| | Raleigh, NC | Fayetteville, NC | United States |
| Overall | 105.8 | 81.4 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.6 | 94.0 | 100 |
| Health | 94.8 | 114.8 | 100 |
| Housing | 118.8 | 51.6 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $427,000 | $188,800 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,910.0% | 9,840.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 88.6 | 77.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 109.7 | 100.7 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give More
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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
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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