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Cost & Benefits

Fifth Ward vs Lafayette

Simple answer

You'd likely save $212 a month in Fifth Ward.

Typical rent is $1,100 in Lafayette and $888 in Fifth Ward. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Fifth Ward

Louisiana

Typical rent
$888
Typical pay
$51,279 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$902
Price index
88.2 (state)

Lafayette

Louisiana

Typical rent
$1,100
Typical pay
$61,915 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,092
Price index
87.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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