Median rent is 4% lower in Fayetteville ($1,065/mo vs $1,106/mo). Buying is cheaper in Little Rock, where the median home runs $236,400 versus $349,600. Households earn more in Little Rock ($63,003 vs $62,695 a year).
City A
Fayetteville, AR
City B
Little Rock, AR
How much would you need to earn in Little Rock, AR to maintain your standard of living from Fayetteville, AR?
A cost-of-living index isn't available for one of these cities yet, so we can't compute an equivalent salary.
Based on BEA Regional Price Parity (cost index) for each metro area. This estimates overall purchasing power; it does not account for taxes or take-home pay differences.
Metric
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Little Rock
Arkansas
Population
Median Household Income
Annual
Median Gross Rent
Per month
Median Home Value
Cost of Living Index
US avg = 100
1BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
3BR Fair Market Rent
HUD FMR
Air Quality Index
Lower = cleaner
Top State Income Tax
Top marginal rate
State Sales Tax
Statewide base rate
Median Age
Years
✓ = better value · Sources: Census ACS, BEA, HUD Fair Market Rents, EPA AirNow, Tax Foundation
Median rents are similar in both cities: $1,065/mo in Fayetteville and $1,106/mo in Little Rock. Home buyers face a steeper market in Fayetteville: the median home is $349,600 versus $236,400 in Little Rock — 32% more expensive.
Metric
Fayetteville
Little Rock
Software Developer
Registered Nurse
Elementary Teacher
Electrician
Accountant
Higher wage highlighted · BLS OEWS 2023 (metro-level data)
State tax data is not yet available for these cities.
Fayetteville
Income tax: N/A
Sales tax: N/A
Little Rock
Income tax: N/A
Sales tax: N/A
Air quality data is available for Little Rock (avg AQI 53.0) but not yet for Fayetteville.
Cost of living index data is not yet available for one or both cities.
Median rent is $1,065/mo in Fayetteville, AR and $1,106/mo in Little Rock, AR. Fayetteville, AR has the lower rent by about 4%.
Median household income is $62,695 in Fayetteville, AR and $63,003 in Little Rock, AR. Little Rock, AR has the higher median income. Note that BLS occupational wages in the table above show wages for specific jobs.
Air quality data is not yet available for one or both cities.
State tax data is not yet available for one or both cities.
RPP data needed for salary equivalence calculation is not yet available.
Data last updated: June 1, 2026 · Sources: US Census ACS, BEA RPP, BLS OEWS, HUD FMR, EPA AirNow, Tax Foundation · Methodology
