Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville’s combined sales tax is 9.75%, made up of 6.5% state, 1.25% Washington County, and 2.0% city sales tax (City sales tax rates^[1]). The city also states its property tax operations levy is 2.2 mils, or $0.22 per $100 of assessed valuation, and uses 20% assessed value for residential property calculations (City budget and tax FAQ^[2]). Fayetteville’s official tax page confirms Arkansas has state income tax, but the current statewide rate is not given here (City tax page^[3]).

CMS Care Compare hospital details and Medicare provider directory figures are not given here, so trauma levels and specialist counts are not available. Fayetteville sits inside the fast-growing northwest Arkansas medical market, and the city’s own planning pages reference a broader regional healthcare and housing context, but those documents do not give hospital-system rankings or drive-time specifics (City housing assessment^[4], City housing needs plan^[5]). Hospital-system details are not given here.

The National Weather Service climate summary for Fayetteville shows annual precipitation around 32.92 inches year-to-date in the cited 2026 summary, and July normals with an average maximum temperature of 92.0°F and average minimum of 71.4°F (NWS Fayetteville climate summary^{[6?] (unconfirmed source)}). The same NWS July climate table shows 22 days with highs at or above 90°F, which is a good indicator of summer heat persistence (NWS Fayetteville July climate summary^{[6?] (unconfirmed source)}). Winter normals in Fayetteville are in the upper 40s to low 50s for daily lows on many days, so the comfortable outdoor season is broad, though summer humidity will matter for full-time outdoor activity (NWS Fayetteville climate normals^[7], NWS Fayetteville climate summary^[8]).

FBI Crime Data Explorer figures and a 3-year trend are not given here, and there is no state or county-level official crime page here. Fayetteville’s crime rate is not given here. Official crime figures are unavailable here and should be checked directly in the FBI Crime Data Explorer before making a relocation decision.

Fayetteville’s median listing home price is about $445K, and the median days on market is 59 days, based on Realtor.com’s Fayetteville city market page for September 2026 (Realtor.com Fayetteville market^[9]). Year over year, that page shows median listing price down 5.41% and median days on market up 15.09%, which suggests somewhat softer pricing with still-solid turnover (Realtor.com Fayetteville market^[9]). FHFA’s latest metro index shows Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR up 3.66% over 1 year, so the broader metro has still been appreciating even if list prices have eased recently (FHFA HPI^[10]). The area also has 55+ options, including Wedington Place Senior Apartments and other senior living communities listed in Fayetteville by After55 (After55 Fayetteville senior living^[11]).

The nearest commercial airport drive time and direct-flight network for Fayetteville are not given here. Fayetteville is in the northwest Arkansas air market. This topic should be verified with the FAA airport page or BTS flight schedules before planning seasonal travel.

Public courses within 30 minutes and greens fees are not given here. What is clear from Fayetteville’s own city materials is that the market is built around an active, outdoors-oriented lifestyle and growing residential demand rather than a resort-golf identity (City housing needs plan^[5]). Golf should be checked separately, while hiking, biking, and regional recreation are part of Fayetteville’s broader value proposition.

The U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts page shows Fayetteville’s 2020 census population at 93,949 and notes that 9.7% of residents were age 65 and over (Census QuickFacts^[12]). Census Reporter’s ACS-based profile places the city’s 2024 population at 103,124 and median age at 28.6 years, which confirms a much younger age profile than a typical retirement market (Census Reporter Fayetteville profile^[13]). For a retiree, that usually means a lively dining and college-town atmosphere, but also a community that skews younger than many relocation buyers expect (Census Reporter Fayetteville profile^[13]).

Fayetteville’s county composite score, top hazards, and annual good-air-day counts are not given here. Fayetteville is in Washington County, Arkansas, which is the county name the FEMA NRI would need to be checked against once a source is opened directly. Fayetteville’s hazard and air-quality metrics remain unconfirmed here.