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Ada County139,740 people

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About Meridian

Meridian is a city in Ada County. About 139,740 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,600 feet, 9 miles west of Boise in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Children's Museum of Idaho and Roaring Springs Waterpark.

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Cost of living

This is the Boise City metro price level, which covers Meridian. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $98.39 here, under the U.S. average by 1.6%.

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Public schools in Meridian

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District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

Services for Meridian

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DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Meridian.

  • Intermountain Gas · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Crime rate

147violent crimes per 100,000 people

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Meridian has the 15th highest rate of the 21 Idaho cities that reported a 2024 figure to the FBI.

LowerHigher (Garden City, 656)

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024. Cities that did not publish a rate are left out.

Allergy ratings in Meridian

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

  • Spring trees

    March to June

    Moderate

    Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in April

  • Early-summer grass

    Late May to July

    High

    Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Late May to early July, highest the first two weeks of June

  • Fall weeds and sagebrush

    August to October

    High

    Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Weeds from mid-August, sagebrush heaviest mid-September to mid-October

  • Wildfire smoke

    Mostly July to September

    High

    Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 12.6 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 35 (2024).

Counted nearby. Pollen ratings come from the Boise station in the Treasure Valley, 9 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, Moderate. Boise NAB station, 62 counted days in 2017 to 2021: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 74 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 104 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide. The Allergy Group's own Boise counts agree: 25 to 30 tree pollen on a daily sample starts mild to moderate symptoms, and cottonwood and juniper reach high counts in April in dry springs.

Early-summer grass, High. The Allergy Group (Boise) reports grass counts over 100 on its 24-hour sampler in early June, and 30 is enough to bother people who react to grass. NAB calls 20 to 199 High. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, High. Boise NAB station, 37 counted days in 2017 to 2019: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 54 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 73 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide. The Allergy Group's own Boise counts agree: chenopod (tumbleweed, kochia, Russian thistle) peaks at 30 to 60 in late summer, and sagebrush runs 400 to 500 on a good day from mid-September to mid-October.

Wildfire smoke, High. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Ada County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Year to year. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranked Boise 95th of 100 U.S. metros for pollen in its 2025 report and 1st in its 2026 report, after a wet winter and a long grass season. Expect a typical rating to miss some years.

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

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Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

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Parks in Meridian

44 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

  • 8th Street Park
  • Archerfield Pocket Park
  • Bear Creek Park
  • Cameron Park
  • Centennial Park
  • Champion Park
  • Chateau Park
  • Cottonwood Park
  • Crosby Park
  • Cutter Park
  • Destiny Cove Park
  • Fire Station
  • Fivemile Creek Trailhub
  • Fuller Park
  • Gable Park
  • Generations Plaza
  • Gordon Harris Park
  • Gramercy Park
  • Heritage Commons
  • Heroes Park
  • Heron Village Park/Garden
  • Hillsdale Park
  • Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park
  • Kelly Creek Park
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  • Kingsley Park
  • Lochsa Falls Park
  • Lyra Park
  • Peppermint Park
  • Renaissance Park
  • Reta Huskey Park
  • Rockhampton II Park
  • Rockhampton Park
  • Saguaro Canyon Park
  • Seasons Park
  • Settlers Park
  • South Covewood Park
  • South Plumwood Park
  • Storey Park
  • Switchgear Park
  • Sycamore Park
  • Tully Park
  • West Patina Park
  • West Shelborne Drive Park
  • West Trestlewood Park

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Meridian, Idaho FAQ

Where is Meridian, Idaho?

Meridian is in Ada County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Eagle (6.0 mi), Garden City (6.5 mi), Star (7.5 mi).

What is the population of Meridian, Idaho?

Meridian has a population of about 139,740 (U.S. Census).

Are there new home communities in Meridian?

Yes. Treasure Idaho lists 61 new home communities in Meridian.

Are there jobs in Meridian, Idaho?

There are 254 open jobs listed in Meridian on Treasure Idaho, from 74 local employers.

What schools are in Meridian, Idaho?

Meridian has 49 operating public schools in Joint School District No. 2 and Compass Public Charter School Inc., including Ada Professional-Technical Center, Barbara Morgan Stem Academy, Central Academy High School, Chaparral Elementary.

Is Meridian, Idaho safe?

Meridian's violent crime rate is 147 per 100,000 residents, ranking 15 of 21 Idaho cities reported (Calmer).

What parks are in Meridian, Idaho?

Meridian has 44 parks, including 8th Street Park, Archerfield Pocket Park, Bear Creek Park, Cameron Park.

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