What is the cost of living in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 91.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 76.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,347/month.

What is the median salary in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?

The median salary in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is $59,645 annually (mean: $64,128). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.

How safe is Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?

The violent crime rate in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers area is 580 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1940 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?

The state of AR has 1,069 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Charter schools make up 9.6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?

Childcare cost data is not currently available for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.

Is Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers a good place to relocate?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers has a Life Score of 41.3/100 (F), based on 6 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ranks #157 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

BEA RPP 91.4 ranks #127 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

91.4
Cost index (US=100): $1,347
2BR rent / mo: $59,645
Median salary: 53.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ranks #157 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (53.6/100), with its strongest marks in climate and schools.

#157
of 387 US metros · Above median: 3,088,354
metro-area population: 580
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,069
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: safety (5/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ranks #157 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 91.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,347/mo, median salary $59,645; LiveAbility Score 53.6/100, strongest in climate and schools.

Signature: BEA RPP 91.4 ranks #127 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 91.4 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,347/mo.

LiveAbility 53.6/100 keeps Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers in the middle third (#157 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers area is 257,840.

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

54 Top 41% higher than 59% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA; housing RPP 76.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,347/mo.

Studio

$1,007

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,115

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,347

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,873

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,213

/month

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers wages and employment

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers posts 257,840 total employment with median salary $59,645 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$59,645

Mean Salary

$64,128

Total Employment

257,840

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,170
Retail Salespersons	$30,300
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,480
General and Operations Managers	$81,800
Office Clerks, General	$39,660

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers area from NCES.

Schools

1,069

Enrollment

491,340

Student:Teacher

13.6:1

Title I %

Life Score Breakdown

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers's composite Life Score is 41.3/100 (F), computed across 6 of 7 dimensions (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized).

Cost

67/100

Strong

Wages

31/100

Weak

Rent

45/100

Average

Crime

5/100

Bottom decile

Schools

19/100

Bottom decile

Environment

80/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ranks #157 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 53.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Climate (83/100)

Climate

83
Schools

81
Cost of living

67
Air quality

66
Low hazard

65
Housing

45
Job market

31
Safety

5

What this shows Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers's strongest dimensions are climate and schools; its weakest among scored dims is safety at 5/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers runs a $59,645 median salary at a 91.4 cost index, ranking #157 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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