North Idaho is ok. It's hard to get a good job though. They don't do a good job of plowing the roads in the winter. Instead of plowing during the storm to keep on top of it they wait till the storm is over. Then you have 5 inches of packed snow to try to drive on. We also get a lot of crime spilling over from Spokane. Idaho also nails you with both an income tax and a sales tax. At least in MT it's just an income tax and WY is just a sales tax. I'm working on getting in better shape so I can get a better job again and moving to MT or WY.
It's too bad it's nice country up here, mountains, snow, and forest but you just can't get ahead up here.