Riverdale, GA vs Fayetteville, GA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricRiverdale, GAFayetteville, GA
Population14,79219,719
Median Household Income$63,455$82,188
Median Rent$1,360/mo$1,720/mo
Median Home Value$178,800$368,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)100100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58%64.5%
Poverty Rate12.4%8.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*168
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,886
Median AQI48—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs88°F90°F
Winter Lows34°F36°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute28.3 min32.8 min
Hospitals21
Avg Hospital Rating1.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher17.113.2
College Degree Rate17.3%41.2%
Foreign-Born %16.4%10.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.7%+8.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Riverdale (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.