Metro area · CBSA 29200
Lafayette
The Lafayette, IN metro area has 226,805 people. Median rent is $1,107, 21.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Tippecanoe County at $1,273. Of the 16 places we track here, Battle Ground has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$62,011
Median home value
$226,100
Unemployment
3.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,273
HUD, Tippecanoe County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 71,159 | $1,079 | 24.1% |
| West Lafayette | 45,159 | $1,225 | 42.1% |
| Delphi | 2,927 | $933 | 18.7% |
| Fowler | 2,360 | $741 | 16.6% |
| Flora | 2,114 | $787 | 18.4% |
| Battle Ground | 1,969 | $765 | 8.3% |
| Shadeland | 1,921 | $1,121 | 16.3% |
| Williamsport | 1,867 | $824 | 15.1% |
| Otterbein | 1,576 | $926 | 17.4% |
| Dayton | 1,168 | $947 | 14.5% |
| Oxford | 1,113 | $758 | 17.7% |
| Boswell | 794 | $735 | 15.5% |
| West Lebanon | 789 | $589 | 10.9% |
| Clarks Hill | 700 | $1,124 | 28.8% |
| Camden | 585 | $890 | 20.2% |
| Burlington | 562 | $921 | 14.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.