Metro Life Score
Naples-Marco Island, FL
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 42nd percentile of the national corpus.
- 47.8
- Life Score / 100
- C+
- Grade (curved)
- #226
- of 387 metros
- 42%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Naples-Marco Island is below-median composite Life Score — #226 of 387 (47.8/100, grade C+, 42nd percentile). Carried by safety at 94/100; held back most by rent at 8/100.
- 42nd
- composite percentile
- #226
- of 387 peers
- 12th
- cost dimension percentile
- 65th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SAFE-LED · signature cost
Naples-Marco Island: cost pressure is the outlier
Naples-Marco Island is a MID-band metro where cost sits only at the 12th percentile (CEILING) — the clearest outlier vs wages at the 65th and composite #226. Rent (8/100) is the main drag; Safety (94/100) keeps the floor. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Naples-Marco Island, FL ranks #226 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #342 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 103.2 (rent-RPP 129.4). BLS median salary $67,260, 162,820 jobs (Retail Salespersons, Waiters and Waitresses, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,986/mo (studio $1,396).
FBI UCR (FL): 210 violent, 1030 property/100K. NCES: 17.8:1 ratio, 18.0% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,505/yr. EPA: 81 Superfund sites (FL).
Where Naples-Marco Island sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
48 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 47.8 is built
Naples-Marco Island's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Naples-Marco Island scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are FL state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Naples-Marco Island With...
Ranking Context
Naples-Marco Island outranks 42% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #223 | Tyler, TX | 47.9 | C+ |
| #224 | Walla Walla, WA | 48.0 | C+ |
| #225 | Victoria, TX | 48.0 | C+ |
| #226 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | 47.8 | C+ |
| #227 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | 47.8 | C+ |
| #228 | Winchester, VA-WV | 47.8 | C+ |
| #229 | Grants Pass, OR | 47.6 | C+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Naples-Marco Island, FL is bottom 42% lowest-quality nationally but only bottom 12% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
FL Metro Scores
Read with Naples-Marco Island
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Naples-Marco Island (MID · SAFE-LED · CEILING/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Janesville-Beloit, WI
ABS(composite) peer at 47.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · CEILING/HIGH.
Winchester, VA-WV
ABS(composite) peer at 47.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · CEILING/HIGH.
Tyler, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 47.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · CEILING/HIGH.
Grants Pass, OR
ABS(composite) peer at 47.6 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · CEILING/HIGH.
Fairbanks-College, AK (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 11/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CEILING vs this metro's CEILING.
Trenton-Princeton, NJ (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 12/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CEILING vs this metro's CEILING.
Naples-Marco Island, FL relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SAFE-LED · CEILING/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Naples-Marco Island's middle-third Life Score
Naples-Marco Island scores 47.8/100 overall, but Safety (94.0) and Rent (8.0) sit 86.0 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Naples-Marco Island's seven dimensions (weighted 15% 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
- Wildwood is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Wildwood
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.