Metro Life Score
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade B+, 77th percentile of the national corpus.
- 56.7
- Life Score / 100
- B+
- Grade (curved)
- #89
- of 387 metros
- 77%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Staunton-Stuarts Draft is top-quartile composite Life Score — #89 of 387 (56.7/100, grade B+, 77th percentile). Carried by safety at 87/100; held back most by schools at 26/100.
- 77th
- composite percentile
- #89
- of 387 peers
- 68th
- cost dimension percentile
- 44th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · UPPER · SAFE-LED · signature composite
Staunton-Stuarts Draft: top-third composite Life Score
Staunton-Stuarts Draft clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#89 of 387, 56.7/100, grade B+, 77th percentile). Stamps UPPER · SAFE-LED; cost CHEAP (68th) · wages MID (44th). Safety at 87/100 carries the lead; Schools (26/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA ranks #89 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #122 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 91.1 (rent-RPP 68.2). BLS median salary $63,276, 42,170 jobs (Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Retail Salespersons, Registered Nurses). HUD 2BR FMR $1,261/mo (studio $1,088).
FBI UCR (VA): 223 violent, 1590 property/100K. NCES: 13.9:1 ratio, 0.4% charter. DOL infant childcare $10,407/yr. EPA: 35 Superfund sites (VA).
Where Staunton-Stuarts Draft sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
57 Top 23% higher than 77% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
Dimension detail
How Staunton-Stuarts Draft scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are VA state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Staunton-Stuarts Draft With...
Ranking Context
Staunton-Stuarts Draft outranks 77% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #86 | Casper, WY | 56.8 | B+ |
| #87 | Lynchburg, VA | 56.9 | B+ |
| #88 | Oklahoma City, OK | 57.0 | B+ |
| #89 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 56.7 | B+ |
| #90 | Mansfield, OH | 56.7 | B+ |
| #91 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 56.6 | B+ |
| #92 | Minot, ND | 56.4 | B+ |
VA Metro Scores
Read with Staunton-Stuarts Draft
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Staunton-Stuarts Draft (UPPER · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Mansfield, OH
ABS(composite) peer at 56.7 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Casper, WY
ABS(composite) peer at 56.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
ABS(composite) peer at 56.6 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Lynchburg, VA
ABS(composite) peer at 56.9 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade B+ vs this page's UPPER · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID.
Killeen-Temple, TX (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 68/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Spartanburg, SC (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 69/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for UPPER · SAFE-LED · CHEAP/MID - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.