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Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

Bottom-quartile composite Life Score — grade D, 8th percentile of the national corpus.

39.3
Life Score / 100
D
Grade (curved)
#356
of 387 metros
8%
composite percentile
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Data updated August 2026

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The verdict

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is bottom-quartile composite Life Score — #356 of 387 (39.3/100, grade D, 8th percentile). Carried by environment at 80/100; held back most by safety at 5/100.

8th
composite percentile
#356
of 387 peers
67th
cost dimension percentile
23rd
wages dimension percentile

Life Score shape · BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · signature composite

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers: bottom-third composite — where the drag concentrates

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers sits in the bottom third of the metro corpus on composite (#356 of 387, 39.3/100, 7th percentile). Stamps BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED; Safety at 5/100 is the main drag; Environment (80/100) keeps the floor. Cost/wage marks CHEAP/LOW. According to PlainCompare's federal Life Score corpus ranking, Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks #356 of 387 metros by composite Life Score (highest = #1) and #127 of 387 by cost-of-living dimension score (highest = #1). Methodology.

BEA RPP 91.4 (rent-RPP 76.9). BLS median salary $59,645, 257,840 jobs (Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers). HUD 2BR FMR $1,347/mo (studio $1,007).

FBI UCR (AR): 580 violent, 1940 property/100K. NCES: 13.6:1 ratio, 9.6% charter. EPA: 17 Superfund sites (AR).

Where Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers sits among all US metros

Composite Life Score vs the national field

39 8th percentile higher than 8% of 387 US metros

25–30: 1 US metros (0%). Below this entry. 30–35: 7 US metros (2%). Below this entry. 35–40: 34 US metros (9%). This entry sits in this band. 40–45: 66 US metros (17%). Above this entry. 45–50: 91 US metros (24%). Above this entry. 50–55: 77 US metros (20%). Above this entry. 55–60: 60 US metros (16%). Above this entry. 60–65: 44 US metros (11%). Above this entry. 65–70: 6 US metros (2%). Above this entry. 70–75: 1 US metros (0%). Above this entry. This metro 25 75 every US metro, bucketed by value

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Source PlainCompare composite of BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, EPA data · August 2026

Dimension detail

How Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers scores, dimension by dimension

Score Breakdown

Cost of Living Wages Rent Safety Schools Childcare Environment

Dimension Scores

Cost of Living 67/100 (20%)
Wages 23/100 (20%)
Rent 45/100 (15%)
Safety 5/100 (15%)
Schools 18/100 (10%)
Childcare -/100 (10%)
Environment 80/100 (10%)

Key Data Points

91.4
Cost Index (RPP)
$59,645
Avg Median Salary
$1,347
2BR Fair Market Rent
580
Violent Crime/100K (AR)
13.6:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
17
Superfund Sites (AR)
257,840
Total Employment

Geography used: crime, schools, childcare, and environment cards above are AR state-level when metro-specific feeds are unavailable, see the scope key at the top of this page.

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Ranking Context

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers outranks 8% of U.S. metros.

Rank Metro Score Grade
#353 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 39.4 D
#354 Fairbanks-College, AK 39.4 D
#355 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 39.6 D
#356 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 39.3 D
#357 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 39.3 D
#358 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 39.3 D
#359 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 39.2 D

AR Metro Scores

Fort Smith, AR-OK B- 49.8 Jonesboro, AR B- 49.4 Hot Springs, AR C+ 47.5 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR C 43.5

Read with Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers

Nearest composite peers and cost poles for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW), replacing the fixed Explore/Guides strip.

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

ABS(composite) peer at 39.3 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade D vs this page's BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

ABS(composite) peer at 39.3 (Δ 0.0 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade D vs this page's BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

ABS(composite) peer at 39.2 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); lower Life Score · grade D vs this page's BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.

Fairbanks-College, AK

ABS(composite) peer at 39.4 (Δ 0.1 vs this metro); higher Life Score · grade D vs this page's BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW.

Lubbock, TX (cost pole)

ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 68/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.

Toledo, OH (cost pole)

ABS(cost_score) orthogonal peer at 67/100 (Δ 0); cost stamp CHEAP vs this metro's CHEAP.

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR relocation guide

Stamp-branched guide for BOTTOM · ENVIRO-LED · CHEAP/LOW - how to read federal Life Score inputs before a move.

Data from BEA, HUD, FBI UCR, BLS OES, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Not affiliated with the U.S. Government.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Life Score 39.3/100 · signature composite · retrieved and formatted by PlainCompare

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, DOL, and EPA. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - multi-dimension demographic + housing + income aggregates for cross-area comparison. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • BEA Regional Economic Accounts - GDP, personal income, employment by state and metro. bea.gov/data/regional
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) - wage estimates for comparable-area indexing. bls.gov/oes
  • FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - crime statistics for safety-score component. fbi.gov/ucr
  • NCES Common Core of Data - public-school quality indicators by area. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • EPA AirNow + Air Quality System (AQS) - air-quality measurements by area. epa.gov/outdoor-air-quality-data
  • HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR) - county and metro housing-cost indicators. huduser.gov/datasets/fmr