Spout Springs, NC vs Fayetteville, NC

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

MetricSpout Springs, NCFayetteville, NC
Population11,242210,815
Median Household Income$92,402$58,407
Median Rent$2,010/mo$1,250/mo
Median Home Value$358,500$188,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)—92
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.4%49.4%
Poverty Rate4.2%17.7%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)5.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k274*614
Property Crime Rate /100k1,250*2,828
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—251
Summer Highs88°F89°F
Winter Lows31°F33°F
Snowfall1 in/yr1 in/yr
Avg Commute31.9 min19.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher—14.8
College Degree Rate41.4%29%
Foreign-Born %5.7%7.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+0.3%

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 Spout Springs (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.