Or if you want to put a small dent in the exorbitant housing costs, you have the lovely community of Mountain Home or some other even smaller locations that make Buhl look like a resort town

Portland or Seattle suburbs could work, although the cost of living still won’t be ideal. And you’d be close to Portland or Seattle.

Denver suburbs might be your ticket. I find no flaws there.

Albuquerque?

Your criteria rule out practically everything