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Cost & Benefits

Carmel vs Lafayette

Simple answer

You'd likely save $633 a month in Lafayette.

Typical rent is $1,712 in Carmel and $1,079 in Lafayette. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Carmel

Indiana

Typical rent
$1,712
Typical pay
$141,505 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,536
Price index
95.7 (metro)

Lafayette

Indiana

Typical rent
$1,079
Typical pay
$53,716 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,273
Price index
93.4 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Carmel and Lafayette are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.