Over the years, Boise has been mentioned as a top-ranked city to live, work and retire. In the below recent article, 24/7 Wall St. just posted "America's 50 Best Cities to Live"; and Boise didn't even make the list. Meridian, Idaho, not only made the list, but took the #1 position. I grew up in Boise and now live in Eagle, but I went to Meridian schools and have lived so close to Meridian most of my life, it is like home. So when I read this article, and I looked at some of the attributes they used, I could see why Meridian scored so high.

24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on 550 US cities using a wide range of variables, including: crime rates, employment growth, access to restaurants and attractions, educational attainment, and housing affordability. According to the article, a safe place to live is top priority, while jobs are a major determining factor to move. Other important factors included good schools. The only way they could have described Meridian any better is if they had mentioned low property taxes, too.

America's 50 Best Cities to Live
24/7 Wall St.
November 5, 2015

Tony Drost, President
First Rate Property Management, Inc.
Boise, Idaho
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