Metro Life Score
Twin Falls, ID *
Top-quartile composite Life Score — grade A-, 89th percentile of the national corpus.
- 61.1
- Life Score / 100
- A-
- Grade (curved)
- #41
- of 387 metros
- 89%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Twin Falls is top-quartile composite Life Score — #41 of 387 (61.1/100, grade A-, 89th percentile). Carried by environment at 91/100; held back most by wages at 9/100.
- 89th
- composite percentile
- #41
- of 387 peers
- 62nd
- cost dimension percentile
- 9th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · TOP · ENVIRO-LED · signature wages
Twin Falls: wage lag defines the peer set
Twin Falls is a TOP-band metro where wages sit at only the 9th percentile (LOW) while cost is MID (62nd) and composite #41. Wages at 9/100 is the clearest drag; Environment (91/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Twin Falls, ID * ranks #41 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #148 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 92.1 (rent-RPP 73.8). BLS median salary $57,042, 44,180 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,186/mo (studio $819).
FBI UCR (ID): 235 violent, 754 property/100K. NCES: 16.7:1 ratio, 9.9% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,315/yr. EPA: 12 Superfund sites (ID).
Where Twin Falls sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
61 Top 11% higher than 89% of 387 US metros
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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026
How the 61.1 is built
Twin Falls's Life Score, decomposed
Dimension detail
How Twin Falls scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are ID state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Twin Falls With...
Ranking Context
Twin Falls outranks 89% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #38 | Wheeling, WV-OH | 61.2 | A- |
| #39 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 61.2 | A- |
| #40 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 61.2 | A |
| #41 | Twin Falls, ID * | 61.1 | A- |
| #42 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 61.0 | A- |
| #43 | Topeka, KS | 61.0 | A- |
| #44 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 60.8 | A- |
Quality vs. Affordability
Twin Falls, ID * is top 11% highest-quality nationally but only top 38% most affordable among its composite-quality peers -- its Life Score is earned mostly outside the cost dimension, not through being a budget option.
ID Metro Scores
Read with Twin Falls
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Twin Falls (TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Grand Forks, ND-MN
ABS(composite) peer at 61.2 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
ABS(composite) peer at 61.2 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 61.2 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
ABS(composite) peer at 61.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade A- vs this page's TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Rockford, IL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 62/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Jacksonville, NC (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 62/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Twin Falls, ID * relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for TOP · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.
Using Twin Falls's top-third Life Score
Twin Falls scores 61.1/100 overall, but Environment (91.5) and Wages (8.8) sit 82.6 points apart, so decide which of the two matters more to you before leaning on the total.
- Environment is the strongest of Twin Falls'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
- Wages is the weakest (weighted 20% in the composite); if it is a dealbreaker, weigh it before the ranking does. Rank metros on the composite
- Pocatello is the nearest comparison this page can offer; put the two side by side on the same seven dimensions. Compare with Pocatello
A high composite is a weighted blend; it does not mean every dimension is strong.