Metro Life Score
Logan, UT-ID
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B-, 55th percentile of the national corpus.
- 50.8
- Life Score / 100
- B-
- Grade (curved)
- #173
- of 387 metros
- 55%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Logan is above-median composite Life Score — #173 of 387 (50.8/100, grade B-, 55th percentile). Carried by schools at 92/100; held back most by wages at 20/100.
- 55th
- composite percentile
- #173
- of 387 peers
- 38th
- cost dimension percentile
- 20th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · signature wages
Logan: wage lag defines the peer set
Logan is a MID-band metro where wages sit at only the 20th percentile (LOW) while cost is DEAR (38th) and composite #173. Wages at 20/100 is the clearest drag; Schools (92/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Logan, UT-ID ranks #173 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #240 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 95.9 (rent-RPP 91.0). BLS median salary $59,224, 59,260 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Office Clerks, General). HUD 2BR FMR $1,241/mo (studio $940).
FBI UCR (UT): 229 violent, 1435 property/100K. NCES: 20.3:1 ratio, 13.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,828/yr. EPA: 24 Superfund sites (UT).
Where Logan sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
51 55th percentile higher than 55% of 387 US metros
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 50.8 is built
Logan's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Logan scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are UT state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Logan With...
Ranking Context
Logan outranks 55% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #170 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 51.0 | B- |
| #171 | Richmond, VA | 51.2 | B- |
| #172 | Fort Wayne, IN | 51.2 | B- |
| #173 | Logan, UT-ID | 50.8 | B- |
| #174 | Abilene, TX | 50.8 | B- |
| #175 | Gainesville, FL | 50.8 | B- |
| #176 | Longview-Kelso, WA | 50.8 | B- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Logan, UT-ID is top 45% highest-quality nationally but only bottom 38% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
UT Metro Scores
Read with Logan
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Logan (MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Abilene, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 50.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/LOW.
Gainesville, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 50.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/LOW.
Longview-Kelso, WA
ABS(composite) peer at 50.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/LOW.
Midland, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 50.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/LOW.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 38/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 38/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Logan, UT-ID relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Logan's middle-third Life Score
Logan scores 50.8/100 overall, but Schools (92.5) and Wages (19.9) sit 72.5 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Schools is the strongest of Logan'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
- Salt Lake City is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Salt Lake City
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.