Metro Life Score
Oklahoma City, OK
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade B+, 78th percentile of the national corpus.
- 57.0
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #85
- of 387 metros
- 78%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Oklahoma City is top-quartile composite Life Score — #85 of 387 (57.0/100, grade B+, 78th percentile). Carried by environment at 98/100; held back most by safety at 25/100.
- 78th
- composite percentile
- #85
- of 387 peers
- 72nd
- cost dimension percentile
- 47th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite
Oklahoma City: top-third composite Life Score
Oklahoma City clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#85 of 387, 57.0/100, grade B+, 78th percentile). Stamps UPPER · ENVIRO-LED; cost CHEAP (72nd) · wages MID (47th). Environment at 98/100 carries the lead; Safety (25/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Oklahoma City, OK ranks #85 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #107 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 90.4 (rent-RPP 73.9). BLS median salary $63,824, 665,370 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,244/mo (studio $939).
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 Oklahoma City sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
57 Top 22% higher than 78% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 57.0 is built
Oklahoma City's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City With...
Ranking Context
Oklahoma City outranks 78% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #82 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | 57.1 | B+ |
| #83 | Waco, TX | 57.1 | B+ |
| #84 | College Station-Bryan, TX | 57.4 | B+ |
| #85 | Oklahoma City, OK | 57.0 | B+ |
| #86 | Lynchburg, VA | 56.9 | B+ |
| #87 | Casper, WY | 56.8 | B+ |
| #88 | Mansfield, OH | 56.7 | B+ |
Quality vs. Affordability
Oklahoma City, OK's quality rank (top 22% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 28% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
OK Metro Scores
Read with Oklahoma City
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Oklahoma City (UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Lynchburg, VA
ABS(composite) peer at 56.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Waco, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 57.1 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Youngstown-Warren, OH
ABS(composite) peer at 57.1 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Casper, WY
ABS(composite) peer at 56.8 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Abilene, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 73/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Springfield, OH (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 72/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Oklahoma City, OK relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Oklahoma City's top-third Life Score
Oklahoma City scores 57.0/100 overall, but Environment (98.2) and Safety (25.1) sit 73.1 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Oklahoma City'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
- Safety is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Lawton is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Lawton
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.