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About Lafayette
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, USLafayette Township is a township located in the Skylands Region of Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,358, a decrease of 180 (−7.1%) from the 2010 census count of 2,538, which in turn reflected an increase of 238 (+10.3%) from the 2,300 counted in the 2000 census. The township is crossed by Route 15 and Route 94.
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Housing in Lafayette
The typical Lafayette home is worth about $495,000, up 3.2% in a year, 15% below the New Jersey typical home.
Schools in Lafayette
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The public schools Lafayette’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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