Metro Life Score
Eagle Pass, TX
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade A-, 87th percentile of the national corpus.
- 60.2
- Life Score / 100
- A-
- Grade (curved)
- #50
- of 387 metros
- 87%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Eagle Pass is top-quartile composite Life Score — #50 of 387 (60.2/100, grade A-, 87th percentile). Carried by cost of living at 100/100; held back most by wages at 0/100.
- 87th
- composite percentile
- #50
- of 387 peers
- 99th
- cost dimension percentile
- 0th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · COST-LED · signature wages
Eagle Pass: wage lag defines the peer set
Eagle Pass is a UPPER-band metro where wages sit at only the 0th percentile (LOW) while cost is FLOOR (99th) and composite #50. Wages at 0/100 is the clearest drag; Cost of Living (100/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Eagle Pass, TX ranks #50 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #2 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 83.8 (rent-RPP 53.7). BLS median salary $45,947, 10,930 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators). HUD 2BR FMR $973/mo (studio $814).
FBI UCR (TX): 395 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 11.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX).
Where Eagle Pass sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
60 Top 13% higher than 87% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 60.2 is built
Eagle Pass's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Eagle Pass scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are TX state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Eagle Pass With...
Ranking Context
Eagle Pass outranks 87% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #47 | Grand Island, NE | 60.3 | A- |
| #48 | Lake Charles, LA | 60.6 | A- |
| #49 | Decatur, IL | 60.7 | A- |
| #50 | Eagle Pass, TX | 60.2 | A- |
| #51 | Baton Rouge, LA | 60.2 | A- |
| #52 | Beckley, WV | 60.1 | A- |
| #53 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 59.9 | A- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Eagle Pass, TX's quality rank (top 13% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 1% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
TX Metro Scores
Read with Eagle Pass
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Eagle Pass (UPPER · COST-LED · FLOOR/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Baton Rouge, LA
ABS(composite) peer at 60.2 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · COST-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Grand Island, NE
ABS(composite) peer at 60.3 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · COST-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Beckley, WV
ABS(composite) peer at 60.1 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · COST-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
ABS(composite) peer at 59.9 (Δ 0.3 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · COST-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Monroe, LA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 100/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp FLOOR vs this metro's FLOOR.
Dothan, AL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 99/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp FLOOR vs this metro's FLOOR.
Eagle Pass, TX relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · COST-LED · FLOOR/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Eagle Pass's top-third Life Score
Eagle Pass scores 60.2/100 overall, but Cost of Living (99.7) and Wages (0.0) sit 99.7 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Cost of Living is the strongest of Eagle Pass's seven dimensions (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is your priority, this is where the metro earns its rank. See all seven dimensions
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Beaumont is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Beaumont
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.