Lafayette, IN 47909 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 26
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Home Value
$281,355
+2.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
26
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
38 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
39%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
30%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,597/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
64%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$68
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 64% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 11% below the 2017-19 norm, still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (26/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.4% below their final list price; 39% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 30% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $69k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,470 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $119/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $68 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +12% over the next 12 months (77% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −4.5% to +11.8% (80% range; middle estimate +4.7%), chance of a rise 77%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| West Lafayette, IN 47906 | $367.9K | +1.2% | 60 |
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| ZIP 47907 | – | – | – |