There are 3 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Meridian. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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7000 West State Street, Boise, ID
7.4 mi from downtown Meridian · Mixed-income catchment
1465 South Vinnell Way, Boise, ID
5.8 mi from downtown Meridian · Mixed-income catchment
1105 Caldwell Boulevard, Nampa, ID
9.8 mi from downtown Meridian · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Boise location has the highest Goods Score (44 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 3 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Meridian, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.