Lafayette vs Merrydale
Simple answer
You'd likely save $211 a month in Lafayette.
Typical rent is $1,311 in Merrydale and $1,100 in Lafayette. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.
Lafayette
Louisiana
- Typical rent
- $1,100
- Typical pay
- $61,915 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,092
- Price index
- 87.2 (metro)
Merrydale
Louisiana
- Typical rent
- $1,311
- Typical pay
- $41,500 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,149
- Price index
- 90.8 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Lafayette and Merrydale are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.