banjomike

I think the best answer to the OP's question is:
There is no second city in Idaho.

There's Boise, which has always been the largest and the Capital, and several regional cities that serve as hubs scattered in all the state corners. Each is as important as the other with no regard to size. Each is different from the others, and all the hubs have their own suburbs. Each functions independently of the others, but all roads lead to Boise.

Idaho isn't like other states. Common term simply don't apply here.

I've noticed in this thread some folks are tying to parse this. The fact is each hub has a very large surrounding area, so there are few differences worth mentioning in the suburbs that surround them.

Weiser, Fruitland and New Plymouth are all a part of greater Boise.
Jerome, Hagerman, and Wendell are a part of greater Twin Falls.
Rigby, Firth, Rexburg, and Shelly are a part of greater Idaho Falls.
Blackfoot, FT. Hall, American Falls, and Burley are a part of greater Pocatello.
Athol, Hayden, St. Maries, Kellogg and Wallace are all part of greater Coeur d'Alene.

There are several smaller hubs that lie outside all of these; Lewiston/Moscow, Mt. Home, Sandpoint, Malad, and others.

Now that Idaho has been discovered, don't expect to see many differences in the folks who live here. With few exceptions, everything someone is used to seeing anywhere in the U.S. is seen here. Idaho left the Wild West behind 100 years ago.

Our differences are much more geologic than social. Our climate is the same from top to bottom, and there's only one rule to remember about it: Higher is colder. Lower is warmer.

Idaho is still under-populated. One thing that's still abundant here is isolation, so if that's what a newcomer seeks, it's easy to find, but it's no longer as cheap as it once was.
Beware the thought privacy is something to be desired.
Here, isolation= privacy in a lot of newcomer's minds, but isolation brings great loneliness, and it also brings a lot of hard work once the snow falls. It also tends to breed boredom and discontent after a while once the new wears off.

[pnwguy2]

Originally Posted by Syringaloid

Good info in this post.

I tend to agree. We all need neighbors to help neighbors. This is a universal trait and one that most of us believe in and adhere to. When or if we lose that we have basically lost humanity.

[nowhereman427]

That is what it is coming down to. Loses in humanity.