Boise's data center scene is growing, but retail rack-space pricing and terms can be hard to pin down without a broker. Columbia Colocation is roughly 390 miles northwest in Quincy, WA — a measured 23ms from Boise, on Grant County PUD hydro power, with rack space from $85/mo (founder), $0 setup, and real bandwidth included — not nickel-and-dimed by the gigabyte.
Boise doesn't have as many retail colocation providers publishing rate cards as bigger metros — most facilities there are wholesale/hyperscale space, not walk-up 1U-4U colocation. Here's how Columbia Colocation stacks up against typical regional secondary-market pricing.
| What You're Comparing | Columbia Colocation Quincy, WA |
Typical Regional Market Secondary-market rates |
|---|---|---|
| 1U Rack Space | $85/mo Founder | $100–$175/mo |
| Bandwidth | 50Mbps included, no per-GB | Metered on many plans |
| Setup / Install Fee | $0 | $50–$300 common |
| Contract Required | None — month-to-month | 12+ month terms common |
| Latency to Boise | 23ms measured | <5ms (if you're in Boise) |
| Power Source | Grant County PUD fiber + hydro power | Commercial utility / Idaho Power |
| Remote Hands | Included — local staff | Often billable hourly |
| Support Model | Direct — you reach us | Broker or ticket queue for wholesale space |
| Static Public IP | 1 included | Varies — often extra cost |
"Typical Regional Market" reflects general secondary-market colocation pricing (not a specific named Boise provider), since most Boise-area data center capacity is wholesale/hyperscale space without published retail rack pricing. Contact us for a direct comparison against a specific quote you've received.
For real-time, latency-critical applications serving Boise-area users, a Boise-local facility is the right call. For storage, backups, batch processing, dev/staging, internal tools, remote game servers, and most business applications, the difference between single-digit and 23ms latency isn't something end users will notice.
23ms is a measured ping figure from our network to Boise. Actual latency to your specific location may vary slightly depending on routing — contact us and we'll run a fresh traceroute/ping test to your exact location before you commit to anything.
There's a reason Microsoft, Sabey, and other hyperscalers built massive data centers in Grant County — the same reasons Micron and others invested heavily in Boise's tech scene: cheap, reliable power and room to grow.
Grant County PUD provides some of the lowest-cost hydroelectric power in the nation. That's why the hyperscalers are here. Your colocated hardware benefits from the same grid.
Quincy sits on a major fiber interconnection point for the Pacific Northwest, with Grant County PUD's network reaching across the region.
You don't need a colocation broker to get a straight answer. 50 Mbps of bandwidth included, no setup fee. In Quincy, you pay for what you actually use — rack space, power, and connectivity.
Columbia Colocation is operated by Crescent Bar Internet, LLC — a veteran-owned ISP that owns and operates the fiber your hardware connects through. Not a reseller.
Our technician is based in the Quincy area. Remote hands are included, not billed hourly. You deal with the people who actually touch your hardware.
Colocating in Quincy while your team is in Boise gives you true geographic separation — different power grid, different state, different seismic and weather risk profile.
1U from $85/mo (founder) · 2U from $150/mo · 4U from $260/mo — plus half rack, full rack, and 10U+ options. Founder pricing locks your rate for 24 months on your initial committed space. All pricing and details on the colocation page.
Founder pricing locked 24 months · $0 setup · No contract · Full pricing & larger deployments →
Tell us what you're running — we'll figure out the right rack size, give you a real traceroute test, and talk through moving your hardware.