Lafayette

Lafayette By The Numbers

MLS data for Fairfield Township

Homes Listed122Average daily inventory
Days On Market22List to under contract
Median Sale Price$236,000Closed sales, August
One Year Change+12.4%August 2025 to August 2026
Sale Price vs List98.3%Share of asking price
Median sale price in context
Lafayette $236,000
Indiana $282,000
United States $429,100

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. August 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 94 neighborhoods over the last two years, shaded by median sale price.

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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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