The median home in West Lafayette, Indiana is valued at $353,011, up 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,888, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 15.6x — near the national average of 18x. West Lafayette is part of the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$353,011
+1.4%
Rent$1,888/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $280/mo cheaper ($1,888 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + IN ins. 28% per HUD.
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$70,602 on $353,011
Stretch — 34.7% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$2,168
P/I34.7%
Afford$285K
Gap-$68K
P&I $1,785Tax $250Ins $133
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