West Lafayette

West Lafayette By The Numbers

MLS data for Wabash Township

Homes Listed139Average daily inventory
Days On Market48List to under contract
Median Sale Price$400,000Closed sales, September
One Year Change+8.4%September 2025 to September 2026
Sale Price vs List95.0%Share of asking price
Median sale price in context
West Lafayette $400,000
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 Wabash Township. September 2026, updated monthly. These figures describe the area as a whole and are not an estimate of any individual home.

Map of West Lafayette neighborhoods shaded by median sale price
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West Lafayette Neighborhoods

What homes actually sold for in 51 neighborhoods over the last two years, shaded by median sale price.

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Daily Life

What is around you in West Lafayette

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

132Restaurants
27Coffee shops
9Grocery stores
18Parks
3Golf courses
23Gyms and studios
3Doctors and urgent care
11Arts and culture

Drive Times

From the center of town, without traffic

Nearest emergency roomFranciscan Health Lafayette East14 min6.0 mi
Lilly Lebanon (LEAP)50 min34.7 mi
Downtown Indianapolis83 min65.0 mi
Lilly headquarters85 min67.5 mi
Indianapolis airport91 min70.1 mi

Public Schools

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

Tippecanoe School Corporation19 schools · 13,575 students · 69% of West Lafayette16.6per teacher
West Lafayette Community School Corporation3 schools · 2,343 students · 31% of West Lafayette14.6per 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 West Lafayette

West Lafayette lives on the rhythm of Purdue University. The academic calendar sets the tempo, the research campus draws talent from around the world, and the neighborhoods reflect it: walkable streets near campus, established midcentury blocks, and newer development to the north and west. The city is also absorbing a wave of international technology investment that is reshaping the local economy.

This is a compact city where the map matters block by block. A visiting professor, a tech executive settling in for a decade, and a family weighing school districts are often looking at three different versions of the same few square miles. Getting that right is specific work and it is worth doing carefully.

It is the ideal fit for buyers who want an academic community with real economic momentum behind it, and for sellers holding an asset with steady demand. With a university this size and billions in semiconductor investment arriving, the buyer pool extends well beyond Indiana, and the marketing should too.

44,802Population
16,309Homes
10.9%Vacancy rate
30% / 70%Own vs. Rent

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

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