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Metro Life Score

Coeur d'Alene, ID

46.9
Life Score / 100
C+
Grade (curved)
#240
of 387 metros
38%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Coeur d'Alene ranks #240 of 387 US metros, ahead of 38% - carried by its childcare (88/100) and held back most by environment (19/100).

88
strongest: Childcare
75
then: Safety
19
weakest: Environment
7
weighted dimensions

Where Coeur d'Alene sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

47 38th percentile higher than 38% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 16 US metros (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 46 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Below this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). This entry sits in this band. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). Above this entry. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 65–70: 12 US metros (3%). Above this entry. 70–75: 3 US metros (1%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Coeur d'Alene Life Score

Coeur d'Alene's composite score of 46.9 out of 100, a grade of C+, places the metro at rank #240 of 387, ahead of 38% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Childcare (88/100) and Safety (75/100), which pull the composite upward, while Environment (19/100) and Cost of Living (27/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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: 17.1:1 ratio, 9.8% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,315/yr. EPA: 12 Superfund sites (ID). Ranks #237-#243 below.

Dimension detail

How Coeur d'Alene scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 27/100 (20%)
Wages 44/100 (20%)
Rent 28/100 (15%)
Safety 75/100 (15%)
Schools 65/100 (10%)
Childcare 88/100 (10%)
Environment 19/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

98.3
Cost Index (RPP)
$64,634
Avg Median Salary
$1,547
2BR Fair Market Rent
235
Violent Crime/100K (ID)
17.1:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$7,315
Infant Childcare/yr (ID)
12
Superfund Sites (ID)
64,630
Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Coeur d'Alene outranks 38% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#237 Reading, PA 47.0 C+
#238 Harrisonburg, VA 47.0 C+
#239 Bloomington, IN 47.0 C+
#240 Coeur d'Alene, ID 46.9 C+
#241 Binghamton, NY 46.9 C+
#242 Syracuse, NY 46.9 C+
#243 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 46.8 C+

ID Metro Scores

Pocatello, ID A 63.0 Twin Falls, ID * A- 60.8 Lewiston, ID-WA A- 60.4 Idaho Falls, ID B+ 58.4 Logan, UT-ID B- 50.7 Boise City, ID C+ 47.9

Using Coeur d'Alene's Life Score

Coeur d'Alene is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

  • Its strongest dimension is childcare (88/100) and its weakest is environment (19/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Coeur d'Alene head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Coeur d'Alene lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

Scores summarize federal data at the metro level; crime, schools and cost vary widely within a single metro.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Coeur d'Alene's biggest strengths? ▼
Coeur d'Alene's strongest dimensions are Childcare (88/100), Safety (75/100), Schools (65/100). Childcare is top-tier nationally.
What are Coeur d'Alene's weakest areas? ▼
Coeur d'Alene's lowest-scoring dimensions are Environment (19/100), Cost of Living (27/100), Rent (28/100). Environment weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Coeur d'Alene compared to the national average? ▼
Coeur d'Alene's Regional Price Parity is 98.3 (1.7% less than national); rent RPP 105.6.
What is the average salary in Coeur d'Alene? ▼
Coeur d'Alene median salary: $64,634, 64,630 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Coeur d'Alene's 46.9/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

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All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.