Meridian vs Pocatello
Meridian, ID compared with Pocatello, ID · 205 miles apart
Meridian has 142,988 residents to Pocatello’s 58,771. Meridian comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Pocatello does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Meridian, ID | Pocatello, ID | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 142,988 | 58,771 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,801 | 1,690 |
| Median household income | $100,795 | $60,418 |
| Median home value | $531,600 | $271,000 |
| Median rent | $1,805 | $948 |
| Homeownership | 74.6% | 64.5% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 16.2 min |
| Median age | 37.5 | 33.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.2% | 32.6% |
| Poverty rate | 6% | 14.8% |
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 4.4% |
| Price to income | 5.3× | 4.5× |
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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