Metro Life Score
Rome, GA
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B+, 73rd percentile of the national corpus.
- 55.4
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #106
- of 387 metros
- 73%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Rome is above-median composite Life Score — #106 of 387 (55.4/100, grade B+, 73rd percentile). Carried by childcare at 95/100; held back most by wages at 22/100.
- 73rd
- composite percentile
- #106
- of 387 peers
- 74th
- cost dimension percentile
- 22nd
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · BALANCED · signature wages
Rome: wage lag defines the peer set
Rome is a UPPER-band metro where wages sit at only the 22nd percentile (LOW) while cost is CHEAP (74th) and composite #106. Wages at 22/100 is the clearest drag; Childcare (95/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Rome, GA ranks #106 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #100 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 90.2 (rent-RPP 60.3). BLS median salary $59,418, 36,420 jobs (Registered Nurses, Fast Food and Counter Workers, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,192/mo (studio $822).
FBI UCR (GA): 300 violent, 1567 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 4.2% charter. DOL infant childcare $6,591/yr. EPA: 23 Superfund sites (GA).
Where Rome sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
55 73rd percentile higher than 73% 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 Rome scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are GA state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Rome With...
Ranking Context
Rome outranks 73% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #103 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 55.5 | B+ |
| #104 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 55.5 | B+ |
| #105 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 55.5 | B+ |
| #106 | Rome, GA | 55.4 | B+ |
| #107 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 55.4 | B+ |
| #108 | Laredo, TX | 55.2 | B+ |
| #109 | Manhattan, KS | 55.2 | B+ |
GA Metro Scores
Read with Rome
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Rome (UPPER · BALANCED · CHEAP/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
ABS(composite) peer at 55.4 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · CHEAP/LOW.
Battle Creek, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 55.5 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · CHEAP/LOW.
Canton-Massillon, OH
ABS(composite) peer at 55.5 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · CHEAP/LOW.
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
ABS(composite) peer at 55.5 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · CHEAP/LOW.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 75/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Manhattan, KS (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 74/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Rome, GA relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · BALANCED · CHEAP/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.