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Fayetteville vs Holly Springs

Fayetteville, NC compared with Holly Springs, NC · 40 miles apart

Fayetteville has 209,120 residents to Holly Springs’s 50,288. Fayetteville comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Holly Springs does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Fayetteville, NC Holly Springs, NC
Population 209,120 50,288
Density (per sq mi) 1,410 2,545
Median household income $58,407 $135,578
Median home value $188,000 $535,800
Median rent $1,250 $2,021
Homeownership 47.4% 80.6%
Average commute 19.1 min 28.8 min
Median age 30.6 36.5
Bachelor's degree + 29% 67.3%
Poverty rate 17.7% 4.8%
Unemployment 7.9% 3.4%
Price to income 3.2×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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