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Gillette, WY vs Lafayette, IN

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- The median age of a home in Gillette is 51.5% younger than the median age of a home in Lafayette.
 Gillette, WYLafayette, INUnited States
 Median Home Age33  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$198,500$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.7%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock58.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.67.7%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$6.9$11.0
 Homes Owned64.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock6.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented21.6%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Gillette, WYLafayette, INUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,270$1,840
 Studio Apartment$770  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$940  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,290$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,600  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Gillette, WYLafayette, INUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.9%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Gillette, WYLafayette, INUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.8%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock3.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock16.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9996.9%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock18.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99935.9%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock4.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.5%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Gillette, WYLafayette, INUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.1%13.6%
 2000 to 200921.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.0%13.6%
 1980 to 198920.2%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196910.6%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock11.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.0%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock17.5%12.2%
Reviews for Gillette    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 4 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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