Lafayette vs Metairie
Simple answer
You'd likely save $75 a month in Lafayette.
Typical rent is $1,175 in Metairie 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)
Metairie
Louisiana
- Typical rent
- $1,175
- Typical pay
- $73,042 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,480
- Price index
- 92.6 (metro)
Benefits after a move
Lafayette and Metairie are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.