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Cost & Benefits

Opelousas vs Shreveport

Simple answer

You'd likely save $270 a month in Opelousas.

Typical rent is $987 in Shreveport and $717 in Opelousas. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Opelousas

Louisiana

Typical rent
$717
Typical pay
$32,964 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$892
Price index
88.2 (state)

Shreveport

Louisiana

Typical rent
$987
Typical pay
$48,699 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,045
Price index
84.8 (metro)

Benefits after a move

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