Meridian, ID: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Meridian in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 62.1% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

Where to go for a darker sky near Meridian

6 miles from Meridian, straight-line, sits Kuna, ID, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Meridian's own suburban band.

Kuna, ID is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Meridian compares nationally

About 139,740 people live in Meridian, ID, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Meridian places 1,981 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.