2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
West Palm Beach, FL vs Fayetteville, NY

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Is it cheaper to live in Fayetteville or is it cheaper to live in West Palm Beach?
- Fayetteville is 23.4% less expensive than West Palm Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fayetteville or West Palm Beach?
- Fayetteville housing costs are 11.2% less expensive than West Palm Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in West Palm Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Fayetteville.
- Health related expenses are 16.2% more in Fayetteville.
 West Palm Beach, FLFayetteville, NYUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.4100
 Food & Groceries104.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock117.4100
 Housing102.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$312,700$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock86.3100
 Miscellaneous108.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    4 Reviews

As a real estate professional I will tell you that the housing market in zip code 13066 is stable, but still favors the buyer. There are less homes available to it's  More

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Over 11 years ago

Fayetteville, NY is a quiet village/town with many services and a very stable community. It is quiet and well  More

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Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (F-M for short) is widely reknowned as the area's premiere public school district- Consisted of 3 Elementary's (K-4), 2  More

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