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Fayetteville, AR vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Household income in Palo Alto, is 274% more than it is in Fayetteville and is 65% above the National Average.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Palo Alto unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Fayetteville, ARPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,192  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$194,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,845  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fayetteville, ARPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock49.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fayetteville, ARPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock29.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library11.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%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  Unlock2.5%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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