Metro Life Score

Warner Robins, GA

Above-median composite Life Score — grade B-, 54th percentile of the national corpus.

50.8
Life Score / 100
B-
Grade (curved)
#177
of 387 metros
54%
composite percentile
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Data updated August 2026

The verdict

Warner Robins is above-median composite Life Score — #177 of 387 (50.8/100, grade B-, 54th percentile). Carried by childcare at 94/100; held back most by schools at 39/100.

54th
composite percentile
#177
of 387 peers
48th
cost dimension percentile
42nd
wages dimension percentile

Life Score shape · MID · BALANCED · signature wages

Warner Robins: mid-wage metro with a distinct composite shape

Warner Robins is mid-curve on wages (≈42nd percentile, MID) with composite #177 (50.8/100, grade B-). Cost mark MID; profile BALANCED. Gap between strongest and weakest dimensions: 55 points. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Warner Robins, GA ranks #177 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #201 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.

BEA RPP 93.8 (rent-RPP 79.2). BLS median salary $62,960, 66,490 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Business Operations Specialists, All Other, Retail Salespersons). HUD 2BR FMR $1,362/mo (studio $1,106).

FBI UCR (GA): 300 violent, 1567 property/100K. NCES: 14.4:1 ratio, 4.2% charter. DOL infant childcare $6,591/yr. EPA: 23 Superfund sites (GA).

Where Warner Robins sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

51 54th percentile higher than 54% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 7 US metros (2%). Below this entry. 35–40: 34 US metros (9%). Below this entry. 40–45: 66 US metros (17%). Below this entry. 45–50: 91 US metros (24%). Below this entry. 50–55: 77 US metros (20%). This entry sits in this band. 55–60: 60 US metros (16%). Above this entry. 60–65: 44 US metros (11%). Above this entry. 65–70: 6 US metros (2%). Above this entry. 70–75: 1 US metros (0%). 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 · August 2026

Dimension detail

How Warner Robins scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 48/100 (20%)
Wages 42/100 (20%)
Rent 42/100 (15%)
Safety 59/100 (15%)
Schools 39/100 (10%)
Childcare 94/100 (10%)
Environment 43/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

93.8
Cost Index (RPP)
$62,960
Avg Median Salary
$1,362
2BR Fair Market Rent
300
Violent Crime/100K (GA)
14.4:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
$6,591
Infant Childcare/yr (GA)
23
Superfund Sites (GA)
66,490
Total Employment

Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are GA state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.

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Ranking Context

Warner Robins outranks 54% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#174 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 51.0 B-
#175 Richmond, VA 51.2 B-
#176 Fort Wayne, IN 51.2 B-
#177 Warner Robins, GA 50.8 B-
#178 Abilene, TX 50.8 B-
#179 Gainesville, FL 50.8 B-
#180 Logan, UT-ID 50.8 B-

GA Metro Scores

Read with Warner Robins

Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Warner Robins (MID · BALANCED · MID/MID), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Warner Robins Life Score 50.8/100 · signature wages · retrieved and formatted by PlainCompare