Where is Middleton, Idaho?

Middleton is in Canyon County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Caldwell (4.5 mi), Star (6.4 mi), Notus (9.2 mi).

What is the population of Middleton, Idaho?

Middleton has a population of about 11,730 (U.S. Census).

Are there new home communities in Middleton?

Yes. Treasure Idaho lists 14 new home communities in Middleton.

Are there jobs in Middleton, Idaho?

There are 3 open jobs listed in Middleton on Treasure Idaho, from 1 local employers.

What schools are in Middleton, Idaho?

Middleton has 5 operating public schools in Middleton District, including Middleton Academy, Middleton Heights Elementary, Middleton High School, Middleton Middle School.

Is Middleton, Idaho safe?

Middleton's violent crime rate is 130 per 100,000 residents, ranking 16 of 21 Idaho cities reported (Calmer).

What parks are in Middleton, Idaho?

Middleton has 9 parks, including Davis Park, Ed Payne Park, Foote Park, Hawthorne Park.

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About Middleton

Middleton is a city in Canyon County. About 11,730 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 2,400 feet, 9 miles north of Nampa in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include the Lee Moberly Museum and Mill Wheel.

Moving to Middleton

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Cost of living

This is the Boise City metro price level, which covers Middleton. 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 Middleton

All 5

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

Middleton Academy
Middleton District · 6-12
129 students · 12.9 students per teacher
Middleton Heights Elementary
Middleton District · PK-5
573 students · 19.1 students per teacher
Middleton High School
Middleton District · 9-12
1,443 students · 23.7 students per teacher
Middleton Middle School
Middleton District · 6-8
1,018 students · 20.4 students per teacher
Middleton Mill Creek Elementary
Middleton District · PK-5
690 students · 17.2 students per teacher

Services for Middleton

All services

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

Caldwell · Vehicles
6107 Graye Lane Caldwell,, ID 83607
· Mon. - Fri. 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Caldwell · Driver's licenses
6107 Graye Lane Caldwell, ID 83607
· Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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

Crime rate

130violent crimes per 100,000 people

Calmer

Middleton has the 16th 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 Middleton

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
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 6.4 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 15 (2024).

Counted nearby. Pollen ratings come from the Boise station in the Treasure Valley, 22 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, Moderate. 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. Canyon 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.

Map of Middleton

Parks, new home communities, homes for sale and stays listed in town. Select a pin to open it.

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Parks in Middleton

9 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Davis Park
Ed Payne Park
Foote Park
Hawthorne Park
Hillside Park
Middleton Place Park
Piccadilly Park
Roadside Park
Ward Memorial Park

Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Middleton, nearest first: everything tied to Middleton plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do (nearest 18 of 19)

Lakes

Lake Lowelllake · near Caldwell
9.2 mi
Lake Lowelllake · near Nampa
11 mi

Museums

Lee Moberly Museummuseum
0.1 mi
Indian Creek Museummuseum · near Caldwell
4.4 mi
Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural Historymuseum · near Caldwell
4.7 mi
Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Centermuseum · near Nampa
9.3 mi
Warhawk Air Museummuseum · near Nampa
9.7 mi
Spirit of Flight Centermuseum · near Nampa
9.8 mi
Gem County Museummuseum · near Emmett
13 mi

Historic sites

Mill Wheelhistoric site
0.1 mi
West Plymouth Streethistoric site · near Caldwell
3.6 mi
Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tankhistoric site · near Emmett
13 mi

Attractions

Branson Hollowattraction · near Letha
6.7 mi
Ford Idaho Centerattraction · near Nampa
8.8 mi
Lakeview Water Parkattraction · near Nampa
9.1 mi
Camille Beckman Factoryattraction · near Eagle
11 mi
Wahoozattraction · near Meridian
14 mi
Roaring Springs Waterparkattraction · near Meridian
14 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 112)

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refugewildlife refuge · near Nampa
10 mi
Eagle Island State Parkstate park · near Eagle
11 mi
Roadside Park
0.1 mi
Davis Park
0.1 mi
Hawthorne Park
0.3 mi
Piccadilly Park
0.4 mi
Foote Park
0.4 mi
Centennial Grove Park
0.5 mi
Middleton Place Park
0.7 mi
Ed Payne Park
0.8 mi
Hillside Park
1.2 mi
Ward Memorial Park
2.1 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 16)

Middleton Bike Path0.7 mi long
0.5 mi
Middleton River Walk0.5 mi long
0.9 mi
Caldwell Greenbelt2.7 mi long · near Caldwell
4.0 mi
Greenbelt0.3 mi long · near Caldwell
4.6 mi
Newbury Commons Walking Path0.4 mi long · near Caldwell
6.4 mi
Star River Walk0.9 mi long · near Star
7.0 mi
Grimes Pathway1.6 mi long · near Nampa
7.3 mi
Sugar Beet Lake Path0.4 mi long · near Nampa
9.0 mi
Edwards Pathway1.4 mi long · near Nampa
10 mi
Indian Creek Pathway1.5 mi long · near Nampa
10 mi
Wilson Pathway6.1 mi long · near Nampa
11 mi
Stoddard Pathway3.1 mi long · near Nampa
11 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.