Metro Life Score
Lewiston, ID-WA
Top-5% composite Life Score — grade A, 96th percentile of the national corpus.
- 64.1
- Life Score / 100
- A
- Grade (curved)
- #15
- of 387 metros
- 96%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Lewiston is top-5% composite Life Score — #15 of 387 (64.1/100, grade A, 96th percentile). Carried by environment at 91/100; held back most by wages at 21/100.
- 96th
- composite percentile
- #15
- of 387 peers
- 68th
- cost dimension percentile
- 21st
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite
Lewiston: top-third composite Life Score
Lewiston clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#15 of 387, 64.1/100, grade A, 96th percentile). Stamps TOP · ENVIRO-LED; cost CHEAP (68th) · wages LOW (21st). Environment at 91/100 carries the lead; Wages (21/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Lewiston, ID-WA ranks #15 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #124 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 91.2 (rent-RPP 71.9). BLS median salary $59,266, 22,910 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Office Clerks, General). HUD 2BR FMR $1,220/mo (studio $925).
FBI UCR (ID): 235 violent, 754 property/100K. NCES: 16.7:1 ratio, 9.9% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,315/yr. EPA: 12 Superfund sites (ID).
Where Lewiston sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
64 Top 4% higher than 96% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 64.1 is built
Lewiston's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Lewiston scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are ID state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Lewiston With...
Ranking Context
Lewiston outranks 96% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #12 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 64.3 | A |
| #13 | Owensboro, KY | 64.6 | A |
| #14 | Monroe, LA | 64.6 | A+ |
| #15 | Lewiston, ID-WA | 64.1 | A |
| #16 | Lafayette, LA | 64.1 | A |
| #17 | Lincoln, NE | 63.8 | A |
| #18 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 63.5 | A |
Quality vs. Affordability
Lewiston, ID-WA is top 4% highest-quality nationally but only top 32% most affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
ID Metro Scores
Read with Lewiston
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Lewiston (TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Lafayette, LA
ABS(composite) peer at 64.1 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Cedar Rapids, IA
ABS(composite) peer at 64.3 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Lincoln, NE
ABS(composite) peer at 63.8 (Δ 0.3 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Monroe, LA
ABS(composite) peer at 64.6 (Δ 0.5 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A+ vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Peoria, IL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 68/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Killeen-Temple, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 68/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Lewiston, ID-WA relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Lewiston's top-third Life Score
Lewiston scores 64.1/100 overall, but Environment (90.9) and Wages (20.7) sit 70.2 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Lewiston'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
- Pocatello is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Pocatello
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.