Livability Score

83
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities B

There are some amenities close to this location.
Coffee (26) C-
Moxie Java
Coffee Shop
Sunrise Cafe
Coffee Shop
Mountain Timber Coffee
Coffee Shop
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Coffee Shop
Sarah's Bagel Cafe
Coffee Shop
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Ed's 50's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Blue Sky Bagels
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Coffee Shop
Lucky Perk
Coffee Shop
Urban Fox
Coffee Shop
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Coffee Shop
Royal Coffee
Coffee Shop
The Broken Yolk Cafe
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Lucky Perk
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (10) F
Meridian Lanes
Bowling Alley
Children's Museum of Idaho
Museum
Wahooz
Theme Park
Pinz
Bowling Alley
Roaring Springs Waterpark
Water Park
Cinemark Majestic Cinemas
Cinema
Northwest Science Museum Vision Center
Museum
Food and Drink (86) C+
Main Street Burger
Fast Food
Blimpie
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Little Caesars
Fast Food
Jack in the Box
Fast Food
Burger King
Fast Food
Eight Thirty Common
Bar
The Bottle Cap Bar
Bar
Hungry Onion Burgers
Fast Food
Arctic Circle
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Dk Donuts
Fast Food
DQ Grill & Chill
Fast Food
Wendy's
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Taco Bell
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Subway
Fast Food
Kfc A&W
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Panda Express
Fast Food
Sonic
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Jon Smith Subs
Fast Food
Carl's Jr.
Fast Food
Fitness (56) F
Anytime Fitness
Gym
Champion Fitness Training
Gym
The Mecca Gym
Gym
Uplifted Gym
Gym
Axiom Fitness
Gym
PIVOT Lifestyle + Fitness
Gym
Idaho Fitness Factory
Gym
Fit Body Boot Camp
Gym
F45 Training
Gym
Axiom Fitness
Gym
Shapes
Gym
Orangetheory Fitness
Gym
UpCycle Studio
Gym
CYCLEBAR
Gym
Center at the Park (Meridian Senior Center)
Community Centre
Paramount Community Center
Community Centre
F45 Training
Gym
EnVie Fitness
Gym
YogaSix
Gym
West Bridgetower Clubhouse
Community Centre
Pure Barre
Gym
Idaho Fitness Factory
Gym
YMCA Youth Development Center
Community Centre
Eagle Fitness
Gym
Groceries (15) F
Albertsons
Grocery Store
Fit Donut
Bakery
Fred Meyer
Grocery Store
Feed My Fit
Health Food
WinCo Foods
Grocery Store
Albertsons
Grocery Store
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
Albertsons
Grocery Store
Boise Co-Op
Grocery Store
Chip Cookies
Bakery
Cinnaholic
Bakery
Trader Joe's
Grocery Store
Kneaders Bakery & Cafe
Bakery
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
WinCo Foods
Grocery Store
Albertsons
Grocery Store
Great Harvest Bread Company
Bakery
Fred Meyer
Grocery Store
Parks (330) A+
Generations Plaza
Park
Heron Village Playground
Playground
8th Street Park
Park
Heron Village Park/Garden
Park
Centennial Park
Park
Destiny Cove Park
Park
Tully Park
Park
Storey Park Playground
Playground
Storey Park
Park
Settlers Park
Park
Chateau Park
Park
Heritage Commons
Park
Reta Huskey Park
Park
Champion Park
Park
Fuller Park
Park
Archerfield Pocket Park
Park
Kingsley Park
Park
Bear Creek Park
Park
Crosby Park
Park
Kelly Creek Park
Park
Saguaro Canyon Park
Park
Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park
Park
Gable Park
Park
Gramercy Park
Park
Switchgear Park
Park
Shops (158) A+
Jacksons
Convenience Store
Fred's Barber Shop
Hairdresser
Stone Fox Salon
Hairdresser
Nutrition West
Nutrition Supplements
Big Lots
Department Store
Boost Mobile
Electronics
Foilz Salon
Beauty
Meridian Cycles
Bicycle
Cricket Wireless
Electronics
Lavish Hair & Nail Salon
Beauty
Jacksons
Convenience Store
The Flower Place
Florist
Mane Street Salon
Hairdresser
The Processing Bar Salon
Hairdresser
Barclay & Hill
Hairdresser
Maverik
Convenience Store
Sassy and Classy Salon
Hairdresser
Maverik
Convenience Store
Maverik
Convenience Store
Jacksons
Convenience Store
Haven Dwellings
Houseware
Verizon
Electronics
Nails Place
Beauty
ExtraMile
Convenience Store
D&B Supply
Home Improvement
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commute A+

Of all people who commute, 0.0% take public transportation in Meridian.
Public Transit Stops (26)
Stops & Stations
A+
West McMillan Road & North Cloverdale Road SEC
Bus Stop
West McMillan Road & North Tattenham Way SWC
Bus Stop
North Cloverdale Road & West Hickory Drive NWC
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
0.0%
F
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cost of living C+

The cost of living in Meridian is 118/100 - which is 23% higher than Idaho.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc.
D
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax
D+
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crime A+

Meridian crime rates are 771 per 100k, which is 34% lower than Idaho
Property Crime
631 crimes per 100k
A+
Violent Crime
140 crimes per 100k
A+
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employment A+

The median income in Meridian is $76,403 - which is 55% higher than Idaho.
Med. Household Income
$76,403
B+
Unemployment Rate
2.1%
A+
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health A

There are some hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (57)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc.
D-
New Beginnings Birth Center
Hospital
Meridian Fire Station #1
Fire Station
Scott Dentistry
Dentist
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Borron Family Medicine
Clinic
Idaho State Police
Police
Meridian Police Department
Police
Planned Parenthood
Clinic
Meridian Fire Station #3
Fire Station
Meridian Fire Station #2
Fire Station
Walgreens
Pharmacy
Primary Health
Clinic
Meridian Fire Station #5
Fire Station
Southern Springs Dental
Dentist
Howell Orthodontics
Dentist
Primary Health
Clinic
Mountain Pine Dermatology
Clinic
Functional Medicine of Idaho
Clinic
Tingey Orthodontics
Dentist
Blair Pediatric Dentistry
Dentist
Austin Creek Dental
Dentist
Treasure Valley Family Medicine
Clinic
Thrive Pediatrics
Clinic
Pioneer Family Medicine
Clinic
Saltzer Health 24/7 Ten Mile Urgent Care
Clinic
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
A+
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housing A+

Meridian home prices are $304,500 - which is 81% higher than Idaho
Home Price
$304,500
A+
Home Appreciation Rate
35%
A+
Home Affordability
4x (home price to income ratio)
D+
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schools A-

The Meridian graduation rate is 89% - which is 6% higher than Idaho
School Test Scores
59%
C-
High School Grad. Rates
89%
B+
Elementary Schools (34) B-
Meridian Elementary School
Meridian Middle School
Cole Valley Christian Schools
King'S Kids Preschool & Kindergarten
Barbara Morgan Stem Academy
Chief Joseph School Of The Arts
Compass Public Charter School
Crossroads Middle School
Sawtooth Middle School
Rebound School Of Opportunity
Peregrine Elementary School
Virtual School House
Pathways Middle School
Chaparral Elementary
Prospect Elementary School
River Valley Elementary School
Discovery Elementary School
Heritage Middle School
Hunter Elementary School
Victory Middle School
Ponderosa Elementary School
Paramount Elementary School
A Child'S Choice Montessori School
Gem Prep: Meridian
Lewis & Clark Middle School
High Schools (18) C-
Cole Valley Christian Schools
Ada Professional-Technical Center
Meridian High School
Compass Public Charter School
Rebound School Of Opportunity
Compass Public Charter School Jr/Sr High
Renaissance High School
Meridian Medical Arts Charter
Meridian Technical Charter High School
Meridian Academy
Rocky Mountain High School
Mountain View High School
Idaho Technical Career Academy
Idaho Virtual Academy
Idaho Vision High School
Central Academy High School
The Ambrose School
Boise Girls Academy-Teen Challenge Pacific Northwe
Centennial High School
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ratings F

Meridian has an overall rating of 40% from 63 reviews.
User Reviews (7)
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Dull and Crowded 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Nov 19, 2022) It's getting boring and crowded thanks to refugees from the more liberal states. They are bringing that culture with them , for better or for worse. Honestly I only see it as negative. If it drives the economy there has to be resources available to them , but there are no sustai ...Read More nable resources of that nature in this tiny state. Read Less
Stop soon please! 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Aug 01, 2019) Living here is fast becoming miserable, the invasion of out of staters (#1 California) is just sad. The numbers are wrong on this sight houses are $225,000+ for an average run down area! Schools are terrible, congestion is getting worse by the day, limited parking everywhere the ...Read More list goes on. The Boise & meridian area are saturated with out of staters and the sense of community is gone!!!

Go else where if your planning to move..... Crime may not be high yet but all the high density housing and understaffed policing along with people looking for bang for there buck in Idaho..... "Otherwise they wouldn't be leaving the high cost of living states" the crime will skyrocket...... I am certainly looking in the near future to leave to avoid the crap that is coming!!! Read Less
This worst place to live in the U.S.A. 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 14, 2019) I’ve lived all over the U.S.A. I lived in Idaho for four years and it is the worst placed to live. Idaho ranks dead last in education, which is obvious if you spend anytime talking to people. Idaho has a F grade for corruption and I have seen evidence of this in the Ada county ...Read More court as a paralegal. The court does not abide by the law, the judges make their own rules and If one wants to complain, you will be labeled as a vexatious litigant. The male mediators love to degrade women on a regular basis. Dan, one of of the mediators made this statement to a women ” I’m officer of the court and i’m in charge. you need to sit pretty and keep your mouth shut.” I worked in two other states with job title and never seen anything like this before. Property management companies pay $100.00 for a license and they have a business, no other requirements necessary. I don’t know if i can name the property management on this site but a very popular property management in Boise has a registered sex offender working for them and this maintenance worker went into a tenant’s home while she was at work. She caught him going though her bra’s and panties. She called the cops but he still works for them. Idahoans take a lot of pride in their crap state and for good reason. you can be among other people that are also passive aggressive, you can check the new and only hot spot which is Albertsons Market Street in Meridian. you can take a short drive to Oregon and get a bunch of weed or stay home and cook meth. Read Less
Crowed, congested and crime on the rise 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 10, 2019) A few years ago Boise and meridian came up as one of the best places to live. And then people started moving here in the droves. But in doing that, they ruined what was so great.

The wide open areas, family land, low crime etc.

We’re seen all of the farms sold to put up 4pl
...Read More ex’s, and condos. The cost of living has more than doubled in the the last 3 years. But the wages stayed the same. The avg couple born and raised here can’t even afford a small 2-3 bedroom home anymore.

All the street are WAYYYYY over crowded! For the last 20 years it’s only taken 30 mins to get for one side of the valley to the other. Now you are lucky to get down town in 11/2 hrs! The roads just aren’t big enough for all these new comers.. mainly California Texas Washington Oregon.

As if that wasn’t enough. WE DONT WANT THEM HERE. California is planning to build a welcome center for California transplant’s because nobody’s welcoming them here lol that should be the first indicator. California is welcome mean Californiisns to another state ???

The crime has gone up as well. Our news used to just be rodeos and fairs.. now it’s. Murders and drugs and homeless. And it always seems to be the people coming over that are breaking the law ..? Maybe they used up all their strikes.

It’s awful :( so sad to see my home turn into another Portland/ Sacramento Read Less
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This worst place to live in the U.S.A. 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 14, 2019) I’ve lived all over the U.S.A. I lived in Idaho for four years and it is the worst placed to live. Idaho ranks dead last in education, which is obvious if you spend anytime talking to people. Idaho has a F grade for corruption and I have seen evidence of this in the Ada county ...Read More court as a paralegal. The court does not abide by the law, the judges make their own rules and If one wants to complain, you will be labeled as a vexatious litigant. The male mediators love to degrade women on a regular basis. Dan, one of of the mediators made this statement to a women ” I’m officer of the court and i’m in charge. you need to sit pretty and keep your mouth shut.” I worked in two other states with job title and never seen anything like this before. Property management companies pay $100.00 for a license and they have a business, no other requirements necessary. I don’t know if i can name the property management on this site but a very popular property management in Boise has a registered sex offender working for them and this maintenance worker went into a tenant’s home while she was at work. She caught him going though her bra’s and panties. She called the cops but he still works for them. Idahoans take a lot of pride in their crap state and for good reason. you can be among other people that are also passive aggressive, you can check the new and only hot spot which is Albertsons Market Street in Meridian. you can take a short drive to Oregon and get a bunch of weed or stay home and cook meth. Read Less
Crowed, congested and crime on the rise 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 10, 2019) A few years ago Boise and meridian came up as one of the best places to live. And then people started moving here in the droves. But in doing that, they ruined what was so great.

The wide open areas, family land, low crime etc.

We’re seen all of the farms sold to put up 4pl
...Read More ex’s, and condos. The cost of living has more than doubled in the the last 3 years. But the wages stayed the same. The avg couple born and raised here can’t even afford a small 2-3 bedroom home anymore.

All the street are WAYYYYY over crowded! For the last 20 years it’s only taken 30 mins to get for one side of the valley to the other. Now you are lucky to get down town in 11/2 hrs! The roads just aren’t big enough for all these new comers.. mainly California Texas Washington Oregon.

As if that wasn’t enough. WE DONT WANT THEM HERE. California is planning to build a welcome center for California transplant’s because nobody’s welcoming them here lol that should be the first indicator. California is welcome mean Californiisns to another state ???

The crime has gone up as well. Our news used to just be rodeos and fairs.. now it’s. Murders and drugs and homeless. And it always seems to be the people coming over that are breaking the law ..? Maybe they used up all their strikes.

It’s awful :( so sad to see my home turn into another Portland/ Sacramento Read Less
Invasion of out of staters ! 1 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 09, 2019) First off the avg home is NOT 199,999. It hasn’t been that way for 3-4 years. And with all these Californians and Texans moving here the cost of homes have keep going up, now a normal started house will start at 250k+ And anything in a good area will run 400-600k.
Rent was si
...Read More tting at 500-800 in 2011 for 2 bed 1 bath NOW it’s 1200+

The state released new registration data saying on average 100 NEW PEOPLE ( mainly Californian) are moving here every day !

Everything that made meridian and Boise a top place to live is being lost! And we hate it! If you move here don’t expect a warm welcome, people are mad and fed up! Read Less
Meridian unsuitable place to live now 1 rating By Anonymous ( Dec 19, 2018) Due to the huge influx of Californians the small farming community has been transformed into a largely urban city rife with road rage and skyrocketing crime . Infrastructure especially roads have not been able to keep up and are very congested.The political climate has swung from ...Read More rural conservatism to urban California liberalism. Huge cultural divide between rural multi-generational Idahoans and urban California transplants. Positive attributes though few are good access to shopping malls, theater and well designed shopping areas like the Village. Read Less
Meridian ID City Review 4 rating By Anonymous ( Feb 17, 2015) I have known Meridian, ID since in was a mid-sized farming community. The tech and housing bubbles transformed it into one of the more desirable suburbs of Idaho's capital city, Boise. It is now a boom-town for Idaho standards, and has about 80,000 residents. The terrain is mostl ...Read More y converted flat farmland, now sprawling with middle class homes and shopping centers.

Though Meridian is growing, the city still has a rural atmosphere. The area is steeped in history, but is home to many of Idaho's main economic entities. This is a popular city for people who work in Boise, but desire a quieter place to call home. It is also a preferred spot for students of Boise State University since the cost of living is much lower than Boise itself, and the commute along Interstate 84 is an exceptionally easy drive.

Meridian has created an environment that is extremely business-friendly. The city is littered with diverse shopping and dining venues. Some of the more high-profile places in Meridian are the Idaho State Police Training Headquarters, and the main offices and warehouse of the world famous online store Bodybuilding.com. Unemployment is far below the national average, and the real estate market, especially for commercial properties, is very attractive.

The only downside to living and driving in Meridian is the poor interface between the old frontier roadways and the exploding business districts. In short, the roads are choked and in need of attention. Meridian is now the third largest city in the State of Idaho, but the infrastructure has changed little since the 1970s. This is a small concern next to the "four seasons" beauty of the area, and the employment opportunities found here.
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      B Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Meridian? Yes, there are some amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Generations Plaza
      Heron Village Playground
      8th Street Park
      Heron Village Park/Garden
      Centennial Park
      Destiny Cove Park
      Tully Park
      Storey Park Playground

      Entertainment

      Meridian Lanes
      Children's Museum of Idaho
      Wahooz
      Pinz
      Roaring Springs Waterpark
      Cinemark Majestic Cinemas
      Northwest Science Museum Vision Center

      Food & Drink

      Main Street Burger
      Blimpie
      Subway
      Little Caesars
      Jack in the Box
      Burger King
      Eight Thirty Common
      The Bottle Cap Bar

      F Commute

      Is public transit available in Meridian? Of all people who commute, 0.0% take public transportation in Meridian.
      Drive to Work
      80%

      3% higher than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      0%

      5% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      1%

      2% lower than the US average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Meridian a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Saint Lukes Meridian Medical Center
      New Beginnings Birth Center

      Pharmacies

      Walgreens
      Walgreens
      Walgreens

      Doctors