Metro Life Score
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
Bottom-quartile composite Life Score — grade C-, 15th percentile of the national corpus.
- 40.8
- Life Score / 100
- C-
- Grade (curved)
- #330
- of 387 metros
- 15%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is bottom-quartile composite Life Score — #330 of 387 (40.8/100, grade C-, 15th percentile). Carried by childcare at 92/100; held back most by environment at 1/100.
- 15th
- composite percentile
- #330
- of 387 peers
- 45th
- cost dimension percentile
- 6th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · LOWER · BALANCED · signature wages
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley: wage lag defines the peer set
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is a LOWER-band metro where wages sit at only the 6th percentile (LOW) while cost is MID (45th) and composite #330. Environment at 1/100 is the clearest drag; Childcare (92/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ranks #330 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #214 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 94.7 (rent-RPP 89.2). BLS median salary $55,661, 79,420 jobs (Retail Salespersons, Waiters and Waitresses, Cashiers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,345/mo (studio $1,094).
FBI UCR (AL): 376 violent, 1622 property/100K. NCES: 17.2:1 ratio, 1.2% charter. DOL infant childcare $6,896/yr. EPA: 16 Superfund sites (AL).
Where Daphne-Fairhope-Foley sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
41 15th percentile higher than 15% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 40.8 is built
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Daphne-Fairhope-Foley scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are AL state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Daphne-Fairhope-Foley With...
Ranking Context
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley outranks 15% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #327 | Vineland, NJ | 41.0 | C- |
| #328 | Chico, CA | 41.1 | C- |
| #329 | Boulder, CO | 41.1 | C- |
| #330 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 40.8 | C- |
| #331 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | 40.8 | C- |
| #332 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 40.8 | C- |
| #333 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 40.8 | C- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is bottom 15% lowest-quality nationally and also bottom 45% least affordable -- a rarer combination among its composite-quality peers, where overall rank and affordability rank usually diverge more than this.
AL Metro Scores
Read with Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley (LOWER · BALANCED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Chattanooga, TN-GA
ABS(composite) peer at 40.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · BALANCED · MID/LOW.
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
ABS(composite) peer at 40.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · BALANCED · MID/LOW.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
ABS(composite) peer at 40.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · BALANCED · MID/LOW.
Yuba City, CA
ABS(composite) peer at 40.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · BALANCED · MID/LOW.
Pittsburgh, PA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 45/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 45/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for LOWER · BALANCED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Daphne-Fairhope-Foley's bottom-third Life Score
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley scores 40.8/100 overall, but Childcare (92.4) and Environment (0.8) sit 91.6 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Childcare is the strongest of Daphne-Fairhope-Foley'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
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Decatur is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Decatur
A low composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can still be strong.