2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Meridian, ID vs West Bend, WI

Change Cities
Highlights
- Household income in West Bend, is 21% less than it is in Meridian and is 3% below the National Average.
- Meridian unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- West Bend unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Meridian, IDWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth57.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,063  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$66,980$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,979  Unlock$85,028
 space
 Est. Households By Income
 Meridian, IDWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
 space1
 Population By Occupation
 Meridian, IDWest Bend, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.5%13.1%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

   |    Reply

I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

   |    Reply

Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Meridian

Reviews for West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

   |    Reply

West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

   |    Reply

Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of West Bend


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.