The median home in Lafayette, Minnesota is valued at $241,449, up 9.7% year over year. Lafayette is part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

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Home Value$241,449

+9.7%

AFFORDABILITY

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Income (annual)

Down Payment

$48,290 on $241,449

Affordable — 25.5% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,596

P/I25.5%

Afford$265K

Room+$23K

P&I $1,221Tax $225Ins $150

6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + MN ins. 28% per HUD.

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Minnetonka Beach$2220K Woodland$1619K Greenwood$1602K Sunfish Lake$1156K Orono$1084K Medicine Lake$1082K Tonka Bay$1059K Deephaven$1018K

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