Metro Life Score
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade B+, 79th percentile of the national corpus.
- 57.5
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #81
- of 387 metros
- 79%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Coeur d'Alene is top-quartile composite Life Score — #81 of 387 (57.5/100, grade B+, 79th percentile). Carried by environment at 90/100; held back most by cost of living at 27/100.
- 79th
- composite percentile
- #81
- of 387 peers
- 27th
- cost dimension percentile
- 53rd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · signature composite
Coeur d'Alene: top-third composite Life Score
Coeur d'Alene clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#81 of 387, 57.5/100, grade B+, 79th percentile). Stamps UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE; cost DEAR (27th) · wages MID (53rd). Environment at 90/100 carries the lead; Cost of Living (27/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Coeur d'Alene, ID ranks #81 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #282 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 98.3 (rent-RPP 105.6). BLS median salary $64,634, 64,630 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,547/mo (studio $1,103).
FBI UCR (ID): 235 violent, 754 property/100K. NCES: 16.7:1 ratio, 9.9% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,315/yr. EPA: 12 Superfund sites (ID).
Where Coeur d'Alene sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
58 Top 21% higher than 79% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 57.5 is built
Coeur d'Alene's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Coeur d'Alene scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are ID state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Coeur d'Alene With...
Ranking Context
Coeur d'Alene outranks 79% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #78 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 57.6 | B+ |
| #79 | Bismarck, ND | 57.6 | B+ |
| #80 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | 57.7 | B+ |
| #81 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 57.5 | B+ |
| #82 | College Station-Bryan, TX | 57.4 | B+ |
| #83 | Waco, TX | 57.1 | B+ |
| #84 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | 57.1 | B+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Coeur d'Alene, ID is top 21% highest-quality nationally but only bottom 27% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
ID Metro Scores
Read with Coeur d'Alene
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Coeur d'Alene (UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · DEAR/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Bismarck, ND
ABS(composite) peer at 57.6 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · DEAR/MID.
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
ABS(composite) peer at 57.6 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · DEAR/MID.
College Station-Bryan, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 57.4 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · DEAR/MID.
Anniston-Oxford, AL
ABS(composite) peer at 57.7 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · DEAR/MID.
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 27/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Merced, CA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 27/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Coeur d'Alene, ID relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · RENT-SQUEEZE · DEAR/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Coeur d'Alene's top-third Life Score
Coeur d'Alene scores 57.5/100 overall, but Environment (90.4) and Cost of Living (27.2) sit 63.2 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Coeur d'Alene's seven dimensions (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Cost of Living is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Pocatello is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Pocatello
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.