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Cost & Benefits

Birmingham vs La Fayette

Simple answer

You'd likely save $462 a month in La Fayette.

Typical rent is $1,107 in Birmingham and $645 in La Fayette. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Birmingham

Alabama

Typical rent
$1,107
Typical pay
$46,051 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,375
Price index
91.6 (metro)

La Fayette

Alabama

Typical rent
$645
Typical pay
$32,601 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,091
Price index
88.8 (state)

Benefits after a move

Birmingham and La Fayette are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.