Population
Norman
128,714
Fayetteville
97,227
Median Income
Norman
$65,060
Fayetteville
$59,074
Home Value
Norman
$239,300
Fayetteville
$322,500
Rent
Norman
$1,064
Fayetteville
$1,003
Crime Rate
Norman
2.63
Fayetteville
4.24
Cost of Living
Norman
107.0
Fayetteville
105.5
Avg Temp
Norman
N/A
Fayetteville
N/A
Unemployment
Norman
5.7%
Fayetteville
4.9%
How Similar Are Norman & Fayetteville?
Fayetteville is Norman's #4 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Norman
128,714
Fayetteville
97,227
Norman has a 24% larger population than Fayetteville.
Violent Crime
Norman
2.63
Fayetteville
4.24
Fayetteville has a 38% higher violent crime than Norman.
Property Crime
Norman
22.67
Fayetteville
23.71
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 4% difference.
Political Leaning
Norman
56.4%
Fayetteville
51.7%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 8% difference.
Unemployment
Norman
5.7%
Fayetteville
4.9%
Norman has a 15% higher unemployment than Fayetteville.
Median Income
Norman
$65,060
Fayetteville
$59,074
Both cities have similar median income — just a 9% difference.
Home Values
Norman
$239,300
Fayetteville
$322,500
Fayetteville has a 26% higher home values than Norman.
Education
Norman
27.2%
Fayetteville
28.5%
Both cities have similar education — just a 4% difference.
Demographics
Norman
73.0%
Fayetteville
75.6%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 3% difference.
Cost of Living
Norman
107.0
Fayetteville
105.5
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Norman and Fayetteville share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Fayetteville leads in 5 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Fayetteville leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDFayetteville scores 90.3 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 99.5 in Norman. Norman has a fair market rent (1br) of $1,017 vs $1,115 in Fayetteville (9% lower). Norman has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,244 vs $1,347 in Fayetteville (8% lower).
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFayetteville has a median property tax of $1,895 vs $2,432 in Norman (28% lower). Norman has a owner-occupied of 52.7% compared to 41.9% in Fayetteville. Fayetteville has a median home value of $322,500 vs $239,300 in Norman (26% higher).
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Jobs & Economy — Fayetteville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorman: 69,510 vs Fayetteville: 53,342 for labor force. Fayetteville has a work from home of 13.3% compared to 10.1% in Norman. Norman has a poverty rate of 17.0% compared to 21.4% in Fayetteville.
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Crime & Safety — Norman leads
Source: FBI UCRNorman has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.01 compared to 0.08 in Fayetteville. Norman has a property crime clearance of 22.4% compared to 12.3% in Fayetteville. Fayetteville has a burglary rate (per 1k) of 2.29 compared to 3.51 in Norman.
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Schools & Education — Fayetteville leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauFayetteville has a high school diploma or higher of 40.9% compared to 38.5% in Norman. Fayetteville has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.5% compared to 27.2% in Norman.
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Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNorman has a population of 128,714, about 1.3x the size of Fayetteville (97,227). Fayetteville skews younger with a median age of 28.7 vs 31.6.
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Healthcare — Fayetteville leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareFayetteville: 4.5 vs Norman: 4.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Fayetteville leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSFayetteville has a public transit of 1.1% compared to 0.5% in Norman. Norman has a bicycle of 0.9% compared to 0.7% in Fayetteville. Fayetteville has a work from home of 13.3% compared to 10.1% in Norman.
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