Metro Life Score
Toledo, OH
Top-10% composite Life Score — grade A, 91st percentile of the national corpus.
- 61.8
- Life Score / 100
- A
- Grade (curved)
- #34
- of 387 metros
- 91%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Toledo is top-10% composite Life Score — #34 of 387 (61.8/100, grade A, 91st percentile). Carried by schools at 91/100; held back most by environment at 6/100.
- 91st
- composite percentile
- #34
- of 387 peers
- 67th
- cost dimension percentile
- 66th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · signature composite
Toledo: top-third composite Life Score
Toledo clears the top third of US metros on composite Life Score (#34 of 387, 61.8/100, grade A, 91st percentile). Stamps TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG; cost CHEAP (67th) · wages HIGH (66th). Schools at 91/100 carries the lead; Environment (6/100) is the residual gap. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Toledo, OH ranks #34 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #128 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 91.5 (rent-RPP 67.3). BLS median salary $67,305, 284,410 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand). HUD 2BR FMR $1,076/mo (studio $769).
FBI UCR (OH): 293 violent, 1545 property/100K. NCES: 17.4:1 ratio, 9.3% charter. DOL infant childcare $11,791/yr. EPA: 50 Superfund sites (OH).
Where Toledo sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
62 Top 9% higher than 91% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 61.8 is built
Toledo's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Toledo scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are OH state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Toledo With...
Ranking Context
Toledo outranks 91% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #31 | Texarkana, TX-AR | 61.9 | A |
| #32 | Omaha, NE-IA | 61.9 | A |
| #33 | Iowa City, IA | 62.0 | A |
| #34 | Toledo, OH | 61.8 | A |
| #35 | Jacksonville, FL | 61.7 | A |
| #36 | Mankato, MN | 61.4 | A |
| #37 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | 61.2 | A |
Quality vs. Affordability
Toledo, OH is top 9% highest-quality nationally but only top 33% most affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
OH Metro Scores
Read with Toledo
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Toledo (TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · CHEAP/HIGH), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Jacksonville, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 61.7 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · CHEAP/HIGH.
Omaha, NE-IA
ABS(composite) peer at 61.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · CHEAP/HIGH.
Texarkana, TX-AR
ABS(composite) peer at 61.9 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · CHEAP/HIGH.
Dalton, GA
ABS(composite) peer at 62.0 (Δ 0.2 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · CHEAP/HIGH.
Chattanooga, TN-GA (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 67/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 67/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.
Toledo, OH relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · SCHOOL-STRONG · CHEAP/HIGH - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Toledo's top-third Life Score
Toledo scores 61.8/100 overall, but Schools (91.2) and Environment (6.2) sit 85.0 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Schools is the strongest of Toledo'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
- Environment is the weakest (weighted 10% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Cleveland is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Cleveland
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.