Lafayette vs Ruston
Simple answer
You'd likely save $284 a month in Ruston.
Typical rent is $1,100 in Lafayette and $816 in Ruston. 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)
Ruston
Louisiana
- Typical rent
- $816
- Typical pay
- $31,120 a year
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $892
- Price index
- 88.2 (state)
Benefits after a move
Lafayette and Ruston are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.