Meridian housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
For Meridian home prices, the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Meridian, Idaho at $535,629 in September 2026. That was +1.3% from a year earlier and −9.7% below the $593,011 peak reached in June 2022.
- Typical value for a home
- $535,629September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Since September 2025, +1.3%.
Meridian home prices since 2000
Meridian appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. Over the period beginning January 2001, Meridian's typical home changed from $162,722 to $535,629, or ×3.29. The US change over those same months was ×2.80. The boom high was $260,408 in January 2007, while the low was $163,410 in June 2011, or −37.2% below the high.
Meridian home prices by year, shown as median values
A yearly figure averages twelve monthly values, while 2026 displays the latest month.
| Year | Meridian | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $164,587 | $134,899 | |
| 2002 | $167,679 | +1.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $171,379 | +2.2% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $176,971 | +3.3% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $190,022 | +7.4% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $225,649 | +18.7% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $252,064 | +11.7% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $238,861 | −5.2% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $202,421 | −15.3% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $181,590 | −10.3% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $164,734 | −9.3% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $175,132 | +6.3% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $203,684 | +16.3% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $220,834 | +8.4% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $233,210 | +5.6% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $249,718 | +7.1% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $269,737 | +8.0% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $300,365 | +11.4% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $334,628 | +11.4% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $373,466 | +11.6% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $510,899 | +36.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $570,655 | +11.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $515,287 | −9.7% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $525,590 | +2.0% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $530,783 | +1.0% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $535,629 | +1.3% | $366,157 |
Current value of a Meridian home bought in any year
This is an index-based estimate for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages twelve monthly index values, and the current value is September 2026. Other choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Meridian housing market forecast
For the Boise City, ID metro, Zillow's forecast sets a +3.3% change over the 12 months from September 2026. It also sets +2.0% over the next three months. Meridian's typical value of $535,629 would rise to about $553,300 a year on under that forecast.
This metro forecast is Zillow's central estimate, repeated here, and the site does not publish a forecast of its own. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have usually differed from the realised change by several percentage points, either above or below it. This is not investment advice.
See forecasts for every metro in one table: housing market forecast.
Meridian housing market crash risk score
High, 61 of 100
Meridian is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Each input is scored from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities, and the five scores receive equal weight when averaged. This score shows current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −2.0% | 46 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | +20.5% | 80 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 21.7 | 69 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 5.6 | 67 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +1.3% | 43 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Learn how the inputs receive their scores: methodology. See all 292 ranked cities: crash risk by city.
Meridian inventory and days on market
In September 2026 the Boise City, ID metro counted 2,853 homes for sale; the figure was −8.2% versus a year earlier, and −2.0% versus the same month of 2019. Listings sold in a median of 47 days, up +20.5% against 2019, and 18.7% received a price cut.
| Boise City, ID metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 2,853 | −8.2% |
| New listings | 1,626 | |
| Median days on market | 47 | −7.9% |
| Median list price | $609,925 | +1.8% |
| Share with a price cut | 18.7% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com dataset. View days on market by city for every metro.
Meridian rent and living costs
Meridian's typical asking rent is $2,056 a month according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, up +6.8% on a year. A typical home would require 21.7 years of rent at that rate. Census ACS 2024 reports median household income of $95,088. The typical home is worth 5.6 times one year of that income. BEA gives the metro a price index of 98.4, compared with a US average of 100, and a housing cost index of 105.6.
Additional Idaho housing markets
- Boise figure $500,215.
- Nampa housing $415,281.
- Idaho Falls $394,199
- $606,227 for Coeur d'Alene.
- Twin Falls $370,431
For the whole state: Idaho housing market.
How to read this chart
Each point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Meridian, showing a typical home's value in the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, in dollars for that month. The hollow dot indicates the month selected on the slider, while the terracotta dot represents the most recent month. Inflation is not included in these figures, and an index follows a typical home instead of one particular house. Determine a single home's value from its sale price using either the card above or the home appreciation calculator.