Metro Life Score
Sheboygan, WI
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B, 70th percentile of the national corpus.
- 54.7
- Life Score / 100
- B
- Grade (curved)
- #117
- of 387 metros
- 70%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Sheboygan is above-median composite Life Score — #117 of 387 (54.7/100, grade B, 70th percentile). Carried by rent at 77/100; held back most by environment at 26/100.
- 70th
- composite percentile
- #117
- of 387 peers
- 47th
- cost dimension percentile
- 67th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · BALANCED · signature composite
Sheboygan: top-third composite Life Score
Sheboygan clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#117 of 387, 54.7/100, grade B, 70th percentile). Stamps UPPER · BALANCED; cost MID (47th) · wages HIGH (67th). Rent at 77/100 carries the lead; Environment (26/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Sheboygan, WI ranks #117 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #207 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 94.0 (rent-RPP 80.5). BLS median salary $67,577, 54,200 jobs (Food Batchmakers, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,116/mo (studio $769).
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 Sheboygan sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
55 70th percentile higher than 70% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 54.7 is built
Sheboygan's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan With...
Ranking Context
Sheboygan outranks 70% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #114 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 54.8 | B+ |
| #115 | Saginaw, MI | 54.8 | B+ |
| #116 | Springfield, IL | 54.9 | B+ |
| #117 | Sheboygan, WI | 54.7 | B |
| #118 | Las Cruces, NM | 54.7 | B+ |
| #119 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | 54.5 | B |
| #120 | Morgantown, WV | 54.4 | B |
Quality vs. Affordability
Sheboygan, WI is top 30% highest-quality nationally but only bottom 47% least affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
WI Metro Scores
Read with Sheboygan
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Sheboygan (UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Las Cruces, NM
ABS(composite) peer at 54.7 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Saginaw, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 54.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
ABS(composite) peer at 54.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Cheyenne, WY
ABS(composite) peer at 54.9 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH.
Hinesville, GA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 47/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 46/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Sheboygan, WI relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · BALANCED · MID/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Sheboygan's top-third Life Score
Sheboygan scores 54.7/100 overall, but Rent (77.5) and Environment (25.9) sit 51.6 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Rent is the strongest of Sheboygan'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 high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.