Lafayette
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About Lafayette
City in Tennessee, United StatesLafayette is a city in and the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,474 at the 2010 census, and had 5,584 in 2020.
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How Lafayette ranks
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Housing in Lafayette
The typical Lafayette home is worth about $268,000, up 3.1% in a year, 20% below the Tennessee typical home.
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Safety in Lafayette
Safety Grade C
Lafayette reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.
Work & commute in Lafayette
Full picture →About one in 4 of Lafayette’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Gallatin (9%), Lebanon (5%) and Portland (3%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Health in Lafayette
Health Grade D
Healthier than 8% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lafayette
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lafayette
Full climate →Lafayette has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lafayette
All Lafayette schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Lafayette’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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