Fayetteville vs Wilmington
Fayetteville, NC compared with Wilmington, NC · 86 miles apart
Fayetteville has 209,120 residents to Wilmington’s 126,809. Fayetteville comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Wilmington does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Fayetteville, NC | Wilmington, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 209,120 | 126,809 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,410 | 2,467 |
| Median household income | $58,407 | $66,738 |
| Median home value | $188,000 | $383,800 |
| Median rent | $1,250 | $1,395 |
| Homeownership | 47.4% | 47.6% |
| Average commute | 19.1 min | 18.5 min |
| Median age | 30.6 | 37.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29% | 46.8% |
| Poverty rate | 17.7% | 16% |
| Unemployment | 7.9% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 3.2× | 5.8× |
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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