People say Capilano as though it is one place. The West Lafayette map carries three: Capilano by the Lake, Capilano Estates and Capilano Highlands. They share a name. They do not share a build era or a price range, and a house is priced against the one it is actually in.
The short answer
Between September 2024 and September 2026, the three Capilano neighborhoods had 21 closed sales between them through the Indiana Regional MLS: 6 in Capilano by the Lake, 6 in Capilano Estates and 9 in Capilano Highlands. Each is a small sample, so each median below describes a handful of houses, not a neighborhood's value.
Capilano by the Lake
- Closed sales: 6
- Median sale: $634,500
- Range: $541,000 to $739,000
- Typical size: 4,488 square feet
- Built: 1992 to 2004
- Homes on the plat: 73, by Tippecanoe County parcel records
Capilano Estates
- Closed sales: 6
- Median sale: $531,250
- Range: $387,000 to $625,000
- Typical size: 3,521 square feet
- Built: 1979 to 1993
- Homes on the plat: 52, by Tippecanoe County parcel records
Capilano Highlands
- Closed sales: 9
- Median sale: $499,000
- Range: $450,000 to $600,000
- Typical size: 3,220 square feet
- Built: 1966 to 1989
- Homes on the plat: 55, by Tippecanoe County parcel records
What the three lists say together
The build years run from 1966 in Capilano Highlands to 2004 in Capilano by the Lake, and the ranges overlap. A house in one can sell for more than a house in another, depending on size, condition and what has been updated. The name on the entrance tells a buyer roughly when the house was built. It does not set the price.
A small sample, said plainly
Six sales in two years is too few to describe what a neighborhood sells for, and nine is not much better. One unusual sale moves any of these medians. The comparable sales for a house in any Capilano will often have to come from the other two and from similar homes nearby, and each one adjusted by someone who has walked through the house.
For the long-time owner
Many owners in the older Capilano homes bought them for a household that has since changed. The question is not only what the house would bring. It is whether it still fits how you live, and whether staying, renovating or moving answers that best. Most agents are paid only when the answer is move. I will tell you when it is not.
The part I will not answer
What a sale would mean for your taxes belongs to your CPA. How the proceeds fit a retirement plan belongs to your financial adviser.
The West Lafayette neighborhood map shows all three Capilano neighborhoods among the others, each on its own terms, and the West Lafayette page covers the town. The Lifestyle Calibration page covers the stay, renovate or move decision.
Source: Indiana Regional MLS closed sales via Redfin, September 2024 through September 2026, single-family and condo, as compiled for the West Lafayette neighborhood map. Homes on the plat: Tippecanoe County parcel records, September 2026.
This note is general. It is not an appraisal, and it is not tax or financial advice. What a specific house would bring depends on that house.