Boise City vs Meridian
Boise City, ID compared with Meridian, ID · 9 miles apart
Boise City has 238,429 residents to Meridian’s 142,988. Boise City comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Meridian does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.
| Boise City, ID | Meridian, ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 238,429 | 142,988 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,769 | 3,801 |
| Median household income | $83,904 | $100,795 |
| Median home value | $484,800 | $531,600 |
| Median rent | $1,446 | $1,805 |
| Homeownership | 63.2% | 74.6% |
| Average commute | 18.9 min | 22.4 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 47.5% | 44.2% |
| Poverty rate | 10.6% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 3.6% | 2.7% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 5.3× |
| Clear days a year | 64 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 63 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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