Metro Life Score
Cheyenne, WY
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B+, 71st percentile of the national corpus.
- 54.9
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #112
- of 387 metros
- 71%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Cheyenne is above-median composite Life Score — #112 of 387 (54.9/100, grade B+, 71st percentile). Carried by safety at 96/100; held back most by schools at 1/100.
- 71st
- composite percentile
- #112
- of 387 peers
- 35th
- cost dimension percentile
- 49th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · SAFE-LED · signature composite
Cheyenne: top-third composite Life Score
Cheyenne clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#112 of 387, 54.9/100, grade B+, 71st percentile). Stamps UPPER · SAFE-LED; cost DEAR (35th) · wages MID (49th). Safety at 96/100 carries the lead; Schools (1/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Cheyenne, WY ranks #112 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #250 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 96.5 (rent-RPP 89.8). BLS median salary $64,093, 42,290 jobs (Stockers and Order Fillers, Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,174/mo (studio $809).
FBI UCR (WY): 191 violent, 1188 property/100K. NCES: 10.7:1 ratio, 1.4% charter. DOL infant childcare $8,502/yr. EPA: 3 Superfund sites (WY).
Where Cheyenne sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
55 71st percentile higher than 71% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 54.9 is built
Cheyenne's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Cheyenne scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are WY state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Cheyenne With...
Ranking Context
Cheyenne outranks 71% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #109 | Midland, MI | 55.0 | B+ |
| #110 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | 55.0 | B+ |
| #111 | Roanoke, VA | 55.2 | B+ |
| #112 | Cheyenne, WY | 54.9 | B+ |
| #113 | Springfield, IL | 54.9 | B+ |
| #114 | Saginaw, MI | 54.8 | B+ |
| #115 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 54.8 | B+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Cheyenne, WY is top 29% highest-quality nationally but only bottom 36% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
WY Metro Scores
Read with Cheyenne
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Cheyenne (UPPER · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Springfield, IL
ABS(composite) peer at 54.9 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Champaign-Urbana, IL
ABS(composite) peer at 55.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Midland, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 55.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Saginaw, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 54.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Winchester, VA-WV (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 36/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Asheville, NC (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 35/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Cheyenne, WY relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Cheyenne's top-third Life Score
Cheyenne scores 54.9/100 overall, but Safety (96.4) and Schools (1.3) sit 95.1 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Cheyenne's seven dimensions (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Schools is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Casper is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Casper
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.