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West Lafayette is a small city of 45,159 people in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It's about 4 miles from Lafayette, IN and 62 miles from Indianapolis, IN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,159people
$350kTypical home
$1,225/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
19"Snow
221Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,159
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,331 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Indianapolis, IN
- 4 mi to Lafayette, IN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,207/mo)
- Median rent $1,225/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,002 per 100k)
People
- Median age 21
- 14% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 63% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to LAF airport
- 60 mi to IND (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Indiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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