Metro Life Score
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
Above-median composite Life Score — grade B+, 70th percentile of the national corpus.
- 54.8
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #115
- of 387 metros
- 70%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Sierra Vista-Douglas is above-median composite Life Score — #115 of 387 (54.8/100, grade B+, 70th percentile). Carried by environment at 83/100; held back most by safety at 24/100.
- 70th
- composite percentile
- #115
- of 387 peers
- 79th
- cost dimension percentile
- 40th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · signature cost
Sierra Vista-Douglas: affordability leads the Life Score story
Sierra Vista-Douglas is a UPPER-band metro whose cost dimension sits at the 79th percentile of 387 US metros (CHEAP) while composite is #115 (54.8/100, grade B+). Environment at 83/100 carries the upside; Safety at 24/100 is the residual drag. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks #115 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #82 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 89.2 (rent-RPP 61.9). BLS median salary $62,643, 28,720 jobs (Cashiers, Retail Salespersons, General and Operations Managers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,257/mo (studio $887).
FBI UCR (AZ): 429 violent, 1786 property/100K. NCES: 17.2:1 ratio, 25.9% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,301/yr. EPA: 13 Superfund sites (AZ).
Where Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 54.8 is built
Sierra Vista-Douglas's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Sierra Vista-Douglas scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are AZ state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Sierra Vista-Douglas With...
Ranking Context
Sierra Vista-Douglas outranks 70% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #112 | Springfield, IL | 54.9 | B+ |
| #113 | Cheyenne, WY | 54.9 | B+ |
| #114 | Midland, MI | 55.0 | B+ |
| #115 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 54.8 | B+ |
| #116 | Saginaw, MI | 54.8 | B+ |
| #117 | Las Cruces, NM | 54.7 | B+ |
| #118 | Sheboygan, WI | 54.7 | B |
Quality vs. Affordability
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ's quality rank (top 30% highest-quality) and affordability rank (top 21% most affordable) sit close together -- an unusually proportionate metro where overall quality and cost-of-living move together.
AZ Metro Scores
Read with Sierra Vista-Douglas
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Sierra Vista-Douglas (UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Saginaw, MI
ABS(composite) peer at 54.8 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Las Cruces, NM
ABS(composite) peer at 54.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Sheboygan, WI
ABS(composite) peer at 54.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Cheyenne, WY
ABS(composite) peer at 54.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Tulsa, OK (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 79/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Sandusky, OH (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 79/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Sierra Vista-Douglas's top-third Life Score
Sierra Vista-Douglas scores 54.8/100 overall, but Environment (82.6) and Safety (23.6) sit 59.1 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Sierra Vista-Douglas'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
- Safety is the weakest (weighted 15% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Tucson is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Tucson
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.