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Metro Life Score

Eagle Pass, TX

53.4
Life Score / 100
B
Grade (curved)
#151
of 387 metros
61%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Eagle Pass ranks #151 of 387 US metros, ahead of 61% - carried by its cost of living (100/100) and held back most by wages (0/100).

100
strongest: Cost of Living
96
then: Rent
0
weakest: Wages
7
weighted dimensions

Where Eagle Pass sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

53 61th percentile higher than 61% 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%). Below this entry. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). This entry sits in this band. 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 Eagle Pass Life Score

Eagle Pass's composite score of 53.4 out of 100, a grade of B, places the metro at rank #151 of 387, ahead of 61% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Cost of Living (100/100) and Rent (96/100), which pull the composite upward, while Wages (0/100) and Environment (26/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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: 14.7:1 ratio, 11.4% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX). Ranks #148-#154 below.

Dimension detail

How Eagle Pass scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 100/100 (20%)
Wages 0/100 (20%)
Rent 96/100 (15%)
Safety 34/100 (15%)
Schools 38/100 (10%)
Childcare 76/100 (10%)
Environment 26/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

83.8
Cost Index (RPP)
$45,947
Avg Median Salary
$973
2BR Fair Market Rent
395
Violent Crime/100K (TX)
14.7:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$7,566
Infant Childcare/yr (TX)
70
Superfund Sites (TX)
10,930
Total Employment

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

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Ranking Context

Eagle Pass outranks 61% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#148 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 53.5 B
#149 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI 53.6 B
#150 Janesville-Beloit, WI 53.6 B
#151 Eagle Pass, TX 53.4 B
#152 Auburn-Opelika, AL 53.3 B
#153 Baton Rouge, LA 53.2 B
#154 Eau Claire, WI 52.9 B

TX Metro Scores

Texarkana, TX-AR A- 60.7 Waco, TX B+ 58.2 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX B+ 57.6 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX B 55.0 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX B 54.9 Wichita Falls, TX B 53.9

Using Eagle Pass's Life Score

Eagle Pass 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 cost of living (100/100) and its weakest is wages (0/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Eagle Pass head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Eagle Pass 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 Eagle Pass's biggest strengths? ▼
Eagle Pass's strongest dimensions are Cost of Living (100/100), Rent (96/100), Childcare (76/100). Cost of Living is top-tier nationally.
What are Eagle Pass's weakest areas? ▼
Eagle Pass's lowest-scoring dimensions are Wages (0/100), Environment (26/100), Safety (34/100). Wages weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Eagle Pass compared to the national average? ▼
Eagle Pass's Regional Price Parity is 83.8 (16.2% less than national); rent RPP 53.7.
What is the average salary in Eagle Pass? ▼
Eagle Pass median salary: $45,947, 10,930 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers, Detectives and Criminal Investigators.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Eagle Pass's 53.4/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

Data from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OES, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Not affiliated with the U.S. Government.

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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.