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Metro Life Score

Vineland, NJ

49.4
Life Score / 100
B-
Grade (curved)
#202
of 387 metros
48%
of metros outranked

Data updated May 2026

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The verdict

Vineland ranks #202 of 387 US metros, ahead of 48% - carried by its environment (93/100) and held back most by schools (7/100).

93
strongest: Environment
82
then: Safety
7
weakest: Schools
7
weighted dimensions

Where Vineland sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

49 48th percentile higher than 48% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 50–55: 67 US metros (17%). Above this entry. 55–60: 68 US metros (18%). Above this entry. 60–65: 40 US metros (10%). Above this entry. 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

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

How the score is built

Reading the Vineland Life Score

Vineland's composite score of 49.4 out of 100, a grade of B-, places the metro at rank #202 of 387, ahead of 48% of US metros. The strongest inputs are Environment (93/100) and Safety (82/100), which pull the composite upward, while Schools (7/100) and Childcare (15/100) drag it downward. (How the weighting works.)

BEA RPP 96.0 (rent-RPP 83.9). BLS median salary $65,161, 55,390 jobs (Packers and Packagers, Hand, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Fast Food and Counter Workers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,673/mo (studio $1,280).

FBI UCR (NJ): 216 violent, 1396 property/100K. NCES: 11.8:1 ratio, 3.3% charter. DOL infant childcare $15,732/yr. EPA: 153 Superfund sites (NJ). Ranks #199-#205 below.

Dimension detail

How Vineland scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 38/100 (20%)
Wages 74/100 (20%)
Rent 22/100 (15%)
Safety 82/100 (15%)
Schools 7/100 (10%)
Childcare 15/100 (10%)
Environment 93/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

96.0
Cost Index (RPP)
$65,161
Avg Median Salary
$1,673
2BR Fair Market Rent
216
Violent Crime/100K (NJ)
11.8:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$15,732
Infant Childcare/yr (NJ)
153
Superfund Sites (NJ)
55,390
Total Employment

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

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Ranking Context

Vineland outranks 48% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#199 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 49.5 B-
#200 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 49.5 B-
#201 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 49.5 B-
#202 Vineland, NJ 49.4 B-
#203 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 49.4 B-
#204 Killeen-Temple, TX 49.3 B-
#205 Morristown, TN 49.3 B-

NJ Metro Scores

Trenton-Princeton, NJ C+ 46.7 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD C 45.4 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ D 37.3 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ D 36.5 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ D 35.1

Using Vineland's Life Score

Vineland 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 (93/100) and its weakest is schools (7/100) - weigh those against your own priorities. How the score is built
  • Put Vineland head-to-head against another metro before you decide, every dimension, side by side. Compare metros
  • See where Vineland 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 Vineland's biggest strengths? ▼
Vineland's strongest dimensions are Environment (93/100), Safety (82/100), Wages (74/100). Environment is top-tier nationally.
What are Vineland's weakest areas? ▼
Vineland's lowest-scoring dimensions are Schools (7/100), Childcare (15/100), Rent (22/100). Schools weighs heavily on the composite.
How expensive is Vineland compared to the national average? ▼
Vineland's Regional Price Parity is 96.0 (4.0% less than national); rent RPP 83.9.
What is the average salary in Vineland? ▼
Vineland median salary: $65,161, 55,390 jobs. Top: Packers and Packagers, Hand, Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Fast Food and Counter Workers.
How is the life score calculated? ▼
Vineland's 49.4/100 blends 7 federal-data dimensions - see our methodology page for the weighting.

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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.