Meridian, ID vs Eagle, ID

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricMeridian, IDEagle, ID
Population130,13832,855
Median Household Income$100,795$122,894
Median Rent$1,805/mo$1,765/mo
Median Home Value$531,600$772,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9898
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.9%55%
Poverty Rate6%6.1%
Unemployment Rate3%3.5%
Violent Crime Rate /100k137144*
Property Crime Rate /100k408326*
Median AQI4242
Good AQI Days /yr270270
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows27°F24°F
Snowfall18 in/yr18 in/yr
Avg Commute22.4 min23.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher19.821.1
College Degree Rate44.2%57.5%
Foreign-Born %5%5.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+21.4%+11.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Eagle (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.