Metro Life Score
Tyler, TX
Below-median composite Life Score — grade C+, 42nd percentile of the national corpus.
- 47.9
- Life Score / 100
- C+
- Grade (curved)
- #224
- of 387 metros
- 42%
- composite percentile
Data updated August 2026
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The verdict
Tyler is below-median composite Life Score — #224 of 387 (47.9/100, grade C+, 42nd percentile). Carried by environment at 89/100; held back most by wages at 16/100.
- 42nd
- composite percentile
- #224
- of 387 peers
- 61st
- cost dimension percentile
- 16th
- wages dimension percentile
Life Score shape · MID · ENVIRO-LED · signature wages
Tyler: wage lag defines the peer set
Tyler is a MID-band metro where wages sit at only the 16th percentile (LOW) while cost is MID (61st) and composite #224. Wages at 16/100 is the clearest drag; Environment (89/100) is the offset. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Tyler, TX ranks #224 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #150 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.
BEA RPP 92.2 (rent-RPP 79.9). BLS median salary $58,224, 107,840 jobs (Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Registered Nurses, Fast Food and Counter Workers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,338/mo (studio $984).
FBI UCR (TX): 395 violent, 2058 property/100K. NCES: 14.7:1 ratio, 11.4% charter. DOL infant childcare $7,566/yr. EPA: 70 Superfund sites (TX).
Where Tyler sits among all US metros
Composite Life Score vs the national field
48 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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 Tyler scores, dimension by dimension
Score Breakdown
Dimension Scores
Key Data Points
Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are TX state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.
Compare Tyler With...
Ranking Context
Tyler outranks 42% of U.S. metros.
| Rank | Metro | Score | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| #221 | Walla Walla, WA | 48.0 | C+ |
| #222 | Victoria, TX | 48.0 | C+ |
| #223 | Chambersburg, PA | 48.0 | C+ |
| #224 | Tyler, TX | 47.9 | C+ |
| #225 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | 47.8 | C+ |
| #226 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | 47.8 | C+ |
| #227 | Winchester, VA-WV | 47.8 | C+ |
TX Metro Scores
Read with Tyler
Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Tyler (MID · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.
Chambersburg, PA
ABS(composite) peer at 48.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Janesville-Beloit, WI
ABS(composite) peer at 47.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Naples-Marco Island, FL
ABS(composite) peer at 47.8 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Victoria, TX
ABS(composite) peer at 48.0 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade C+ vs this page's MID · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW.
Memphis, TN-MS-AR (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 61/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Rockford, IL (cost pole)
ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 62/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp MID vs this metro's MID.
Tyler, TX relocation guide
Stamp-branched guide for MID · ENVIRO-LED · MID/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.