Fayetteville, GA vs Schenectady, NY

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Fayetteville

65.7

#1611 nationally

Schenectady

69.2

#1244 nationally

Fayetteville leads in crime level (4.3 vs 17.7). Fayetteville leads in median household income ($79,865 vs $54,650). Schenectady leads in average commute (22.6 min vs 32 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fayetteville, GA	Schenectady, NY
WhereAtHome Score	65.7 (#1611)	69.2 (#1244)
Population	20,083	68,544
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$438,941	$336,283
Median Household Income	$79,865	$54,650
Average Commute	32 min	22.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	62
Crime Level	4.3	17.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	109	99
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+3.2	D+10.8

Data coverage note: Fayetteville is missing data for 1 metric that Schenectady has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.