Metro Life Score
Pocatello, ID
Top-1% composite Life Score — grade A+, 99th percentile of the national corpus.
- 67.9
- Life Score / 100
- A+
- Grade (curved)
- #2
- of 387 metros
- 99%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Pocatello is top-1% composite Life Score — #2 of 387 (67.9/100, grade A+, 99th percentile). Carried by environment at 91/100; held back most by wages at 21/100.
- 99th
- composite percentile
- #2
- of 387 peers
- 81st
- cost dimension percentile
- 21st
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite
Pocatello: top-third composite Life Score
Pocatello clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#2 of 387, 67.9/100, grade A+, 99th percentile). Stamps TOP · ENVIRO-LED; cost CHEAP (81st) · 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, Pocatello, ID ranks #2 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #74 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 88.9 (rent-RPP 66.4). BLS median salary $59,267, 29,080 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Customer Service Representatives). HUD 2BR FMR $1,173/mo (studio $809).
FBI UCR (ID): 235 violent, 754 property/100K. NCES: 17.1:1 ratio, 9.8% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,315/yr. EPA: 12 Superfund sites (ID).
Where Pocatello sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
68 Top 1% higher than 99% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
Dimension detail
How Pocatello 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 Pocatello With...
Ranking Context
Pocatello outranks 99% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Paducah, KY-IL | 72.8 | A+ |
| #2 | Pocatello, ID | 67.9 | A+ |
| #3 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 67.0 | A+ |
| #4 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 66.0 | A+ |
| #5 | St. Cloud, MN | 65.9 | A+ |
ID Metro Scores
Read with Pocatello
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Pocatello (TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 67.0 (Δ 0.9 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A+ vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
ABS(composite) peer at 66.0 (Δ 1.9 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A+ vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
St. Cloud, MN
ABS(composite) peer at 65.9 (Δ 2.0 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A+ vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Ames, IA
ABS(composite) peer at 65.6 (Δ 2.3 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A+ vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.
Wichita, KS (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 81/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Mansfield, OH (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 81/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Pocatello, ID relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.