MeridianCO
A town of 5,634 in Colorado.
Is Meridian a good place to live?
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Its best grade is for health: it is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns. Schools are a strength too (A): its schools rank ahead of 92% of Colorado towns. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $638K, 6 years of the Denver metro’s $106K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, better than just over four fifths of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 38th of 158 in Colorado. On hazard risk, just 20 of Colorado’s 218 towns do better.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Meridian stand out
Where Meridian beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op | 6–12 | 1,307 |
Meridian has grown 61% from 2010 to 2020
2,970 counted in 2010 and 4,786 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Meridian grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Meridian is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Red Rocks Amphitheatre and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Meridian. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi TheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaEmpower Field at Mile High
16 mi Stadium & arenaBall Arena
16 mi Stadium & arenaCoors Field
13 mi LandmarkColumbine Memorial
18 mi Stadium & arenaDick's Sporting Goods ParkPhoto credits
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Meridian: who provides what
Meridian is unincorporated, so Douglas County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Meridian.
Meridian carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Colorado (mostly inland flooding), draws workers from Denver and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of Colorado.
Meridian earns an A+ for health
Its widest gap with Colorado is tooth loss: 4.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.2% statewide.
Among adults in Meridian, 22% have been diagnosed with depression, below both Colorado’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (23%). Meridian: just over a fifth of adults have high blood pressure. Against the Colorado average, Meridian comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 1. In Meridian, 5.5% of adults have diabetes, and 8.9% report frequent physical distress.
| Meridian | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 27% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.5% | 8.5% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| What stands out | Meridian | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 9.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 63.1% | 69.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Meridian earns an A for schools
That grade comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $638K.
Public schools: Douglas County School District No. Re 1. It has one school. The largest public high school is Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op, with 1,307 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Few of Meridian’s working residents work in town
13,349 jobs are based in Meridian, 5.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19.2 minutes, against 25.2 across Colorado.
Jobs based in Meridian fell to 13,349 in 2023, 1,846 fewer than in 2013. In Meridian, the typical journey to work is 19 minutes, against 25 minutes in Colorado’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Denver (22%), Centennial (8%) and Greenwood Village (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
| Meridian | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 7.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Meridian is lower than in the typical Colorado or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Colorado towns; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Meridian, 33% come from inland flooding and 22% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More adults under 35 in Meridian than across Colorado
Only 14.1% of households own their home, against 66.2% across Colorado.
For residents in Meridian, the share who are 65 or older is 12%. Adults 18 to 34 are just over two in five residents (25% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). The town’s median age comes in at 32 years. College graduates make up 46% of adults 25 and older, against 46% across Colorado.
| Meridian | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 32 years | 38.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 44% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Meridian | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.3% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 33.1% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.3% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.8% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.8% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Open space protected for good: 1.8% of Meridian
Meridian’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 5 parks and preserves and they come to 2.5 miles. Parks and preserves in the town: 5, covering 41 acres.
| Meridian | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Douglas County Soccer Association / REAL Colorado | 0.2 mi | 22 |
| 2. Meridian Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Meridian Commons Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Meridian, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summers in Meridian are warm, and winters chilly, snowy, with very little rain. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 64 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Meridian stands out in Colorado and nationally, with fewer of its households who live in a home they own
The typical value, about $638K, is 13% below its June 2022 peak.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home lost 4.2% of its value. The going rate for rent for Meridian comes to $1,992 a month.
| Meridian | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 14% | 71% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,992 a month | $1,807 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Meridian
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Meridian
About 4 of every 100 Meridian residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Every workday, about 13,209 people come to Meridian for work
Where Meridian’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Meridian’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Meridian.
Meridian reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Meridian with a neighbor →
Questions about Meridian
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Meridian, CO a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Meridian grades A− overall, better than 81% of U.S. towns and #38 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Meridian, CO expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.