in our guides
01 · the verdict
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Fayetteville
Dayton is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$1,321/mo
18% cheaper than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
3.99%
$34/mo less in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$6,680/mo
$319 more than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$139k
62% cheaper than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
808k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dayton.
Fayetteville barely cracks 170 pleasant ones. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 14 in Fayetteville.
A month here packs 1.8× the events of Fayetteville.
62/100
3% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.
89/100
9% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
16
14% more than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
04 · see also
neighbors of dayton on the map of tradeoffs:
