Overall
Diff -6.9 RPP
Prescott Valley-Prescott vs Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
Cost of living comparison based on BEA Regional Price Parities. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is 7% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott.
7% less expensive
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 7% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ on BEA Regional Price Parities (overall RPP 91.4 vs 98.3). A $100,000 salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott buys about the same as $92,975 in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers; the largest component gap is rents.
- Overall RPP 98.3 (Prescott Valley-Prescott) vs 91.4 (Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers)
- $100k in Prescott Valley-Prescott ≈ $92,975 purchasing power in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
- Rents drives the gap (-21.9 RPP points)
RPP parity plate
Pair AZ:AR 98.3→91.4
TIER-NEAR · CROSS-STATE · RENT-LED · BOTH-BELOW · PP-SHIFT
- TIER-NEAR Near tier
- CROSS-STATE AZ × AR
- RENT-LED Rent-led gap
- BOTH-BELOW Both below 100
- PP-SHIFT PP shift
Instrument codes from this pair's BEA Regional Price Parities (overall · goods · services · rents · national benchmark 100 · purchasing-power conversion), not a ranking or recommendation.
Salary Equivalents
What a salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott would need to be in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers for the same purchasing power:
| In Prescott Valley-Prescott | In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $46,488 | $-3,512 |
| $75,000 | $69,732 | $-5,268 |
| $100,000 | $92,975 | $-7,025 |
| $150,000 | $139,463 | $-10,537 |
$ in Prescott Valley-Prescott = in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
Same BEA Regional Price Parity ratio as the table above (98.3 → 91.4), computed live from your number, nothing is sent anywhere.
What This Comparison Actually Tells You
Both metros remain below the U.S. benchmark of 100. This comparison chooses between two below-average price levels; “more expensive” here does not mean nationally expensive.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 7% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, a meaningful but not extreme shift. The move decision turns on which budget category creates the 6.9-point overall gap.
Rents leads the difference, with Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 21.9 points lower than Prescott Valley-Prescott. Goods, services, and rents all point in the same broad direction, making the headline comparison more transferable across household types.
Comparable population context is incomplete for this pair, so no market-scale explanation is inferred from the price indexes.
For a housing-sensitive move, validate the rent gap first: HUD Fair Market Rent and the actual unit size can overturn what the blended index implies. On the BEA ratio alone, $100,000 in Prescott Valley-Prescott corresponds to $92,975 in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.
Category Breakdown
Goods
Diff -2.7 RPP
Services
Diff -16.3 RPP
Rents
Diff -21.9 RPP
| Category | Prescott Valley-Prescott | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98.3 | 91.4 | -6.9 |
| Goods | 96.2 | 93.6 | -2.7 |
| Services | 91.5 | 75.1 | -16.3 |
| Rents | 98.8 | 76.9 | -21.9 |
Visual Comparison
Overall
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 91.4
Goods
Prescott Valley-Prescott 96.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 93.6
Services
Prescott Valley-Prescott 91.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 75.1
Rents
Prescott Valley-Prescott 98.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers 76.9
Vertical line = national average (100)
Prescott Valley-Prescott
98.3
Cost Index
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers
91.4
Cost Index
How the Price Gap Changed
Prescott Valley-Prescott and Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers share 17 published annual releases from 2008 through 2024. Their overall gap narrowed, moving from 10.4 to 6.9 RPP points. Prescott Valley-Prescott remained the higher-index metro in the latest release.
Rents changed the most within this pair: its gap moved 15.5 points between the first and latest shared releases (37.4 to 21.9 points). This describes a relative price-index history, not a forecast or a household budget.
| Release Year | Prescott Valley-Prescott RPP | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers RPP | Relative Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 103.0 | 92.6 | 10.4 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2012 | 96.5 | 94.3 | 2.3 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2016 | 98.6 | 94.3 | 4.3 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2020 | 93.2 | 92.7 | 0.5 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
| 2024 | 98.3 | 91.4 | 6.9 points Prescott Valley-Prescott higher |
Annual BEA Regional Price Parity releases; a higher index means a higher price level relative to the national average of 100. Selected years shown from the full shared series.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers more expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott?
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is 7% less expensive than Prescott Valley-Prescott. The overall cost index is 91.4 vs 98.3 (national average = 100).
What salary in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers equals $100K in Prescott Valley-Prescott?
A $100,000 salary in Prescott Valley-Prescott has the same purchasing power as $92,975 in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers. This is based on the BEA Regional Price Parity indexes.
How do rents compare between Prescott Valley-Prescott and Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers?
Rents in Prescott Valley-Prescott are indexed at 98.8 while Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers is at 76.9 (national average = 100). Prescott Valley-Prescott has higher rents.
Data sources
- BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), the cost-of-living indices shown on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), gross-rent observations behind the rents component
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services price relatives
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), labor-driven services component
- HUD Fair Market Rents (FMR), 40th-percentile rent cross-reference
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