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This Boise suburb is booming. Meridian has been the [fastest-growing city in Idaho](https://www.meridiancity.org/local_government.aspx?id=5587) for over 20 years, and its community development department is planning for a 98% population increase over the next 30 years.

To a large extent, the engine is economic. Unemployment is low, and Moody’s Analytics forecasts 9.2% job growth in the county between 2016 and 2021. Household income is well above the state median, while median home prices are just under $245,000.

Locals can hang out in the picturesque downtown, near Generations Plaza, or visit the [Village at Meridian](https://www.thevillageatmeridian.com/about), an upscale outdoor mall. They also get easy access to the gorgeous Idaho outdoors. Meridian itself is home to 19 [parks](https://apps.meridiancity.org/parksamenmap/), but people can truly immerse themselves in nature with a hiking or camping trip in Boise National Forest, just an hour or so away. —*Gabriela Fernandez*

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