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Lafayette is a mid-size city of 71,159 people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It's part of the Lafayette, IN area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $1k a month.
71,159people
$173kTypical home
$1,079/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
20"Snow
221Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 71,159
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,343 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- In the Lafayette, IN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,079/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 20" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (393 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,648 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LAF airport
- 56 mi to IND (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 666 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tippecanoe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk