Metropolitan market · Tennessee · September 2026 data

What is the Fayetteville, TN real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Fayetteville, TN asks $340,563, up 4.8% year over year. Homes spend a median of 72 days on market, with 136 active listings and 24% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 35% of active listings, and inventory sits at 139% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$340,563
▲ 4.8% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$181
2,033 sq ft median
Median days on market
72
September 2026
Active listings
136
For sale now
New listings
34
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
24%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
139%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
35%
Contract activity

What is the Fayetteville, TN housing market doing right now?

The Fayetteville, TN housing market lists at a $340,563 median as of September 2026, up 4.8% year over year, with a 72-day median market time and 136 homes for sale (24% with a price cut). Active inventory is 139% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market by days-on-market pace.

Fayetteville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Fayetteville's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data.

Fayetteville, TN housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$340,563+4.8% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1812,033 sq ft median
Median days on market72-1% YoY
Active listings136+7% YoY
New listings this month34September 2026
Listings with a price cut24%Share of active
Pending-to-active ratio34.9%48 pending
Inventory vs 2019139%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Fayetteville?

Fayetteville home prices are up 4.8% year over year and +0.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $340,563 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$345K$332K$319K$306K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Fayetteville TN · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$340K$299K$259K$218K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Fayetteville TN · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Fayetteville?

Fayetteville has 136 active listings, 34 new this month, 48 pending as of September 2026. About 24% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 139% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
136
New this month
34
Pending
48
Price-reduced
32

Is Fayetteville a good real estate investment?

Fayetteville scores 33/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #781 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
33/100
#781 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-2.0%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
55
Value
39
Rental yield
13
Supply risk
85
Market heat
41

Fayetteville scores 33/100 on our composite Investor Score (#781 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 139% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 4.8% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Fayetteville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Fayetteville?

A home at Fayetteville's $340,563 median listing runs about $1,864 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,683/mo
−$181/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,864/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,053/mo
+$188/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $340,563 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Fayetteville?

To buy Fayetteville’s $340,563 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $86,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,998/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.4× the area’s $63,115 median household income, so a typical Fayetteville household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Fayetteville, TN — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$340,563September 2026
Down payment (20%)$68,113Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,864/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.47% effective rate)$133/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$86,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$63,115Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Fayetteville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Fayetteville shows up in 159 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +300 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
159
▼ 8.1% vs 2024
4.5 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+300
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$17.7M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Fayetteville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Fayetteville?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Fayetteville, TN is $340,563, up 4.8% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Fayetteville, TN metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Fayetteville?
The median home listed in Fayetteville asks $340,563 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,864 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Fayetteville?
The median property in Fayetteville spends 72 days on the market, with 136 homes actively listed and 24% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Fayetteville?
With a median 72 days on market and 24% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 35% of active listings, Fayetteville reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Lean is based on days-on-market pace when closed-sale ratios are unavailable. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Fayetteville a good place to invest in real estate?
Fayetteville scores 33/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #781 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Fayetteville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Fayetteville and the wider Tennessee market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Fayetteville, TN metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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