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What Is It Like to Live in Fayetteville?

What it costs to live in Fayetteville, and how it compares with other Arkansas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

27

23rd best value in Arkansas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Arkansas cities.

Overall livability

46

15th overall in Arkansas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Fayetteville is home to about 92,070 people. A typical home runs $255,600 and a household earns around $52,100, a price-to-income ratio of 4.9. Among Arkansas's largest cities, it ranks 23rd for value and 15th overall.

Fayetteville at a glance

Median home price

$255,600

28th in AR of 28

Median rent

$869/mo

Median household income

$52,100

Home price to income

4.9x

Unemployment

5.6%

17th in AR of 28

School rating

3/10

15th in AR of 28

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in AR of 28

Walk score

10/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Arkansas only. Updated 2026.