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Lafayette - LA housing market

The Lafayette metro has a typical home value of $200,663, up 1.6% from a year ago. Homes sell in 31 days on average - a balanced market. 24% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$200,663
+1.6% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$224,717
+7.7% YoY
Median list price
$242,500
Sale-to-list ratio
96.7%
Selling below ask
Days on market
31d
Listings w/ price cut
23.5%
New listings / mo
432
+8.8% YoY
Homes for sale
1,778
+4.0% YoY
Typical rent
$1,365/mo
+1.7% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($200,663) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Lafayette - LA metro area , a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 1.6% over the past year. In Lafayette - LA, that means a home worth $197,503 last year is now worth roughly $200,663.

The median sale price , what homes actually close for , is $224,717. Homes are selling at 96.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Lafayette - LA sit on the market for roughly 31 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 23.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 432 new listings hit the market each month in Lafayette - LA. There are currently 1,778 homes for sale, up 4.0% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Lafayette - LA is $1,365, up 1.7% year over year. For investors, the price-to-rent ratio here is roughly 12x annual rent.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

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Other metros in LA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
New Orleans - LA$261,919 +2.6% 42.0d
Baton Rouge - LA$246,900 +1.1% 34.0d
Shreveport - LA$184,116 -0.2% 39.0d
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