What the Life in Idaho Area Guide Is, and Why Agents Use It

The Life in Idaho Area Guide is an 80-page relocation and lifestyle guide to Boise and the Treasure Valley, personalized with your name, photo, and branding. Clients who are considering moving to Idaho get a real feel for the area before they arrive, and you are the agent who gave it to them.

It comes as a digital flipbook you can send in seconds, with discounted printed copies available anytime through our print portal, and an optional lead-capture landing page that turns downloads into leads.

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How the Guide Helps Your Business

Six ways agents put the guide to work.

Positions You as the Local Expert

Out-of-state buyers have a hundred questions about Boise and the surrounding areas. Handing them a comprehensive guide answers questions before the first call and positions you as the person who knows the valley.

Generates New Leads

With the lead-capture landing page, anyone who wants the guide gives you their name and email to get it. Leads go directly to your email inbox and, if you choose, to your CRM automatically.

Saves You Time

Instead of writing the same “here is what you need to know about Meridian” email for every client, send one link that covers the whole valley and truly informs about living in Idaho.

Professionally Designed

Designed and photographed locally, with discounted book-bound prints available through our print portal. The guide is something clients keep, with your name on the cover.

Updated Every Year

Every edition is rebuilt and updated annually with new events, restaurants, and community highlights, and expanded content so you never hand someone outdated information.

Works Across Every Channel

Email, text, social media, QR codes at open houses, referral partners, printed copies at closings, and so many more.
See more ways to use it.

What’s Inside the Guide

Written by locals, not pulled from a database.

Inside the 80 pages

  • Local area information: Boise and each surrounding city, and what makes them different

  • Neighborhoods and schools: where people live and an overview of the districts

  • Seasonal events: what happens here in every season

  • Food, coffee, and breweries: local favorites, not chains

  • Parks, trails, and outdoor adventures: the Greenbelt, the foothills, the river, and weekend trips

  • Attractions and family activities: things to do with kids, date nights, day trips

  • Shopping and insider tips: the practical stuff people learn after they move

  • Local favorite lists and QR codes linking to maps, events, and resources

Areas covered

  • Boise

  • Garden City

  • Eagle

  • Meridian

  • Nampa

  • Caldwell

  • Kuna

  • Star

  • Emmett

  • Middleton

  • Outlying areas

New in the 2027 edition

Along with the yearly refresh of events, dining, and community picks, the 2027 guide adds new sections your clients will actually use:

  • City comparisons: how the Treasure Valley cities stack up side by side

  • Newcomer’s guide: the first things to handle after the move

  • Dog-friendly living: parks, trails, patios, and services for clients with dogs

  • Expanded transportation: getting around the valley, the airport, and commutes

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Made by This Is Boise, Covering the Treasure Valley for Decades

The guide is written and designed by This Is Boise, a Boise-based media brand that has covered the Treasure Valley’s restaurants, events, businesses, and community stories for decades. That is why the guide reads like a local wrote it: a local did.

Because This Is Boise is out covering the valley all year, each new edition reflects what is actually happening here, not a template with the city name swapped in. More than 250 agents have chosen it over other local guide providers.

What Agents Are Saying

What agents say after using the guide with their clients.

Five-star agent review rating

“I am so happy with the guides! I love how colorful and fun they are! My team is beyond excited to have their own individual links, and the CRM integration is such a major feature!”

Idaho real estate agent

Five-star agent review rating

“I just went through this relocation guide, and it’s very nice indeed. Lovely layout, it’s easy to read. Very informative, and I’m very happy with it. Thank you so much!”

Idaho real estate agent

Five-star agent review rating

“It looks really good, lots of great information. Absolutely stunning guide!! Thanks so much!”

Idaho real estate agent

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it digital, print, or both?

Both. Every package includes a digital flipbook with a link you can share by email, text, or social media. Discounted, book-bound printed copies are available anytime through our print portal, at a rate we negotiated with a local Boise printer (minimum order of 10).

How is it personalized?

Your photo, name, logo, bio, and contact information appear on the cover, an agent introduction page, and the closing pages. Choose one of six cover photos and one of eight color themes, or send us your own brand colors. See the current covers and color themes.

How often is it updated?

Once a year. Each edition is rebuilt with new events, restaurants, and community highlights, and outdated material is removed. The 2027 edition also adds new sections: city comparisons, a newcomer’s guide, dog-friendly living, and expanded transportation.

Can I see it before I buy?

Yes. The sample guide is the full flipbook, so you can read every page before ordering.

Can I get Buyer and Seller Guides to match?

Yes. Add them to any package at checkout, or get them included with the Ultimate package. They match your guide’s color theme, come set up with your information, and are delivered as Canva templates you can edit anytime. Details here.

Does it cover more than Boise?

Yes: Boise, Garden City, Eagle, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Kuna, Star, Emmett, Middleton, and outlying areas. See the Areas Covered page.

Get Your Guide

2027 early bird pricing: use code EARLYBIRD27 at checkout for 25% off any package through November 30.

Choose from three packages: Essential for the personalized guide, Signature with the lead-capture landing page, or Ultimate with 10 printed copies and matching Buyer and Seller Guides included.

You can also add Buyer and Seller Guides to any package at checkout, order discounted prints anytime through our print portal, or see our options for real estate teams.