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Housing Affordability

Home price and typical payment compared to income

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Housing AffordabilityLafayette-West Lafayette MSAJuly 2025

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
July 2025
44.1%
Year-over-year change
-7%
Compared to 47.6% last year
Difference from state
+21%
Compared to 36.5% in Indiana
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse / American Community Survey Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Affordable Listings

Pct. of listings in last 90 days affordable to household earning $75K
July 2025
28.1%
Year-over-year change
-12%
Compared to 31.8% last year
Difference from state
-25%
Compared to 37.3% in Indiana
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Demographics

Median Household Income

Adjusted to current dollars
January 2025
$64,922
Year-over-year change
+12%
Compared to $58,210 last year
Difference from state
-7%
Compared to $69,976 in Indiana
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index Data notes: The most recent income measure from the American Community Survey is adjusted by two-year change in the Employment Cost Index to adjust to current dollars. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Market Momentum

Price

Median Monthly Payment

For median-priced home
July 2025
$2,386
Year-over-year change
+3%
Compared to $2,308 last year
Difference from state
+12%
Compared to $2,130 in Indiana
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR Datawarehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Median Sale Price

3-Month Rolling Median
July 2025
$308,000
Year-over-year change
+4%
Compared to $295,000 last year
Difference from state
+12%
Compared to $275,000 in Indiana
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: - Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Sales

Closed Sales by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, July 2025
2,108
-1%
Under $250K
739
-21%
At Least $250K
1,369
+15%
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Supply

New Listings by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, July 2025
2,696
+14%
Under $250K
855
-11%
At Least $250K
1,841
+31%
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.

Inventory by Price

Average daily inventory in latest month
All properties, July 2025
421
+73%
Under $250K
107
+84%
At Least $250K
314
+70%
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Last update: Aug. 7, 2025, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Lafayette-West Lafayette MSA includes Benton County, Carroll County, Tippecanoe County.