Cost of living in Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Simple answer
Typical rent is $896 a month.
Fayetteville is a Census community, not a separate city government in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $58,819 a year.
- People
- 2,593
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $896
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $58,819
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $194,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,325
- Chambersburg, PA MSA
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania has about 2,593 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $194,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,325 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fayetteville. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Chambersburg, PA metro area, prices sit at 94.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Fayetteville's exact store tax.
Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a Fayetteville bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fayetteville's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Pennsylvania in the table we use.
Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 615 have higher typical rent than Fayetteville.
Nearby places
- Guilford
Typical rent $1,205
Compare with Fayetteville - Scotland
Typical rent $867
Compare with Fayetteville - Mont Alto
Typical rent $1,296
Compare with Fayetteville - Chambersburg
Typical rent $1,099
Compare with Fayetteville - Shippensburg
Typical rent $891
Compare with Fayetteville - Waynesboro
Typical rent $1,086
Compare with Fayetteville - Wayne Heights
Typical rent $1,177
- Greencastle
Typical rent $932
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Pennsylvania
Bigger places in Pennsylvania
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.