Metro Life Score
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 39th percentile of the national corpus.
- 47.0
- Life Score / 100
- C+
- Grade (curved)
- #238
- of 387 metros
- 39%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas is below-median composite Life Score — #238 of 387 (47.0/100, grade C+, 39th percentile). Carried by schools at 92/100; held back most by rent at 18/100.
- 39th
- composite percentile
- #238
- of 387 peers
- 22nd
- cost dimension percentile
- 73rd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · signature cost
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas: cost pressure is the outlier
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas is a MID-band metro where cost sits only at the 22nd percentile (DEAR) — the clearest outlier vs wages at the 73rd and composite #238. Rent (18/100) is the main drag; Schools (92/100) keeps the floor. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks #238 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #302 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 100.2 (rent-RPP 115.5). BLS median salary $69,586, 1,114,750 jobs (Waiters and Waitresses, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,735/mo (studio $1,333).
FBI UCR (NV): 407 violent, 2226 property/100K. NCES: 19.0:1 ratio, 13.6% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,033/yr. EPA: 2 Superfund sites (NV).
Where Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
47 39th percentile higher than 39% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 47.0 is built
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are NV state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas With...
Ranking Context
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas outranks 39% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #235 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 47.1 | C+ |
| #236 | Carson City, NV | 47.2 | C+ |
| #237 | Tucson, AZ | 47.3 | C+ |
| #238 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 47.0 | C+ |
| #239 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 47.0 | C+ |
| #240 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 46.9 | C+ |
| #241 | Bend, OR | 46.8 | C+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is bottom 39% lowest-quality nationally but only bottom 22% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
NV Metro Scores
Read with Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas (MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 47.0 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/HIGH.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 47.1 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/HIGH.
Kansas City, MO-KS
ABS(composite) peer at 46.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/HIGH.
Bend, OR
ABS(composite) peer at 46.8 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/HIGH.
Port St. Lucie, FL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 22/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Greeley, CO (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 22/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas's middle-third Life Score
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas scores 47.0/100 overall, but Schools (92.0) and Rent (18.4) sit 73.6 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Schools is the strongest of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas'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
- Rent is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Reno is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Reno
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.