That's fine for the wealthy that move in from out of state. But what about the majority that live and actually work in Idaho? Idaho has some of the lowest wages in the country. We saw homes we wouldn't even consider, in cookie cutter, track neighborhoods for 385k.
I don't think the locals are buying those. There is a large HP facility near Eagle and I know of lot of HP people live and can afford those.
Funny you should ask who moves to Idaho and actually works here? My daughter has a friend who's dad is a construction manager for commercial refrigeration with a company in CA. He commutes from Idaho to CA and NV, making huge bucks. He has built a new home here in town, owns it free and clear and plans to retire in about 4 years. He's about 50. If the marriage can survive it and you know that it's only "temporary", I guess it's do-able. He flies home every other weekend.