Meridian vs Nampa
Meridian, ID compared with Nampa, ID · 8 miles apart
Meridian has 142,988 residents to Nampa’s 120,384. Meridian comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Nampa does better on median rent, price to income.
| Meridian, ID | Nampa, ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142,988 | 120,384 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,801 | 3,338 |
| Median household income | $100,795 | $74,279 |
| Median home value | $531,600 | $370,800 |
| Median rent | $1,805 | $1,420 |
| Homeownership | 74.6% | 70.2% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 24.4 min |
| Median age | 37.5 | 33.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.2% | 23.4% |
| Poverty rate | 6% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| Price to income | 5.3× | 5× |
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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