Burley, Idaho

Life in Burley, Idaho, explained by people who’ve lived in Burley:

*Response format = Answer (Your name, How long you’ve lived in Burley)

Burley Favorites

What’s your favorite thing about living in Burley?

What’s your least favorite thing about living in Burley?

You have to get in a car to go mountain biking. (Tanya, 1 year)
Not a lot of options for transportation, or things for young adults to do. (Donna, 5.5 years)
So small. (Amanda, 24 years)
Old neighborhoods being rundown. (Tammi, 25 years)
Limited shopping. (Melanie, 46 years)
Not enough clothing stores. Walmart sucks! (DJ, 56 years)
Lack of stuff to do in the winter. (Mike)

What are fun things to do in Burley?

Road cycling. Gotta love those country roads :), boating on the river. (Tanya, 1 year)
Movies, bowling, golf, boating, fishing. (Donna, 5.5 years)
Swimming and rock hunting. (Amanda, 24 years)
River activities. (Tammi, 25 years)
Depends on time of year. (Melanie, 46 years)
River activities. (DJ, 56 years)

What’s Burley known for?

I don’t know. (Tanya, 1 year)
The Regata boat racing. (Donna, 5.5 years)
Regatta is the main reason I’ve seen people who don’t live here know about our town. (Amanda, 24 years)
Snake river. (Tammi, 25 years)
The Snake River. (DJ, 56 years)
Place to get gas. (Mike)

What’s the crime like in Burley? (hot spot areas, etc.)

It’s not bad in the area where I live. (Tanya, 1 year)
Below average, I assume. (Donna, 5.5 years)
Crime isn’t too bad, minus lots of drugs and they aren’t focused in any part of town, they are everywhere. (Amanda, 24 years)
Getting bad, drugs coming in, I84 corridor for drug running, theives. (Tammi, 25 years)
Sketchy on north side of the tracks. (Melanie, 46 years)
Some gang activity and a meth transport center. (Mike)

Any advice for people moving to Burley?

Um… (Tanya, 1 year)
The best jobs are in factory work, however I am too old to stand 12 hour days. (Donna, 5.5 years)
Don’t move here if you don’t plan on staying here. Anyone who leaves always ends up coming back. (Amanda, 24 years)
Get a steady job first. (Tammi, 25 years)
Don’t. (DJ, 56 years)
Find good friends. (Mike)

Share an experience you’ve had in Burley (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).

High school sporting events are always fun to go to. (Tanya, 1 year)
Fishing on the river till late at night. (Donna, 5.5 years)
I’ve lived here most my life, way too many to pick one experience, haha. (Amanda, 24 years)
Water skiing on river, rodeo, best of all helping neighbors move cows up to summer grazing on Pomerelle mountain. (Tammi, 25 years)
Fair time is always fun. (Melanie, 46 years)
Boat races and horse races (at fair time) are fun to watch. (DJ, 56 years)

How do you think Burley will change over the next 10 years?

It’s going to get bigger. Lots of factories. (Tanya, 1 year)
I think the housing will grow, hopefully more stores. (Donna, 5.5 years)
More factories, but other than filling those jobs, I doubt the population will be too dramatically different. (Amanda, 24 years)
Hopefully better restaurants, more merchants besides Walmart. (Tammi, 25 years)
I hope more retailers come in. (Melanie, 46 years)
There’s a lot of new business but not a lot of opportunities for our young people and NOT enough affordable housing!! (DJ, 56 years)
Hopefully more good growth. (Mike)

Any other interesting facts about Burley?

No. (Tanya, 1 year)
Has an international dance festival every year, a bike meet, car show, fair with rodeo concert, other festivities, is only about an hour away from skiing in the winter. (Donna, 5.5 years)
There is a tunnel under Main St in Burley by the theater. (Amanda, 24 years)
High number of LDS religious sect, more than any other religion. (Tammi, 25 years)