2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Fayetteville, NC vs Troy, IL

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Is it cheaper to live in Troy or is it cheaper to live in Fayetteville?
- Troy is 1.4% more expensive than Fayetteville.

Which city has more affordable housing, Troy or Fayetteville?
- Troy housing costs are 62.6% more expensive than Fayetteville housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Fayetteville or is Health Care more affordable in Troy.
- Health related expenses are 17.8% less in Troy.
 Fayetteville, NCTroy, ILUnited States
 Overall  Unlock82.5100
 Food & Groceries94.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock94.4100
 Housing51.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$253,700$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock95.4100
 Miscellaneous100.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Fayetteville    46 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville for 21 years and I LOVE IT! Fayetteville is a military town and that is what brought my husband and I here originally. Since January 2000  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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I've lived in the area for a little over ten years - after moving around to many, many places in my career - and I find that Fay is overall pretty much average. Most of  More

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Reviews for Troy    2 Reviews

Please take a look at the previous student admissions - most of them have a grammatical error or two. I had been proud to attend Triad for some time, until I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Ive noticed a white film building up on all my dishes from the water. Is it safe to drink, I cant get rid of the film off the  More

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