About Meridian: Meridian City has been the fastest growing city in Idaho since 1994, with the population nearly tripling between 1990 and 2000. The current population of Meridian is 56,000+. Meridian covers 11.8 square miles with a population density of 3,485 per square mile. It is growing a fast rate of 5.0% annually.
Merdian is a rather young community with an average age of 30.0 years. 67.3% of the households are married and 50.2% have children. Meridian has recently been listed as one of the top 100 places to raise children by the America's Promise foundation and is also #74 on the Money's top 100 places to live.
Meridian has become the center of commericial development as well as residential. There is easy accesss to I-84 and Highway 55. Meridian is truly the "Center of the Treasure Valley". The average travel time to work from Merdian is 23.0 minutes.
Meridian offers many recreational and communtiy amenities. There is hundreds of retail merchants, manufacturers, and professional services. Meridian is a friendly communtiy, that welcomes new businesses and residents.
The average income in Meridian is $57,935 and average income for households with children is $61,454
Real Estate in Meridian is booming. Everywhere you look there is new subdivison going in. Property taxes are slightly lower than Boise with water, sewer, and trash being lower than Boise aswell. The median home price in Meridian is $173,624
Andrus Elementary Chaparral Elementary Chief Joseph Elementary Christine Donnell School of the Arts Discovery Elementary Eagle Elementary Eagle Hills Elementary Frontier Elementary Hunter Elementary Joplin Elementary Lake Hazel Elementary Linder Elementary Mary McPherson Elementary McMillian Elementary Meridian Elementary Paramount Elementary Pepper Ridge Elementary Peregrins Elementary Pioneer Elementary - Year round Arts/Music Magnet school Ponderosa Elementary River Valley Elementary Seven Oaks Elementary Silver Sage Elementary Spalding Elementary Star Elementary Summerwind Elementary Ustick Elementary
6 Middle Schools Crossroads Middle School Eagle Middle School Heritage Middle School Lake Hazel Middle School Lewis and Clark Middle School Lowell Scott Middle School Meridian Middle School Sawtooth Middle School
8 High Schools Centennial High Eagle Academy Eagle High Rocky Mountain High Medical Arts Charter High Meridian Academy Meridian Charter High Meridian High Mountain View
Parks and Recreations: Meridian has 10 public parks to choose from located through out Meridian.
Spur Wing Country Club 6800 N. Spur Wing Way Meridian, Idaho 83642 208-887-1177
Entertianment: Roaring Springs Water Park located at 400 W. Overland Road has 11 different water features to help cool you off on those hot summer days.
Boondocks loctated next to Roaring Springs has entertainment for all seasons. Choose from Go karts, miniature golf, batting cage, laser tag, Arcade, Bumper Boats, Kiddie Go Karts, and many other attractions for level of expertise.
Meridian Speed Way is located just past the big yellow water tower on First Street in Meridian. Eight different types of racing divisions compete on a consistent basis. The divisions include: Street stocks, mini stocks, winged sprints, grand American modifidies, super stock, late model lites ISRL modifidies, and hornets.
If you just want to go for a swim, Meridian has one public pool located at 213 E. Franklin Road.
Businesses in Meridian:
Businesses in Meridian have grown greatly over the past few years.Currently there is a Lowes on the corner of Eagle Rd. and Ustick. Across Eagle from Lowe's a Kohls department store and Joes Sprorting good stores are now open. Meridian has every store that you could possible want or need.Further south on Eagle Road you can find an Albertsons, and a Target.
On the corner of Eagle Road and Fairview there is Walmart, Shopko, Ross, Payless shoes, Old Navy, Babys R Us, and a lot more stores to choose from.
There are several great places to eat there as well, like Texas Road House, Applebees, Goodwood Barbecue. Red Robin, Fudruckers and Chearleaders Bar and Gril have recently opened and many more.And if you like fast food, they have that too, Wendys, Arbys, Carls Jr. are just a few that Meridian has to offer. And who can pass up a Krispy Kreme Doughnut on the corner of Eagle and Fairview.
Closer to the freeway off of I-84 and Meridian Road there are several motels, Winco grocery store, Home Depot, and a Tony Romas plus many more restaurants and gas stations.
Grocery Stores are easy to find in Meridian.On Cherry Lane there are two Albertsons, on Main there is a Winco, and there is also a Walmart superstore located in Meridian.
Hospitals:
St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center 3025 W. Cherry Lane Meridian, Idaho 208-367-2121
St. Lukes Meridian Medical Center
520 S. Eagle Road
Meridian, Idaho83642
If you would like more information about the great City of Meridian, please E-mail me or call me at 208-440-4371, I would be happy to answer all of your questions.
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