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Metro Life Score

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

50.8
Life Score / 100
B-
Grade (curved)
#183
of 387 metros
53%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Slidell ranks #183 of 387 US metros, ahead of 53% - carried by its schools (91/100) and held back most by wages (14/100).

91
strongest: Schools
84
then: Environment
14
weakest: Wages
7
weighted dimensions

Where Slidell sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

51 53th percentile higher than 53% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 16 US metros (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 46 US metros (12%). Below this entry. 40–45: 53 US metros (14%). Below this entry. 45–50: 81 US metros (21%). Below this entry. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). This entry sits in this band. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 65–70: 12 US metros (3%). Above this entry. 70–75: 3 US metros (1%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · May 2026

How the score is built

Reading the Slidell Life Score

Slidell's composite score of 50.8 out of 100, a grade of B-, places the metro at rank #183 of 387, ahead of 53% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Schools (91/100) and Environment (84/100), which pull the composite upward, while Wages (14/100) and Safety (26/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

BEA RPP 92.7 (rent-RPP 85.4). BLS median salary $60,497, 89,220 jobs (Retail Salespersons, Registered Nurses, Fast Food and Counter Workers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,331/mo (studio $990).

FBI UCR (LA): 410 violent, 1773 property/100K. NCES: 16.8:1 ratio, 11.3% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,396/yr. EPA: 29 Superfund sites (LA). Ranks #180-#186 below.

Dimension detail

How Slidell scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 56/100 (20%)
Wages 14/100 (20%)
Rent 47/100 (15%)
Safety 26/100 (15%)
Schools 91/100 (10%)
Childcare 84/100 (10%)
Environment 84/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

92.7
Cost Index (RPP)
$60,497
Avg Median Salary
$1,331
2BR Fair Market Rent
410
Violent Crime/100K (LA)
16.8:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$7,396
Infant Childcare/yr (LA)
29
Superfund Sites (LA)
89,220
Total Employment

Crime, schools, childcare, and environment data shown at state level where metro-specific data is unavailable.

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Ranking Context

Slidell outranks 53% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#180 Homosassa Springs, FL 51.0 B-
#181 Columbus, OH 51.0 B-
#182 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 51.1 B-
#183 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 50.8 B-
#184 Laredo, TX 50.8 B-
#185 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 50.7 B-
#186 Logan, UT-ID 50.7 B-

LA Metro Scores

Monroe, LA A 63.5 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA A 62.9 Lafayette, LA A- 61.2 New Orleans-Metairie, LA B+ 58.7 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA B+ 58.6 Hammond, LA B+ 57.8

Using Slidell's Life Score

Slidell is a regional baseline, not a neighborhood reading, use it to shortlist, then dig into the dimensions that matter to you.

  • Its strongest dimension is schools (91/100) and its weakest is wages (14/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Slidell head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Slidell lands on the national rankings for cost, safety, pay and more. Browse rankings

Scores summarize federal data at the metro level; crime, schools and cost vary widely within a single metro.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Slidell's biggest strengths? ▼
Slidell's strongest dimensions are Schools (91/100), Environment (84/100), Childcare (84/100). Schools is top-tier nationally.
What are Slidell's weakest areas? ▼
Slidell's lowest-scoring dimensions are Wages (14/100), Safety (26/100), Rent (47/100). Wages weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Slidell compared to the national average? ▼
Slidell's Regional Price Parity is 92.7 (7.3% less than national); rent RPP 85.4.
What is the average salary in Slidell? ▼
Slidell median salary: $60,497, 89,220 jobs. Top: Retail Salespersons, Registered Nurses, Fast Food and Counter Workers.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Slidell's 50.8/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

Research Guides

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All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr

Every figure on PlainCompare is loaded directly from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OEWS, NCES, DOL, EPA, and the Census Bureau, no number is typed in by an editor. This metro's Life Score is computed directly from the 7 federal sources cited above. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.