Lafayette, IN Cost of Living


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Lafayette cost of living score
83.5
Less expensive
16.5% lower
than the US average
0.2% lower
than the Indiana average
Lafayette, Indiana gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of 83.5, which means the total cost of housing, food, childcare, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities is 16.5% lower than the U.S. average and 0.2% higher than the average for Indiana.

Lafayette, IN

Housing costs in Lafayette?
A typical home costs $198,500, which is 41.3% less expensive than the national average of $338,100 and 10.4% less expensive than the average Indiana home, at $221,600. Renting a two-bedroom unit in Lafayette costs $1,050 per month, which is 26.6% cheaper than the national average of $1,430 and 6.7% more than the state average of $980.

Can I afford Lafayette?
To live comfortably in Lafayette, Indiana, a minimum annual income of $38,160 for a family, and $35,600 for a single person is recommended.

What does A.I. say about Lafayette?
Lafayette, Indiana has a cost of living index rating slightly higher than that if the nation at 102 due mostly to its moderately high housing costs making up 41% -above the national average 43%. Utility costs are also above average partly owing to expensive power sources such as coal or nuclear energy providing citizens with a generally more expensive option but having access similar amenities found citywide regardless where one calls home. Transportation makes up 14 percent, groceries 11%, healthcare 8% contributing further towards increased total expenses when compared with many other U.S cities .
   Cost of living score
     CategoriesLafayetteIndianaUnited States
  83.583.7100.0
  93.592.9100
  92.094.4100.0
  60.463.8100.0
  $198,500$221,600$338,100
  104.1%97.2%100.0%
  71.885.4100.0
  100.9102.0100.0

   100=National Average

   Average Rent by Bedroom Size
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Over 11 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 12 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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