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Metro Life Score

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

39.8
Life Score / 100
C-
Grade (curved)
#326
of 387 metros
16%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Deltona ranks #326 of 387 US metros, ahead of 16% - carried by its safety (88/100) and held back most by rent (15/100).

88
strongest: Safety
82
then: Schools
15
weakest: Rent
7
weighted dimensions

Where Deltona sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

40 16th percentile higher than 16% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Above this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). Above this entry. 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 Deltona Life Score

Deltona's composite score of 39.8 out of 100, a grade of C-, places the metro at rank #326 of 387, ahead of 16% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Safety (88/100) and Schools (82/100), which pull the composite upward, while Rent (15/100) and Wages (19/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

BEA RPP 99.4 (rent-RPP 108.4). BLS median salary $62,306, 210,520 jobs (Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses). HUD 2BR FMR $1,806/mo (studio $1,278).

FBI UCR (FL): 210 violent, 1030 property/100K. NCES: 17.8:1 ratio, 17.9% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,505/yr. EPA: 81 Superfund sites (FL). Ranks #323-#329 below.

Dimension detail

How Deltona scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 25/100 (20%)
Wages 19/100 (20%)
Rent 15/100 (15%)
Safety 88/100 (15%)
Schools 82/100 (10%)
Childcare 51/100 (10%)
Environment 24/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

99.4
Cost Index (RPP)
$62,306
Avg Median Salary
$1,806
2BR Fair Market Rent
210
Violent Crime/100K (FL)
17.8:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$10,505
Infant Childcare/yr (FL)
81
Superfund Sites (FL)
210,520
Total Employment

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

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Ranking Context

Deltona outranks 16% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#323 Elmira, NY 39.9 C-
#324 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 40.0 C-
#325 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 40.1 C-
#326 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 39.8 C-
#327 Manchester-Nashua, NH 39.8 C-
#328 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 39.7 C-
#329 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 39.6 C-

FL Metro Scores

Wildwood-The Villages, FL A+ 71.6 Jacksonville, FL B+ 59.0 Tallahassee, FL B 54.9 Sebring, FL B 54.8 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL B 52.8 Homosassa Springs, FL B- 51.0

Using Deltona's Life Score

Deltona 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 safety (88/100) and its weakest is rent (15/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Deltona head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Deltona 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 Deltona's biggest strengths? ▼
Deltona's strongest dimensions are Safety (88/100), Schools (82/100), Childcare (51/100). Safety is top-tier nationally.
What are Deltona's weakest areas? ▼
Deltona's lowest-scoring dimensions are Rent (15/100), Wages (19/100), Environment (24/100). Rent weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Deltona compared to the national average? ▼
Deltona's Regional Price Parity is 99.4 (0.6% less than national); rent RPP 108.4.
What is the average salary in Deltona? ▼
Deltona median salary: $62,306, 210,520 jobs. Top: Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Deltona's 39.8/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

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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.