
Fayetteville, NC
US City in North Carolina, South · ranked on 49 metrics
Fayetteville, NC is a US city in North Carolina with a population of 208,675 (114th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (81st of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (95th of 434). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (366th of 395), Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 395th of 460), Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 382nd of 460).
At a glance
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Percentile on 19 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202485th of 46082
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202481st of 43482
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 202493rd of 46080
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202495th of 43478
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 128th of 46071
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024146th of 46068
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024178th of 43459
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024225th of 43448
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 247th of 46045
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024284th of 43435
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025366th of 3957
- Median Annual Wage, All Jobs$45,620Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 395th of 46014
- Average Wage by City (Metro Area, BLS) · 2025tied 382nd of 46017
- Median Household Income$58,407Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024337th of 43422
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025302nd of 39524
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025296th of 39525
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025290th of 39527
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025279th of 39529
- Poverty Rate (%)17.7%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024297th of 43432
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 18 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals



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Quick answers
- What is the population of Fayetteville, NC?
- Fayetteville, NC has a population of 208,675, 114th among 477 US cities.
- What does Fayetteville, NC rank best at?
- Among US cities, Fayetteville, NC ranks best for Median Home Value (Capped at $2M) (81st of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (95th of 434).
- Where does Fayetteville, NC rank worst?
- Fayetteville, NC ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (366th of 395); Median Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 395th of 460); Average Annual Wage, All Jobs (tied 382nd of 460).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Fayetteville, NC?
- Rankodex ranks Fayetteville, NC on 49 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
49 metrics with a value for this place, in 10 topics