Metro Life Score
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI
Below-median composite Life Score — grade B-, 45th percentile of the national corpus.
- 48.9
- Life Score / 100
- B-
- Grade (curved)
- #212
- of 387 metros
- 45%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Racine-Mount Pleasant is below-median composite Life Score — #212 of 387 (48.9/100, grade B-, 45th percentile). Carried by safety at 66/100; held back most by environment at 26/100.
- 45th
- composite percentile
- #212
- of 387 peers
- 38th
- cost dimension percentile
- 61st
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · SAFE-LED · signature cost
Racine-Mount Pleasant: mid-pack cost with a distinct Life Score shape
Racine-Mount Pleasant sits mid-pack on cost (≈38th percentile, DEAR) with composite #212 of 387 (48.9/100). Profile SAFE-LED; wages mark MID. Strongest safety 66/100; weakest environment 26/100. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI ranks #212 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #241 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 96.0 (rent-RPP 92.0). BLS median salary $66,191, 70,050 jobs (Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Retail Salespersons, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,235/mo (studio $851).
FBI UCR (WI): 280 violent, 1157 property/100K. NCES: 14.1:1 ratio, 10.6% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,256/yr. EPA: 46 Superfund sites (WI).
Where Racine-Mount Pleasant sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
49 45th percentile higher than 45% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 48.9 is built
Racine-Mount Pleasant's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Racine-Mount Pleasant scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are WI state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Racine-Mount Pleasant With...
Ranking Context
Racine-Mount Pleasant outranks 45% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #209 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 49.0 | B- |
| #210 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 49.0 | B- |
| #211 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 49.0 | B- |
| #212 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 48.9 | B- |
| #213 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 48.9 | B- |
| #214 | Bloomington, IL | 48.7 | B- |
| #215 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 48.7 | B- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI's quality rank (bottom 45% lowest-quality) and affordability rank (bottom 38% least affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
WI Metro Scores
Read with Racine-Mount Pleasant
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Racine-Mount Pleasant (MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
ABS(composite) peer at 48.9 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Columbia, MO
ABS(composite) peer at 49.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 49.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 49.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B- vs this page's MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID.
Logan, UT-ID (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 38/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Vineland, NJ (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 38/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp DEAR vs this metro's DEAR.
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · SAFE-LED · DEAR/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Racine-Mount Pleasant's middle-third Life Score
Racine-Mount Pleasant scores 48.9/100 overall, but Safety (66.3) and Environment (25.6) sit 40.7 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Safety is the strongest of Racine-Mount Pleasant'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
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Oshkosh is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Oshkosh
A middle-third composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can sit well above or below it.