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Metro Life Score

Enid, OK *

50.3
Life Score / 100
B-
Grade (curved)
#187
of 387 metros
52%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Enid ranks #187 of 387 US metros, ahead of 52% - carried by its cost of living (99/100) and held back most by wages (1/100).

99
strongest: Cost of Living
91
then: Rent
1
weakest: Wages
7
weighted dimensions

Where Enid sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

50 52th percentile higher than 52% 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 Enid Life Score

Enid's composite score of 50.3 out of 100, a grade of B-, places the metro at rank #187 of 387, ahead of 52% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Cost of Living (99/100) and Rent (91/100), which pull the composite upward, while Wages (1/100) and Safety (23/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

BEA RPP 84.3 (rent-RPP 51.4). BLS median salary $50,980, 17,890 jobs (Registered Nurses, Cashiers, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,027/mo (studio $785).

FBI UCR (OK *): 428 violent, 2008 property/100K. NCES: 16.1:1 ratio, 3.5% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,666/yr. EPA: 18 Superfund sites (OK *). Ranks #184-#190 below.

Dimension detail

How Enid scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 99/100 (20%)
Wages 1/100 (20%)
Rent 91/100 (15%)
Safety 23/100 (15%)
Schools 59/100 (10%)
Childcare 46/100 (10%)
Environment 28/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

84.3
Cost Index (RPP)
$50,980
Avg Median Salary
$1,027
2BR Fair Market Rent
428
Violent Crime/100K (OK *)
16.1:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$10,666
Infant Childcare/yr (OK *)
18
Superfund Sites (OK *)
17,890
Total Employment

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

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Ranking Context

Enid outranks 52% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#184 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 50.7 B-
#185 Logan, UT-ID 50.7 B-
#186 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 50.7 B-
#187 Enid, OK * 50.3 B-
#188 Burlington, NC 50.0 B-
#189 Longview, TX 50.0 B-
#190 Longview-Kelso, WA 50.0 B-

Using Enid's Life Score

Enid 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 (99/100) and its weakest is wages (1/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Enid head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Enid 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 Enid's biggest strengths? ▼
Enid's strongest dimensions are Cost of Living (99/100), Rent (91/100), Schools (59/100). Cost of Living is top-tier nationally.
What are Enid's weakest areas? ▼
Enid's lowest-scoring dimensions are Wages (1/100), Safety (23/100), Environment (28/100). Wages weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Enid compared to the national average? ▼
Enid's Regional Price Parity is 84.3 (15.7% less than national); rent RPP 51.4.
What is the average salary in Enid? ▼
Enid median salary: $50,980, 17,890 jobs. Top: Registered Nurses, Cashiers, Retail Salespersons.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Enid's 50.3/100 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.