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Fayetteville’s story
234 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,281 in 1860, 4,225 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
- 1792Fayetteville is settled
FayettevilleNY
Trash day: look up yoursPhoto: Village of Fayetteville · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
4,126
2025 Census estimate · −3.1% since 2020
Typical home
$415K
+7.9% in a year
Household income
$128K
median
Median age
39.1
years
Jobs based here
1,893
Balanced
TownGrade
A+
#6 of 745 in NY
Why does Fayetteville grade so well?
Because it does well by almost any measure. Fayetteville earns an A+, ranked 6th of 745 in New York. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country, its schools outperform 94% of the state's, and the median household earns $128K. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. Fayetteville’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Fayetteville is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 27 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors.
What makes Fayetteville stand out
Where Fayetteville beats most towns.
How Fayetteville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Fayetteville is from typical.
HealthCrouse Hospital 7.1 miles awayA+Open →SchoolsAOpen →Jobs & incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 11.2 of 20; 2% of households have no car; 3.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trailsA+Open →History8 notable people born hereAOpen →Civic life4.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 39.1; 60% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 42 attractions →JMA Wireless Dome and 27 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fayetteville. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
11 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
2 mi State parkGreen Lakes State Park
8 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial Arena
9 mi Stadium & arenaAlliance Bank Stadium
30 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Green Lakes State Park: Ebedgert at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain · Alliance Bank Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Fayetteville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fayetteville, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOcwa water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpBy addressTown pickup · day by addressTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereOnondaga County Board of ElectionsOnondaga County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code1306613066 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville pairs an A+ overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of New York.
OutdoorsA+
Conserved land covers 15% of Fayetteville
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #23 of 758 in New York.
The biggest place to walk is Green Lakes State Park, 119 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. Walkers can cover 3.6 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves.
#24for trails in NY
15%
conserved · 166 of 1,105 acres
3.6 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Lakes State Park | 1.8 mi | 119 |
| 2. Canal Landing Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
| 3. Fietta Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthA+
Fayetteville stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 6.5% of its 3,363 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
The share of adults in Fayetteville who had a checkup this year: 84%. In Fayetteville, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, below both the New York town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Fayetteville is ahead of New York on 21 and behind on 3.
96%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Fayetteville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
21 better8 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Fayetteville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.7% |
Syracuse VA Medical Center
7.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
91st
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade C+
Fayetteville’s typical home value is about $415K
Fayetteville grades A+ overall with a typical home of about $415K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that. Home values rose 56% in five years, to about $415K, against 30% across New York.
Values rose 7.9% in the 12 months to September 2026. 77% of households own their home in Fayetteville. For Fayetteville, the median rent is $1,187 a month.
$415KZillow home value
| Fayetteville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,187 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Fayetteville$415K
New York$525K
+7.9%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Fayetteville has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 8 miles away, records that 128 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. The Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 78% of New York places with climate records.
For Fayetteville, the midsummer high is 81°F.
128″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–33°
Spring34–55°
Summer57–79°
Fall41–60°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
About one in three of Fayetteville’s working residents commute to Syracuse
Fayetteville has about as many jobs (1,893) as working residents, but only 76 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 23.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The median commute is under 8 miles. Employers in Fayetteville added 747 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,893. For most workers, Fayetteville is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Fayetteville: 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line.
4%work in town
| Fayetteville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $128,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Fayetteville4%
Syracuse30%
Manlius14%
DeWitt13%
Salina4%
8 mi
median commute distance
1,893
jobs based in Fayetteville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Fayetteville has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Fayetteville is 49 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Also worth knowing: the national flood insurance program has paid 40 claims in the town since 1981.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
40
paid flood claims since 1981
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fayetteville
19pages on Fayetteville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Fayetteville
Le Moyne CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Syracuse4.8 mi$40,330 tuitionSUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryUniversity or college · Public · Syracuse7.1 mi$9,303 in-state tuitionOnondaga Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Syracuse10.2 mi$6,102 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Fayetteville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Get outside
4 miles of trails in Fayetteville
15% of the town is conserved land, across 11 parks and preserves.
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Famous people from Fayetteville
8 notable people were born in Fayetteville.
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About Fayetteville
Village in New York, United States
Fayetteville is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fayetteville had a population of 4,225. The village is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a national hero of both France and the United States. It is part of the Syracuse metropolitan area. Fayetteville is located in the town of Manlius and is an eastern suburb of Syracuse.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- ZIP code
- 13066
Questions about Fayetteville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fayetteville, NY a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Fayetteville grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #6 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health and A for schools.
Is Fayetteville, NY expensive?
That is 5.5 years of the area's median household income ($75,492 across the Syracuse, NY metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Fayetteville, NY known for?
8 notable people were born here, including Rose Cleveland and Buddy Boeheim.