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Cost & Benefits

Lafayette vs Oakdale

Simple answer

You'd likely save $227 a month in Oakdale.

Typical rent is $1,100 in Lafayette and $873 in Oakdale. 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)

Oakdale

Louisiana

Typical rent
$873
Typical pay
$42,540 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$910
Price index
88.2 (state)

Benefits after a move

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