Exploring a semiconductor city?
Jobs, housing and what it really costs in 11 US towns with semiconductor fabs, from dated public sources.
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Fab status, typical home price and a set of guides for each town. Prices are town-level estimates from several public sources.
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| Boise, ID | Phoenix & Chandler, AZ | Syracuse & Clay, NY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fab status | Operating + building | Operating + building | Building |
| Home price range | $481K to $630K | $506K to $522K | $262K to $375K |
| Rent | Boise 1-bed about $1,300, 2-bed about $1,500 (Zumper, Jun 2026) | Chandler 1-bed about $1,460, 2-bed about $1,800 (PadMapper, Sep 2026) | $1,320 to $1,900 |
| Property or income tax | About 0.5% to 0.8% effective | About 0.44% to 1.3% effective | About 2.3% to 2.6% effective |
| Weather | About 6 days a year at 100°F or more; 12 to 22 in. of snow | 122 days at 100°F or more in 2025 | About 128 in. of snow a year |
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The band is the town’s home price range. The dark line is the most your pay supports.
This is arithmetic, not advice. It counts the mortgage and property tax only, with the middle of each town’s tax range. The rate is our assumption, not a quote. Open the full calculator ›
What a home costs near each fab
Each bar spans the lowest to highest town-level estimate in our sources. Tap a bar for the housing guide.
Blue: fab running. Orange: still being built. Grey: planned.
Fab jobs by company and place
The fabs people search for, with status, jobs and housing on one page.
Tools
Compare towns
Prices, rent, tax and weather side by side.
Fab status tracker
Every fab, operating or building, with sources.
Housing and relocation calculator
Is the offer worth it? Edit every assumption.
Is a fab job right for me?
Shifts, pay and layoffs, from public data.
Relocation package explained
What is offered, what is taxed, what to ask.
Moving from abroad
Visas, spouse work, credit and banking.