Home values, rents and more in West Lafayette, IN
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How West Lafayette compares
The typical home in West Lafayette, IN is worth about $363,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in West Lafayette are 28% above the typical value in the Lafayette metro area ($283,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in West Lafayette rose 1.1%, compared with +2.9% in the Lafayette metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,877 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 27% above the Lafayette metro area ($1,473) and about the same as the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.3% over the past year.
The median household income is $34,891, against $62,011 in the Lafayette metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 45,159 people live in West Lafayette (American Community Survey 2020–24).
West Lafayette has the 3rd-highest typical home value of the 24 cities in the Lafayette metro area and the 39th-highest of 581 in Indiana with Zillow figures.
Part of: Tippecanoe County, IN · Lafayette metro area · Indiana
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.