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Fayetteville, AR vs Binghamton, NY

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- Household income in Binghamton, is 25% less than it is in Fayetteville and is 77% below the National Average.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Binghamton unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 Fayetteville, ARBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,192  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,012$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,845  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fayetteville, ARBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fayetteville, ARBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Fayetteville    49 Reviews

We've been here for many years. And my wife grew up here. We love being part of the community. She's a teacher and I own Deck Bros. The only thing remotely negative that  More

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How this city made Sperlings top ten for midsize cities is beyond me. The crime rate for both personal and property are horrendous. Assuming because of the fairly  More

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I've lived in NWA for 15 years. I've lived in many different cities in this country. This the worst area.First of all, you can't trust many of the people. They say  More

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Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 4 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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