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Metro Life Score

Twin Falls, ID *

60.8
Life Score / 100
A-
Grade (curved)
#44
of 387 metros
89%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Twin Falls ranks #44 of 387 US metros, ahead of 89% - carried by its environment (91/100) and held back most by wages (16/100).

91
strongest: Environment
86
then: Childcare
16
weakest: Wages
7
weighted dimensions

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

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%). Below this entry. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Below this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

How the score is built

Reading the Twin Falls Life Score

Twin Falls's composite score of 60.8 out of 100, a grade of A-, places the metro at rank #44 of 387, ahead of 89% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Environment (91/100) and Childcare (86/100), which pull the composite upward, while Wages (16/100) and Cost of Living (62/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

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: 17.1:1 ratio, 9.8% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,315/yr. EPA: 12 Superfund sites (ID *). Ranks #41-#47 below.

Dimension detail

How Twin Falls scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 62/100 (20%)
Wages 16/100 (20%)
Rent 66/100 (15%)
Safety 74/100 (15%)
Schools 66/100 (10%)
Childcare 86/100 (10%)
Environment 91/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

92.1
Cost Index (RPP)
$57,042
Avg Median Salary
$1,186
2BR Fair Market Rent
235
Violent Crime/100K (ID *)
17.1:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$7,315
Infant Childcare/yr (ID *)
12
Superfund Sites (ID *)
44,180
Total Employment

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

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Ranking Context

Twin Falls outranks 89% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#41 Wichita, KS 60.9 A-
#42 Muncie, IN 61.0 A-
#43 Wausau, WI 61.1 A-
#44 Twin Falls, ID * 60.8 A-
#45 Lexington-Fayette, KY 60.7 A-
#46 Texarkana, TX-AR 60.7 A-
#47 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 60.5 A-

Using Twin Falls's Life Score

Twin Falls 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 environment (91/100) and its weakest is wages (16/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Twin Falls head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls's biggest strengths? ▼
Twin Falls's strongest dimensions are Environment (91/100), Childcare (86/100), Safety (74/100). Environment is top-tier nationally.
What are Twin Falls's weakest areas? ▼
Twin Falls's lowest-scoring dimensions are Wages (16/100), Cost of Living (62/100), Rent (66/100). Wages weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Twin Falls compared to the national average? ▼
Twin Falls's Regional Price Parity is 92.1 (7.9% less than national); rent RPP 73.8.
What is the average salary in Twin Falls? ▼
Twin Falls median salary: $57,042, 44,180 jobs. Top: Fast Food and Counter Workers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, Retail Salespersons.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Twin Falls's 60.8/100 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.