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Metro Life Score

Greeley, CO

37.2
Life Score / 100
D
Grade (curved)
#360
of 387 metros
7%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Greeley ranks #360 of 387 US metros, ahead of 7% - carried by its wages (78/100) and held back most by safety (6/100).

78
strongest: Wages
64
then: Schools
6
weakest: Safety
7
weighted dimensions

Where Greeley sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

37 7th percentile higher than 7% 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 Greeley Life Score

Greeley's composite score of 37.2 out of 100, a grade of D, places the metro at rank #360 of 387, ahead of 7% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Wages (78/100) and Schools (64/100), which pull the composite upward, while Safety (6/100) and Childcare (22/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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: 16.6:1 ratio, 14.0% charter. DOL infant childcare $12,821/yr. EPA: 24 Superfund sites (CO). Ranks #357-#363 below.

Dimension detail

How Greeley scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 22/100 (20%)
Wages 78/100 (20%)
Rent 27/100 (15%)
Safety 6/100 (15%)
Schools 64/100 (10%)
Childcare 22/100 (10%)
Environment 35/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

100.2
Cost Index (RPP)
$68,947
Avg Median Salary
$1,563
2BR Fair Market Rent
481
Violent Crime/100K (CO)
16.6:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$12,821
Infant Childcare/yr (CO)
24
Superfund Sites (CO)
109,840
Total Employment

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

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Ranking Context

Greeley outranks 7% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#357 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 37.3 D
#358 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 37.4 D
#359 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 37.5 D
#360 Greeley, CO 37.2 D
#361 Albany, OR 36.9 D
#362 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 36.5 D
#363 Chico, CA 36.5 D

CO Metro Scores

Pueblo, CO C+ 47.3 Grand Junction, CO C- 38.8 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO D 36.3 Colorado Springs, CO D 34.8 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO F 32.8 Boulder, CO F 32.6

Using Greeley's Life Score

Greeley 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 wages (78/100) and its weakest is safety (6/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Greeley head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Greeley 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 Greeley's biggest strengths? ▼
Greeley's strongest dimensions are Wages (78/100), Schools (64/100), Environment (35/100). Wages is top-tier nationally.
What are Greeley's weakest areas? ▼
Greeley's lowest-scoring dimensions are Safety (6/100), Childcare (22/100), Cost of Living (22/100). Safety weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Greeley compared to the national average? ▼
Greeley's Regional Price Parity is 100.2 (0.2% more than national); rent RPP 112.6.
What is the average salary in Greeley? ▼
Greeley median salary: $68,947, 109,840 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Retail Salespersons.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Greeley's 37.2/100 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.