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Lafayette, LA cityscape

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Lafayette

la · metro 414k

photo: Gage LaVergne / pexels

a dispatch from

lafayette

LA

30.22°N

92.02°W

Lafayette is the unofficial capital of Cajun country, with zydeco music spilling out of dance halls, crawfish boils that count as social events, and gumbo so dark and rich it should be served with a nap. Mardi Gras here is huge but more family-friendly than New Orleans. The food (boudin, etouffee, cracklins) is the main reason to be here. Friendly in a way that's hard to fake.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,092

below Los Angeles's monthly cost

Lafayette runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
landable, recorded on the lafayette entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,332/mo

54% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)

02state income tax

3%

$525/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles

vs 9.3% in Los Angeles

03after rent

$6,751/mo

$2,092 more than Los Angeles

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$200k

81% cheaper than Los Angeles

vs $1029k in Los Angeles

05metro size

414k

vs 12.8M in Los Angeles

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in lafayette.

Los Angeles actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year.

99% fewer events than Los Angeles. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

43/100

36% lower than Los Angeles

vs 67/100 in Los Angeles

Closest outdoor draw: Chicot State Park District II, 42.7 mi.

·walk score®

85/100

11% lower than Los Angeles

vs 96/100 in Los Angeles

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

3

98% fewer than Los Angeles

vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as lafayette:

see also

fayetteville

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augusta

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baton rouge

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