Halfway between Salt Lake City and Boise, Twin Falls has always been more of a pit stop on the way to family fun at Lagoon or shenanigans in Jackpot, than a destination itself. However, some new data shows that more and more people who pass through the Twin Falls aren’t leaving. Could the Magic Valley be home to Idaho’s next boomtown?
Moving Trends Shaping Idaho Communities in 2025
Moving Place, a website dedicated to making moves as pain-free as possible, recently unveiled its list of the Hottest U.S. Zip Codes of 2025. They noted that they’ve seen a shift in what drives people to relocate. Usually, new or better housing, a new job or desire to establish an independent household are the biggest motivating factors behind a move.
However, this year they’ve seen an increase in movers citing different political ideologies, climate concerns and affordability play a bigger role than they have in the past.
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Another thing they’ve noticed? That affordability is pushing people to move out of the center of thriving cities around America, including Boise. Instead, they’re searching for suburbs or the edges of bigger metro areas.
And that seems to be the case in Idaho. According to Moving Place’s Data, Meridian continues to be Idaho’s brightest and shiniest boomtown. When you narrow their data to the 10 hottest zip codes in each state, both 83642 and 83646 top the list. Their data shows that in 2025 alone, more than 4,321 movers desired to make Meridian home even though the home prices are pretty comparable to Boise…