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Nevada

Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 33rd percentile of the national corpus.

47.0
Life Score / 100
C+
Grade (curved)
#34
of 51 states
33%
composite percentile

Data updated August 2026

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The verdict

Nevada is below-median composite Life Score — #34 of 51 (47.0/100, grade C+, 33rd percentile). Carried by schools at 96/100; held back most by safety at 32/100.

33rd
composite percentile
#34
of 51 peers
33rd
cost dimension percentile
45th
wages dimension percentile

Life Score shape · MID · SCHOOL-STRONG

Nevada at a glance

Nevada is a MID-band SCHOOL-STRONG state: schools leads at 96/100 while safety drags at 32/100 (DEAR cost · MID wages). According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Nevada ranks #34 of 51 states by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #34 of 51 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.

Where Nevada sits among all US states

Composite Life Score vs the 50 states + DC

47 33rd percentile higher than 33% of 51 US states

25–30: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 30–35: 2 US states (4%). Below this entry. 35–40: 4 US states (8%). Below this entry. 40–45: 6 US states (12%). Below this entry. 45–50: 10 US states (20%). This entry sits in this band. 50–55: 12 US states (24%). Above this entry. 55–60: 10 US states (20%). Above this entry. 60–65: 4 US states (8%). Above this entry. 65–70: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. This state 25 70 every US state, bucketed by value

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

Dimension detail

How Nevada scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 34/100 (20%)
Wages 46/100 (20%)
Rent 34/100 (15%)
Safety 32/100 (15%)
Schools 96/100 (10%)
Childcare 61/100 (10%)
Environment 54/100 (10%)

Read with Nevada

Nearest composite peers and cost poles (MID · DEAR/MID).

Washington

ABS(composite) peer at 47.7 (Δ 0.7 vs this state); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/MID.

Colorado

ABS(composite) peer at 45.8 (Δ 1.2 vs this state); lower Life Score · grade C vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/MID.

Florida

ABS(composite) peer at 45.6 (Δ 1.4 vs this state); lower Life Score · grade C vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/MID.

Rhode Island

ABS(composite) peer at 45.3 (Δ 1.7 vs this state); lower Life Score · grade C vs this page's MID · SCHOOL-STRONG · DEAR/MID.

Arizona (cost pole)

ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 32/100 (Δ 2); cost stamp DEAR vs this state's DEAR.

Illinois (cost pole)

ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 36/100 (Δ 2); cost stamp DEAR vs this state's DEAR.
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