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Cost & Benefits

Houma vs Lafayette

Simple answer

You'd likely save $42 a month in Houma.

Typical rent is $1,100 in Lafayette and $1,058 in Houma. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Houma

Louisiana

Typical rent
$1,058
Typical pay
$58,194 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,098
Price index
85.1 (metro)

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

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