Moving from Fayetteville to Fort Smith
Fayetteville to Fort Smith: $18 more leftover
$2,394/mo leftover in Fort Smith vs $2,376 in Fayetteville after tax and rent ($18 more). +$216 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Fayetteville leftover
$2,376
a month after tax and rent
Fort Smith leftover
$2,394
+$18 vs Fayetteville
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 423 households moved Fayetteville → Fort Smith (about 772 people, average AGI $48,135). 556 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Fayetteville | Fort Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,368 | $5,032 |
| Rent | $1,145 | $776 |
| All other costs | $1,847 | $1,862 |
| Left over | $2,376 | $2,394 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Fayetteville and Fort Smith moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 62 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$2,950
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$2,000
- Rent a truck
- $350–$700
Other moves from Fayetteville
Dig into Fort Smith
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Fort Smith than Fayetteville?
A one-bedroom is about $1,145 in Fayetteville versus $776 in Fort Smith. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $18 a month higher in Fort Smith. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Fort Smith have state income tax?
Fort Smith is in Arkansas, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Fayetteville to Fort Smith?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Fayetteville → Fort Smith move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.