

Clarksville vs Fayetteville
$658/mo less in Fayetteville
ClarksvilleFayettevilleAbout 497 miles apart, close enough to drive.
- Fayetteville costs you more
- Rent under 30% of pay
- 221 sunny days
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,065/mo in Fayetteville. $2,723/mo in Clarksville. −$7,896 a year.
Clarksville
$2,723
left each month
Fayetteville
$2,065
−$658 vs Clarksville
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In 2022-2023, 156 households moved Clarksville → Fayetteville (avg AGI $61,853). 217 went the other way. The whole move →
−$658 / mo
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| Per month | Clarksville | Fayetteville | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,000 | $6,554 | −$446 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,377 | $1,478 | +$101 |
| Take-home pay | $5,623 | $5,076 | −$547 |
| Rent | $984 | $1,044 | +$60 |
| Getting around | $570 | $573 | +$3 |
| Groceries | $371 | $385 | +$14 |
| Healthcare | $418 | $433 | +$15 |
| Utilities | $232 | $241 | +$9 |
| Everything else | $325 | $337 | +$12 |
| Left over | $2,723 | $2,065 | −$658 |
Salary to match Clarksville
$90,500
Gross pay in Fayetteville that leaves the same amount as $84,000 in Clarksville.
Tax difference
−$2,801
A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 19.7% in Clarksville, 22.5% in Fayetteville.
More about Fayetteville
Clarksville, TN in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,172 and 211 sunny days; commutes average 26 minutes.
Fayetteville, NC in full
A flat 4.25% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,243 and 221 sunny days; commutes average 23 minutes.
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Fayetteville → Clarksville →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Fayetteville than Clarksville?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Fayetteville leaves about $658 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $984 in Clarksville and $1,044 in Fayetteville.
Does Fayetteville have state income tax?
Fayetteville is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.
What changes if you move from Clarksville to Fayetteville?
The paycheck is taxed in North Carolina. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Clarksville and Fayetteville changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.