CITY PROFILE
Lafayette, IN
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Lafayette is a smaller metro with moderately priced homes—a middle ground for cost of living in our dataset. Expect a warm climate paired with abundant sunshine, though also a wet climate, so you'll see rain fairly often despite the sunny stretches. The combination means warm, humid weather with regular precipitation throughout the year.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $286K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,336/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 20.4°C · warmest 28°C · coolest 10.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1583 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.62 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #208 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy88
- Affordable to rent82
- Climate comfort98
- Plenty of sunshine61
- Big-city amenities50
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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