25 census tracts
Meridian.Idaho housing market
This Meridian housing market report covers about 43,700 homes across 25 census tracts. Population grew 3.7% a year from 2020 to 2025, the fastest of the 137 markets with Census population estimates. For August 2026, the average listing price is $775,953 across 474 active listings (Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory).
- Average listing price
- $775,953 474 active listings · Realtor.com Economic Research, Monthly Housing Inventory · August 2026
- Approximate homes
- 43,700 across 25 assigned tracts
- Renter-occupied
- 25% of occupied homes
Meridian housing market context
- Only 3.0% of homes are vacant, the 2nd lowest share of the 139 markets.
- Owners occupy most homes; renters hold 25%, the 2nd lowest share of the 139 markets.
- The median census tract scores 89.8 on the PriceDNA Location Score™, the 3rd highest of the 139 markets.
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Location score distribution
How location scores vary across 25 census tracts in Meridian.
Half of Meridian's tracts score between 87 and 92. The full range spans 83 to 95, with a median of 89.8.
What the location score shows
PriceDNA Location Score™ is a 0 to 100 signal designed to summarize local strength and risk context for rental-property analysis. Higher scores generally point to stronger location fundamentals.
The middle half of Meridian's tracts is 4.5 points wide on the score, narrower than in 118 of the 139 markets PriceDNA tracks.
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Housing composition
Key housing statistics for approximately 43,700 homes in Meridian, including occupancy, tenure, and structure type.
Of about 43,700 homes, 3.0% are vacant. Among occupied homes, 25% are renter-occupied, providing context on the size of the local rental base.
By structure type, about 86% of Meridian’s housing units are in single-family structures, 6% in small multifamily buildings (2 to 4 units), and 7% in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units). Percentages are rounded; small residual structure categories are not shown.
How Meridian compares
Meridian's median is above the Idaho median on 6 of these 8 measures and above the U.S. median on 3. The city range shows the lower quarter, median and upper quarter of its census tracts.
| Metric | Meridian lower · median · upper Meridian | Idaho ID | United States US |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Census ACS B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
$87,999 $107,848 $116,342 | $75,707 | $77,171 |
|
Census ACS B15003 · 2020 to 2024
|
48% 51% 55% | 41% | 41% |
|
Census ACS B01001 · 2020 to 2024
|
30% 31% 34% | 32% | 32% |
|
FHFA HPI · 2025
|
4.8% every tract | 4.8% | 5.2% |
|
HUD SAFMR · 2018 to 2027 + Census ACS B25064 · 2014 to 2024
|
4.7% 5.3% 5.8% | 5.1% | 3.8% |
|
Census ACS B25103 · 2020 to 2024 + Lincoln Institute
|
0.86% every tract | 0.86% | 1.65% |
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Census ACS B25141 · 2020 to 2024 + U.S. Treasury FIO
|
0.22% every tract | 0.27% | 0.56% |
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Census ACS B25064 + B19013 · 2020 to 2024
|
27.1% 29.5% 31.7% | 28.5% | 30.8% |
About this data
PriceDNA uses the most local reliable data available for each metric. Some signals are available at the census-tract level. Others are published or more reliable at broader geographies such as county, metro, state, or national level.
Housing-unit totals are approximate. PriceDNA sums Census ACS counts for the tracts assigned to the city by centroid, so the market total can differ from a municipal boundary count when a tract crosses the city line.
The property-tax assumption combines local residential tax data with a state-level apartment benchmark to provide more conservative context for rental-property underwriting. Insurance assumptions use available residential property insurance data and should be verified for the specific property and coverage.
These pages are designed for market screening and investor education. They do not replace property-level underwriting, inspections, appraisals, insurance quotes, lender review, or professional advice.
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