Lafayette

Lafayette By The Numbers

MLS data for Fairfield Township

Homes Listed130Average daily inventory
Days On Market25List to under contract
Median Sale Price$225,000Closed sales, September
One Year Change+0.0%September 2025 to September 2026
Sale Price vs List97.1%Share of asking price
Median sale price in context
Lafayette $225,000
Indiana $278,000
United States $417,500

City averages are a starting point. What your house is worth depends on the block, the floor plan, and the condition.

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Source: Indiana Association of REALTORS, MLS data for Fairfield Township. September 2026, updated monthly. These figures describe the area as a whole and are not an estimate of any individual home.

Map of Lafayette neighborhoods shaded by median sale price
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Lafayette Neighborhoods

What homes actually sold for in 95 neighborhoods over the last two years, shaded by median sale price.

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Daily Life

What is around you in Lafayette

What sits inside the Lafayette city limits, how long the drives are, and which schools serve it.

212Restaurants
33Coffee shops
14Grocery stores
15Parks
2Golf courses
38Gyms and studios
6Doctors and urgent care
18Arts and culture

Drive Times

From the center of town, without traffic

Nearest emergency roomFranciscan Health Lafayette East11 min4.7 mi
Purdue campus5 min1.4 mi
Lilly Lebanon (LEAP)47 min33.3 mi
Downtown Indianapolis80 min63.6 mi
Lilly headquarters82 min66.1 mi
Indianapolis airport88 min68.8 mi

Public Schools

Districts that cover part of Lafayette, by share of its area

Tippecanoe School Corporation19 schools · 13,575 students · 51% of Lafayette16.6per teacher
Lafayette School Corporation11 schools · 7,090 students · 49% of Lafayette14.5per teacher

Sources: Overture Maps Foundation places data (2026-09-23), counted inside the U.S. Census boundary (Marion County for Indianapolis). Drive times from OpenStreetMap routing, no traffic. Emergency rooms from OpenStreetMap. Schools from the National Center for Education Statistics, 2024 to 2025 school year, and Census school district boundaries. Updated October 2026. Counts describe the city as a whole and change as businesses open and close.

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More about Lafayette

Lafayette is a working city with a long memory. A county seat with its own economy and its own major employers. The neighborhoods map a timeline of the city's growth, running from preserved Victorian blocks near the courthouse to new construction at the edges.

Downtown is the anchor. Restaurants and music, the historic Lafayette Farmers Market, and a Wabash riverfront the city has spent years reclaiming. People here are rooted, and the housing stock reflects two centuries of it.

It is the ideal fit for buyers who want the walkability and texture of a historic downtown, and for sellers whose homes deserve to reach beyond whoever happens to be looking locally that month.

70,650Population
33,911Homes
5.5%Vacancy rate
48% / 52%Own vs. Rent

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates.

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