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Retire To Fayetteville, AR
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Fayetteville, Arkansas is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Fayetteville, Arkansas


Fayetteville Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Washington County blank blank 203,065
Fayetteville 42,099 58,047 73,580



Fayetteville
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$173,215-3.1%
Mar $138,000 . .
Feb $193,444 . .
Jan $174,041 . .
2011 .$178,666-9.6%
2010 .$197,58910.4%
2009 .$179,008-11.3%
2008 . $201,737 -5.6%
2007 . $213,595 0.3%
2006 . $212,880 2.6%
2005 . $207,518 14.1%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Fayetteville GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $173,215 $276,000
Nearest Big City Tulsa na
Home Sales Price in Tulsa $129,000 $205,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 134% of Tulsa home prices 145%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Fayetteville GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $173,215 $276,000
Monthly Rent $983 $1,353
Price/Rent Index 11.8 times the annual rent 14.7



Fayetteville
Cost of Living (2012)
90% GPTR 99 City Average
123%



Fayetteville Taxes
(2012)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 8.6% -- 6* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 102 days 31* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Fayetteville Building Permits
(single family homes)
2010 248
2009 271
2008 346
2007 560
2006 507
2005 664



Fayetteville Interactive Maps


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