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Moving to Fayetteville looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio.
Fayetteville has a cost index of 83 vs 100 for Baltimore. Fayetteville is 17 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,708 to $1,426 (-17%).
If you earn the Baltimore median of $59,623, you would need approximately $49,487/year in Fayetteville to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 17 points (17%).
Median rent in Baltimore is $1,708/month. In Fayetteville it is $1,426/month — a difference of $282 per month, or $3,384 per year.
Moving to Fayetteville looks like a financial upgrade — better income-to-cost ratio. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $49,487/year in Fayetteville. The median income there is $56,395.