Neighborhoods Boise Northeast Boise's two grandest streets are in its oldest areas, the East End and North End, and above those, very much like southern California, are ridges populated with expensive view houses that are destined to multiply and demand traffic corridors through the fine, old, beloved neighborhoods below. It's a quick rise into the foothills and ski area, downtown and shopping are close, and every house has at least one bicycle, cat and hound.
Houses come in all sizes, shapes and colors but are generally wood, tasteful and well-kept.
Green, flowery yards, porches and fireplace chimneys are common. About 40 percent of the homes in the Northeast are rented, the highest percentage in town except for the area around Boise State University. Renters are attracted to the tree-clad, New England atmosphere of the area, and many end up purchasing property here. Northeasters can't imagine living anywhere else. With the discovery of Boise by companies and people looking for a better quality of life, home prices in the last seven years have risen more rapidly in the Northeast than in the rest of Ada County.