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Meridian, ID
Idaho · Ada County · Boise City Metro
Meridian is a large city in Idaho with a population of 124,865. Residents earn $98,686 per year, which is 31% above the national average.
3.6
/5.0
B+
Good
124,865
Population
3,363/sq mi density
$98,686
Median Income
$47,751 per capita
$485,000
Home Value
$526,393 Zillow
$1,714
Median Rent
30.7% income on rent
54°F
Avg Temperature
304 sunny days/yr
159
Violent Crime/100K
1,068 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.6 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
5.0 / 5.0
$98,686 median income, 1.7% unemployment
B+
Affordability
3.9 / 5.0
$485,000 home value, $1,714/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
159 violent crimes/100K (58% below avg)
A+
Education
4.6 / 5.0
44.4% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Meridian
UFO Sightings
22
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
2
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Historic Markers
1
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings Near Meridian, ID
22 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Meridian, ID.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meridian, ID | 2014 | Red, white, green lights flying low in circles. |
| Meridian, ID | 2013 | I saw military planes go after it! |
| Meridian, ID | 2013 | More than a dozen red lights travelling slowly towards North and then slowly together up in the sky |
| Meridian, ID | 2013 | Very bright white oval shape gliding swiftly against the clear blue sky. |
| Meridian, ID | 2013 | W Shape Formation, Meridian, ID. |
| Meridian/nampa, ID | 2013 | Bright white/blue light flying at high speed, then speeds out of sight. |
| Meridian, ID | 2012 | A fluxuating flaming orb moving across the sky. |
| Meridian, ID | 2012 | Shape changing object slowly rotating clockwise with tentacle like arms with bright orange light on one side. |
| Meridian, ID | 2012 | Black sphere ufo. |
| Meridian, ID | 2010 | looks like hundreds of lights in a circle and is moving slowly across the sky. It changes form and does not look like anything that is |
| Meridian, ID | 2009 | Over 2 hours long UFO hoovers nears Boise, Idaho skys. |
| Meridian, ID | 2008 | 230 to 250 foot wide Crescent or manta ray shaped object with no audio or lighting low altitude and high speed in Merdian idaho |
| Meridian, ID | 2006 | Bright white tail burning east to west parallel to the ground. |
| Meridian, ID | 2006 | Bright lights approaching an intersection then dissapearing and green and red lights going into the sky |
| Meridian, ID | 2005 | A beaming strong light shined on us and the object flew by. ((NUFORC Note: Probably an aerial applicator aircraft. PD)) |
| Meridian, ID | 2005 | I was approached by a strang flying light driving home in july. ((NUFORC Note: Probably an aerial applicator aircraft. PD)) |
| Meridian, ID | 2001 | Three Head Lights, Plasma bottom, Different colors, Bizzar flying Patterns, 2 encounters almost exactly 1 year apart. |
| Meridian, ID | 2000 | Was observing another aircraft when I saw this object, making no sound, travel in a straight line from west to east an go out of sight. |
| Meridian, ID | 1999 | A white light, typical of visible orbiting satellites, moved erratically on a westerly course in the pre-dawn sky. |
| Meridian, ID | 1997 | My Child and friends were outside looking at stars when thay saw a triangle shape moving right over there heads than slow down than too |
| Meridian, ID | 1977 | It passed over our house and the other houses dead center of them at such a slow speed, I couldn`t figure how it could stay in the air, |
| Meridian, ID | 1977 | It passed over our house and the other houses dead center of them at such a slow speed, I couldn`t figure how it could stay in the air, |