Life in Meridian, Idaho, explained by people who’ve lived in Meridian:
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Meridian Favorites
What’s your favorite thing about living in Meridian?
- Being right in the middle. Close to downtown and many other amenities. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- I loved then small town feel. (Tom, 5 years)
- Small town feel. (Nate, 8 years)
- Used to be the right mix of rural and urban. Not so much anymore. (Dave, 16 years)
- Nothing. (Monte, 21 years)
- It’s home. (Sue, 25 years)
- When it was a small town. (Paula, 50 years)
Meridian Least Favorites
What’s your least favorite thing about living in Meridian?
- The roads. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- Recently, the traffic. (Tom, 5 years)
- Congestion. (Nate, 8 years)
- Traffic. (Dave, 16 years)
- Size. (Monte, 21 years)
- It has grown too much. (Sue, 25 years)
- Losing all the farm land to subdivisions. (Paula, 50 years)
Meridian Things To Do
What are fun things to do in Meridian?
- We enjoy the shopping, events at the parks, movies, but unfortunately the majority of the things we do, we go out of town like camping and fishing. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- Meridian Speedway. (Tom, 5 years)
- Village & Wahooz/Roaring Springs. (Nate, 8 years)
- Roaring Springs, Wahooz, The Village, Majestic Theater. (Dave, 16 years)
- Drugs. (Monte, 21 years)
- The Village, Roaring Springs, car races at the speedway. (Sue, 25 years)
- Speedway. (Paula, 50 years)
Meridian’s Reputation
What’s Meridian known for?
- From what I’ve learned it was established as the dairy center for the state and family friendly neighborhoods. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- Meridian Speedway. (Tom, 5 years)
- Water tower. (Nate, 8 years)
- Nothing… (Dave, 16 years)
- Suburban. (Monte, 21 years)
- The water tower, the speedway, Roaring Springs, the Village. (Sue, 25 years)
- Growth. (Paula, 50 years)
Meridian Crime
What’s the crime like in Meridian? (hot spot areas, etc.)
- We live in new build homes near Black Cat and McMillan and we have had a bit of crime in there lately, but nothing like where we used to live. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- Not sure. (Tom, 5 years)
- Bad in the older parts of town. (Nate, 8 years)
- No idea. (Dave, 16 years)
- Not bad as people make it seem. (Monte, 21 years)
- More than I’ve ever seen. (Paula, 50 years)
Meridian Advice
Any advice for people moving to Meridian?
- Learn the culture and know that Idaho moves a bit slower than other states…which is a good thing. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- It’s becoming another California. (Tom, 5 years)
- Keep it friendly. (Nate, 8 years)
- Be ready to pay WAY MORE for a home than in Caldwell or Nampa. (Dave, 16 years)
- Bring good food! (Monte, 21 years)
- Please don’t ! 😁 (Sue, 25 years)
- Don’t. (Paula, 50 years)
Meridian Stories
Share an experience you’ve had in Meridian (fun, crazy, dangerous, etc.).
- Meridian Speedway. (Tom, 5 years)
- Dairy days. (Nate, 8 years)
- In high school we used to go to Gotcha Paintball, but they tore that down years ago. (Dave, 16 years)
- My favorite has been Friday night football games. Wish there was a junior college here though. (Monte, 21 years)
Meridian’s Future
How do you think Meridian will change over the next 10 years?
- I think it’s going to continue to grow but if ACHD doesn’t do something about the roads, traffic is going to tons worse than it is now. (Christina, 1.5 years)
- It will become another California. Look at the mall off Eagle road. So California. (Tom, 5 years)
- Double in size. (Nate, 8 years)
- Just more and more urban and crowded. Sad. (Dave, 16 years)
- Get larger and bring more entertainment and food too. (Monte, 21 years)
- It will just keep getting bigger.😑 (Sue, 25 years)
Meridian Facts
Any other interesting facts about Meridian?
- Needs more entertainment. (Nate, 8 years)
- It has Dairy Days because there used to actually be cows in Meridian. (Dave, 16 years)
- It has a lot of room, but people won’t tell you that. (Monte, 21 years)