CITY PROFILE
Lafayette, LA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Lafayette is a smaller metro where housing costs rank among the more affordable in our dataset, making it accessible for a range of budgets. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine, though the trade-off is a wet climate—rain is frequent and substantial. This is the setting if you want lower cost of living and don't mind heat and humidity paired with regular rainfall.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $202K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,371/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 20.4°C · warmest 28°C · coolest 10.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1583 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.62 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #116 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy94
- Affordable to rent81
- Climate comfort98
- Plenty of sunshine61
- Big-city amenities72
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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