Metro Life Score
Lawton, OK
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade A-, 83rd percentile of the national corpus.
- 58.8
- Life Score / 100
- A-
- Grade (curved)
- #64
- of 387 metros
- 83%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Lawton is top-quartile composite Life Score — #64 of 387 (58.8/100, grade A-, 83rd percentile). Carried by environment at 98/100; held back most by wages at 8/100.
- 83rd
- composite percentile
- #64
- of 387 peers
- 95th
- cost dimension percentile
- 8th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · signature cost
Lawton: affordability leads the Life Score story
Lawton is a UPPER-band metro whose cost dimension sits at the 95th percentile of 387 US metros (FLOOR) while composite is #64 (58.8/100, grade A-). Environment at 98/100 carries the upside; Wages at 8/100 is the residual drag. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Lawton, OK ranks #64 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #21 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 85.9 (rent-RPP 57.4). BLS median salary $56,942, 36,440 jobs (Retail Salespersons, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Cashiers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,001/mo (studio $779).
FBI UCR (OK): 428 violent, 2008 property/100K. NCES: 15.4:1 ratio, 3.5% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,666/yr. EPA: 18 Superfund sites (OK).
Where Lawton sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
59 Top 17% higher than 83% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 58.8 is built
Lawton's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Lawton scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are OK state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Lawton With...
Ranking Context
Lawton outranks 83% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #61 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 58.9 | A- |
| #62 | Johnstown, PA | 58.9 | A- |
| #63 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 58.9 | A- |
| #64 | Lawton, OK | 58.8 | A- |
| #65 | Cleveland, OH | 58.8 | A- |
| #66 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 58.8 | A- |
| #67 | Dothan, AL | 58.7 | A- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Lawton, OK's quality rank (top 17% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 5% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
OK Metro Scores
Read with Lawton
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Lawton (UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · FLOOR/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Cleveland, OH
ABS(composite) peer at 58.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
ABS(composite) peer at 58.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Dothan, AL
ABS(composite) peer at 58.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Rapid City, SD
ABS(composite) peer at 58.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · FLOOR/LOW.
Anniston-Oxford, AL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 95/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp FLOOR vs this metro's FLOOR.
Johnstown, PA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 95/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp FLOOR vs this metro's FLOOR.
Lawton, OK relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · FLOOR/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Lawton's top-third Life Score
Lawton scores 58.8/100 overall, but Environment (97.9) and Wages (8.0) sit 89.9 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Lawton'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
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Enid is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Enid
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.