Metro Life Score
Greeley, CO
Bottom-quartile composite Life Score — grade C-, 17th percentile of the national corpus.
- 41.8
- Life Score / 100
- C-
- Grade (curved)
- #321
- of 387 metros
- 17%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Greeley is bottom-quartile composite Life Score — #321 of 387 (41.8/100, grade C-, 17th percentile). Carried by environment at 93/100; held back most by safety at 6/100.
- 17th
- composite percentile
- #321
- of 387 peers
- 22nd
- cost dimension percentile
- 72nd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite
Greeley: bottom-third composite — where the drag concentrates
Greeley sits in the bottom third of the metro corpus on composite (#321 of 387, 41.8/100, 17th percentile). Stamps LOWER · ENVIRO-LED; Safety at 6/100 is the main drag; Environment (93/100) keeps the floor. Cost/wage marks DEAR/HIGH. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Greeley, CO ranks #321 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #301 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 100.2 (rent-RPP 112.6). BLS median salary $68,947, 109,840 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,563/mo (studio $1,171).
FBI UCR (CO): 481 violent, 2641 property/100K. NCES: 15.7:1 ratio, 13.7% charter. DOL infant childcare $12,821/yr. EPA: 24 Superfund sites (CO).
Where Greeley sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
42 17th percentile higher than 17% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 41.8 is built
Greeley's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Greeley scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are CO state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Greeley With...
Ranking Context
Greeley outranks 17% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #318 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 41.9 | C- |
| #319 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | 42.0 | C- |
| #320 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 42.1 | C- |
| #321 | Greeley, CO | 41.8 | C- |
| #322 | Pittsfield, MA | 41.4 | C- |
| #323 | Cleveland, TN | 41.3 | C- |
| #324 | Columbia, SC | 41.2 | C- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Greeley, CO's quality rank (bottom 17% lowest-quality) and affordability rank (bottom 22% least affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
CO Metro Scores
Read with Greeley
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Greeley (LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · DEAR/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
ABS(composite) peer at 41.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · DEAR/HIGH.
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
ABS(composite) peer at 42.0 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · DEAR/HIGH.
Hinesville, GA
ABS(composite) peer at 42.1 (Δ 0.3 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · DEAR/HIGH.
Lancaster, PA
ABS(composite) peer at 42.1 (Δ 0.3 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C- vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · DEAR/HIGH.
Kennewick-Richland, WA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 23/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 22/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Greeley, CO relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · DEAR/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Greeley's bottom-third Life Score
Greeley scores 41.8/100 overall, but Environment (93.0) and Safety (6.0) sit 87.0 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Greeley'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
- Safety is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Pueblo is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Pueblo
A low composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can still be strong.