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Cost & Benefits

Lafayette vs Port Allen

Simple answer

You'd likely save $142 a month in Port Allen.

Typical rent is $1,100 in Lafayette and $958 in Port Allen. 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)

Port Allen

Louisiana

Typical rent
$958
Typical pay
$59,474 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,149
Price index
90.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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