Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its National Register listings include Pacific and Idaho Northern Railroad Depot and Col. E. M. Heigho House. New Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where New Meadows beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 141 in 1920, 517 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 3 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Meadows, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in New Meadows.
Expected losses in New Meadows break down as 50% from wildfires and 33% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Meadows Valley District. New Meadows’ only public school teaches 142 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Valley SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 142 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.3%. Among households in New Meadows, 73% own their home, where Idaho’s towns sit at 70% and U.S. towns at 73%.
| New Meadows | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 73% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,125 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 6% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (36% statewide). New Meadows has grown 33% since 2020, to 684 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The age of the median resident for New Meadows comes to 31.9 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 26%, against 32% across Idaho.
| New Meadows | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.9 years | 35.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 25% | 29% |
38% women, 62% men
About 162 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.4 points). Across Idaho, 49.7% of residents are women.
| New Meadows | ID | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.6% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.2% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.8% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.3% | 11.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 46.4% | 26.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.4% | 24.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.7% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 2013, New Meadows has added 128 jobs, to 300 in 2023. For most workers, New Meadows is a place to come home to: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are McCall (25%), Boise City (10%) and Meridian (2%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles.
| New Meadows | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Meadows: 73% of adults had a checkup this year. 28% of New Meadows adults feel lonely.
| New Meadows | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 73% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Meadows | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Meadows’ concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile. Trails run 0.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 3 acres.
| New Meadows | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dorsey Warr Memorial Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of New Meadows; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 New Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
2 places in New Meadows on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Idaho, United States
New Meadows is a rural city in Adams County, Idaho, United States, at the southern and upper end of the Meadows Valley, on the Little Salmon River. Located in the west central part of the state, just south of the 45th parallel, the population was 517 at the 2020 census, up from 496 in 2010. New Meadows is located at the junction of the primary north–south highway in the state, U.S. Route 95, and State Highway 55, which connects it with McCall and Boise.
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New Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
