Mansfield composite
56.7 /100
Grade B+ · weighted across 7 dims
Metro comparison
Mansfield vs Pocatello
Mansfield, OH and Pocatello, ID side by side, cost of living, rent, wages, crime, schools, childcare and environment, all from the same federal datasets so every number is directly comparable.
- 56.7
- Mansfield Life Score
- B+
- Mansfield grade
- 67.9
- Pocatello Life Score
- A+
- Pocatello grade
Head-to-head verdict
Across the seven dimensions, Mansfield scores higher on 3 (cost of living, rent, schools) and Pocatello on 4 (wages, safety, childcare, environment). The radar shows the full shape; the tables below break out every figure.
Where each metro wins, and by how much
Every dimension is a national percentile (0–100). Each bar leans toward the stronger metro, a long lean is a decisive edge, a near-even split is a toss-up. The radar shows the overall shape; this shows the per-dimension margins.
◖ Mansfield Pocatello ◗
cost of living
81
81
wages
20
21
rent
95
69
safety
64
82
schools
90
70
childcare
31
87
environment
5
91
Mansfield and Pocatello differ across eleven dimensions of livability. Mansfield has a cost-of-living index of 88.9 vs Pocatello's 88.9 (national average = 100). Median salaries are $59,166 in Mansfield and $59,267 in Pocatello. A 2-bedroom averages $973/mo vs $1,173/mo.
How to read this matchup
Reading the Mansfield vs Pocatello Comparison
Mansfield (OH) and Pocatello (ID) are assembled here from the same federal data pipeline, BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, NCES public-school counts, and EPA environmental indicators, so every number on this page is directly comparable. The overall cost index reads 88.9 for Mansfield against 88.9 for Pocatello, a 0.0-point gap on a scale where 100 equals the U.S. average. HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent, the figure used to set housing-choice voucher payment standards, is $973/mo in Mansfield and $1,173/mo in Pocatello, a $200/mo difference that compounds to $2,400 over a year.
On wages, BLS OES reports a median salary of $59,166 across 42,920 jobs in Mansfield against $59,267 across 29,080 jobs in Pocatello. Adjusted through the BEA cost-of-living lens, $100,000 earned in Mansfield carries the same local purchasing power as $100,038 in Pocatello - the most honest way to read the salary headline, because nominal wages and rents move together in tight metros. State-level violent crime, the most reliable geographic tier FBI UCR publishes, is 292.8 per 100,000 residents in OH vs 234.7 in ID, with property-crime rates of 1545.4 and 754.4 respectively.
Schools are reported at the state tier by NCES: OH lists 3,586 public schools at a 18.2:1 student-teacher ratio, while ID lists 778 schools at 17.1:1, a signal of class-size staffing, though individual district and school-level variation within each state is substantial. Department of Labor center-based infant care runs $11,791/yr in the Mansfield area versus $7,315/yr in Pocatello - a line item that shifts the real cost-of-living picture for households with children under five far more than headline RPP does. When these pieces are read together rather than in isolation, Mansfield and Pocatello are not simply "cheaper" or "more expensive" - they trade across dimensions, and which metro wins depends on whether your household optimizes for rent, wages, schools, childcare, safety, or environment. Treat the tables below as inputs to that trade-off, not as a single ranking.
Pocatello composite
67.9 /100
Grade A+ · weighted across 7 dims
Cost-of-living gap
-0.0 pts
Mansfield vs Pocatello BEA RPP
2-bed rent delta
$200 /mo
Pocatello priced higher
Composite life score on the national 0–100 scale
Mansfield
Mansfield composite (Grade B+)
Pocatello
Pocatello composite (Grade A+)
Composite is a weighted roll-up of seven dimensions: cost (20%), wages (20%), rent (15%), safety (15%), schools (10%), childcare (10%), environment (10%). Each input normalized to a 0–100 percentile across all metros.
💰 Cost of Living BEA →
| Category | Mansfield | Pocatello |
|---|---|---|
| Overall RPP | 88.9 | 88.9 |
| Goods | 93.6 | 96.2 |
| Services | 96.2 | 69.8 |
| Rents | 54.9 | 66.4 |
Salary Equivalent Calculator
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Equivalent in Pocatello:
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Based on BEA Regional Price Parities (Mansfield: 88.9, Pocatello: 88.9, national avg = 100).
🏠 Rent (Fair Market Rent) HUD →
| Bedrooms | Mansfield | Pocatello |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $671/mo | $809/mo |
| 1 Bedroom | $773/mo | $894/mo |
| 2 Bedroom | $973/mo | $1,173/mo |
| 3 Bedroom | $1,315/mo | $1,631/mo |
| 4 Bedroom | $1,530/mo | $1,968/mo |
💼 Wages & Employment BLS →
| Metric | Mansfield | Pocatello |
|---|---|---|
| Avg Median Salary | $59,166 | $59,267 |
| Total Employment | 42,920 | 29,080 |
🛡️ Crime Rates (state-level) FBI →
| Crime Type (per 100K) | Mansfield (OH) | Pocatello (ID) |
|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 292.8 | 234.7 |
| Property Crime | 1545.4 | 754.4 |
🎓 Schools (state-level) NCES →
| Metric | OH | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Total Schools | 3,586 | 778 |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 18.2:1 | 17.1:1 |
| Charter Schools | 9.3% | 9.8% |
👶 Childcare Costs (Annual Avg) (state-level) DOL →
| Age Group | OH | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Infant (Center) | $11,791/yr | $7,315/yr |
| Toddler (Center) | $10,686/yr | $7,002/yr |
| Preschool (Center) | $9,394/yr | $6,437/yr |
🌿 Environment (state-level) EPA →
| Metric | OH | ID |
|---|---|---|
| EPA Facilities | 1,546 | 135 |
| Water Systems | 1,089 | 773 |
| Superfund Sites | 50 | 12 |
| Water Violations | 1,500 | 2,331 |
Government-verified data - Air quality (EPA AQS), water safety (EPA SDWIS), healthcare access (HRSA), and disaster risk (FEMA NRI) are sourced directly from U.S. federal agencies. No crowdsourced estimates.
💨 Air Quality (EPA AQS) EPA AQS →
| Metric | Mansfield | Pocatello |
|---|---|---|
| Median AQI | 42.8 | 36.0 |
| Good Air Days | 69.7% | 88.8% |
| Unhealthy Air Days | N/A | 1 days |
Mansfield air quality shown at state level. Pocatello has metro-level data.
💧 Water Safety (EPA SDWIS, state-level) EPA SDWIS →
| Metric | OH | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Water Safety Score | 12/100 | 5/100 |
| Total Violations | 288,388 | 104,850 |
| Health-Based Violations | 52,412 | 19,965 |
| Systems with Violations | 90.4% | 96.1% |
🏥 Healthcare Access (HRSA, state-level) HRSA →
| Metric | OH | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Access Score | 69/100 | 34/100 |
| Population in Shortage Area | 31.4% | 65.8% |
| HPSA Designations | 495 | 253 |
HPSA = Health Professional Shortage Area, designated by HRSA. Higher access score = better healthcare availability.
⚠️ Natural Disaster Risk (FEMA NRI, state-level) FEMA NRI →
| Metric | OH | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Safety Score | 56/100 | 78/100 |
| NRI Risk Score (avg county) | 55.0 | 38.5 |
| Expected Annual Loss Score | 57.6 | 41.3 |
FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) scores are county-level percentiles (0–100). Higher disaster safety score = lower relative risk. State-level values are county averages.
Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level. Metro-specific data for these dimensions is not available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Mansfield more expensive than Pocatello? ▼
Mansfield has a cost of living index of 88.9 compared to Pocatello's 88.9 (national average = 100). Pocatello is 0.0 points above Mansfield on the BEA Regional Price Parity scale.
What is the rent difference between Mansfield and Pocatello? ▼
A 2-bedroom apartment averages $973/mo in Mansfield vs $1,173/mo in Pocatello, based on HUD Fair Market Rent data. Studios range from $671/mo to $809/mo.
How do salaries compare between Mansfield and Pocatello? ▼
The average median salary across all occupations is $59,166 in Mansfield and $59,267 in Pocatello, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. After adjusting for cost of living, $100,000 in Mansfield has the same purchasing power as $100,038 in Pocatello.
Is Mansfield or Pocatello safer? ▼
At the state level, OH has a violent crime rate of 292.8 per 100,000 residents compared to ID's 234.7 per 100,000. Property crime rates are 1545.4 vs 754.4 per 100,000 respectively, based on FBI Uniform Crime Report data.
How do schools compare between Mansfield and Pocatello? ▼
OH has 3,586 public schools with an average student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1, while ID has 778 schools at 17.1:1. Charter schools make up 9.3% of OH schools vs 9.8% in ID. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Where does the comparison data come from? ▼
All data comes from official U.S. government sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis (cost of living), HUD (fair market rents), BLS (wages), FBI UCR (crime), NCES (schools), Department of Labor (childcare), EPA (environment, air quality, water safety), HRSA (healthcare access), and FEMA NRI (disaster risk). No crowdsourced estimates or proprietary ratings are used.
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