Metro Life Score
Sherman-Denison, TX
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C, 26th percentile of the national corpus.
- 44.6
- Life Score / 100
- C
- Grade (curved)
- #286
- of 387 metros
- 26%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Sherman-Denison is below-median composite Life Score — #286 of 387 (44.6/100, grade C, 26th percentile). Carried by environment at 89/100; held back most by wages at 13/100.
- 26th
- composite percentile
- #286
- of 387 peers
- 48th
- cost dimension percentile
- 13th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · signature wages
Sherman-Denison: wage lag defines the peer set
Sherman-Denison is a LOWER-band metro where wages sit at only the 13th percentile (LOW) while cost is MID (48th) and composite #286. Wages at 13/100 is the clearest drag; Environment (89/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Sherman-Denison, TX ranks #286 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #200 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 93.8 (rent-RPP 89.5). BLS median salary $57,841, 45,700 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Registered Nurses, General and Operations Managers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,351/mo (studio $1,088).
FBI UCR (TX): 395 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 11.1% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX).
Where Sherman-Denison sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
45 26th percentile higher than 26% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 44.6 is built
Sherman-Denison's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Sherman-Denison scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are TX state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Sherman-Denison With...
Ranking Context
Sherman-Denison outranks 26% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #283 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 44.7 | C |
| #284 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 44.7 | C |
| #285 | Corvallis, OR | 44.8 | C |
| #286 | Sherman-Denison, TX | 44.6 | C |
| #287 | Asheville, NC | 44.6 | C |
| #288 | Syracuse, NY | 44.6 | C |
| #289 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 44.4 | C |
Quality vs. Affordability
Sherman-Denison, TX is bottom 26% lowest-quality nationally and also bottom 49% least affordable -- a rarer combination among its composite-quality peers, where overall rank and affordability rank usually diverge more than this.
TX Metro Scores
Read with Sherman-Denison
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Sherman-Denison (LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Asheville, NC
ABS(composite) peer at 44.6 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Syracuse, NY
ABS(composite) peer at 44.6 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
ABS(composite) peer at 44.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
ABS(composite) peer at 44.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C vs this page's LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Warner Robins, GA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 48/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Janesville-Beloit, WI (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 49/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Sherman-Denison, TX relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for LOWER · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Sherman-Denison's bottom-third Life Score
Sherman-Denison scores 44.6/100 overall, but Environment (88.6) and Wages (13.5) sit 75.1 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Sherman-Denison'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
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Beaumont is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Beaumont
A low composite is a weighted blend; individual dimensions can still be strong.