Fayetteville, GA vs Springfield, IL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Fayetteville

65.7

#1611 nationally

Springfield

79.7

#112 nationally

Fayetteville leads in crime level (4.3 vs 24.7). Springfield leads in average commute (17.6 min vs 32 min). Fayetteville leads in median household income ($79,865 vs $62,419).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fayetteville, GA	Springfield, IL
WhereAtHome Score	65.7 (#1611)	79.7 (#112)
Population	20,083	112,544
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$438,941	$174,630
Median Household Income	$79,865	$62,419
Average Commute	32 min	17.6 min
Walk Score	N/A	38
Crime Level	4.3	24.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	109	92
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+3.2	R+5.0

Data coverage note: Fayetteville is missing data for 1 metric that Springfield has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.