Fayetteville, NC vs Springfield, TN

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

72.5

#876 nationally

Springfield

64.9

#1671 nationally

Springfield leads in crime level (10.7 vs 18.1). Fayetteville leads in average commute (19 min vs 25.5 min). Springfield leads in median household income ($55,392 vs $53,424).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fayetteville, NC	Springfield, TN
WhereAtHome Score	72.5 (#876)	64.9 (#1671)
Population	209,749	19,494
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$225,510	$331,929
Median Household Income	$53,424	$55,392
Average Commute	19 min	25.5 min
Walk Score	21	N/A
Crime Level	18.1	10.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	96	94
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+13.4	R+50.9

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