Ada County commissioners are considering raising property taxes to balance the budget this year. However, even if the commissioners were to take the maximum amount, Clerk Trent Tripple said the median homeowner in Meridian (which has a median assessed value of $486,600) would see their taxes go up an estimated $30.
Ada County has tried in past years to not take additional property taxes, Tripple told county commissioners in a marathon multi-hour meeting this week. But this year isn’t the same. Keeping the county on the right path, Tripple said, will require money from property taxes or other sources “just to keep the lights on.”
For last few budget cycles, Ada County commissioners have chosen to take less than the maximum allowable property tax increase of 3% and haven’t taken any forgone taxes, according to budget documents. They’ve taken increases of 1.785% to 2.9%, with property tax revenue in fiscal year 2026 of $182 million…