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Cost & Benefits

Lafayette vs Port Barre

Simple answer

You'd likely save $219 a month in Port Barre.

Typical rent is $1,100 in Lafayette and $881 in Port Barre. 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 Barre

Louisiana

Typical rent
$881
Typical pay
$41,278 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$892
Price index
88.2 (state)

Benefits after a move

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