2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Canton, GA vs Fayetteville, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fayetteville, is 10% more than it is in Canton and is 7% above the National Average.
- Canton unemployment rate is 2.7%.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Canton, GAFayetteville, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.7%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.9%45.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,342$35,350$37,638
 Household Income$67,355$73,998$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,244$90,512$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Canton, GAFayetteville, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%1.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.4%6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%11.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%14.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%6.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.0%5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Canton, GAFayetteville, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%18.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%4.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.9%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%0.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%27.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.8%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    7 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in this city for 9 years with my children and experienced the worst in my lifetime. Police are not supportive. Pedestrians get hit or run over. Gardens get  More

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Over 13 years ago

Moved here with my 3 sons and husband in spring of 2009 and am really impressed with the elementary and middle school here. (Spring Hill Elem. and Bennetts Mill Middle)  More

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Over 13 years ago

Wanting to know what is the average rental rates in Fayette County.  More

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