No longer the best
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3/22/2017
Hi, we moved here 7 years ago and thought that this place was heaven. But once we were voted the best place to live, we saw a 845.95 % rise in population. The traffic is beyond belief, the road rage has now begun. When we moved here, there was NO crime. Now, there is so much crime that we no longer feel safe. All of the farms are gone and houses are everywhere. It no longer is inexpensive to live here. In Meridian, plan to pay more than 3.80% more than the national average. The unemployment rate is low, the problem is that it is low because so many restaurants and fast food placed popped up giving citizens a very low rate of pay, just over $7!!!!!!!!!!!! You will have to work 2 full time jobs to make it here. Even if you are educated, good luck finding work outside of the health care arena. So very sad that this place has gone to hell. We are planning on moving when my daughter graduates. I thought that we would grow old here, but now we no longer feel safe and the traffic is so bad that we just can't take it anymore. When we moved here 7 years ago, we paid $950 a month. Dirt cheap. We now pay 1,295$ per month in rent. DON"T move here.
Teresa | Garden City, ID