Meridian vs Idaho Falls
Meridian, ID compared with Idaho Falls, ID · 219 miles apart
Meridian has 142,988 residents to Idaho Falls’s 71,785. Meridian comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Idaho Falls does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Meridian, ID | Idaho Falls, ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142,988 | 71,785 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,801 | 2,643 |
| Median household income | $100,795 | $73,110 |
| Median home value | $531,600 | $335,500 |
| Median rent | $1,805 | $1,075 |
| Homeownership | 74.6% | 64.2% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 18.9 min |
| Median age | 37.5 | 33.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.2% | 31.7% |
| Poverty rate | 6% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Price to income | 5.3× | 4.6× |
| Clear days a year | — | 45 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 43 |
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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