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Lafayette, IN
$2,462after tax and rent
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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Lafayette.
Modelled metro
So you know: homicide deaths in Lafayette are under the US rate in this release, 3.9 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).
Move Score
72
Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.
The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 72.4, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted
Example household
Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom
These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.
After tax and rent
$2,462
Home city
Not picked
Salary
$83,730
Same everywhere
Top things to do in Lafayette
More in Lafayette
Photo: Tstuddud / Wikimedia, Public domain Ross–Ade Stadium
American football stadium
Photo: Tim Musson / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 Samara
Historic house in West Lafayette, Indiana
Photo: Jim Hammer / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 Tippecanoe Battlefield Park
The location of the Battle of Tippecanoe fought on November 7, 1811
Photo: Alexeenko / Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art
Art museum in Indiana, US
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Stats
- Rent
- $1,168
- 2 bd median
- Take-home
- $5,333
- Per month
- Tax
- 24%
- Of pay
- Prices
- 5% below
- US, besides rent
Next
$2,462 / mo
The month
One earner. 1 bd.
See full breakdown
- Taxes$1,644
- Rent$981
- Other$1,890
- Left$2,462
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,730
- Federal income tax
- −$9,591
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,405
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,482
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,256
- Take-home pay
- $63,996
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $981
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,871
After tax and rent
$2,462 left/mo
County by county
4 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.
| County | People | Median rent | 2-bed rent | Home value | Income | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe CountyIN | 187k83% | $1,088 | $1,103 | $217,600 | $58,622 | 18 min |
| Carroll CountyIN | 20k9% | $874 | $876 | $167,700 | $64,003 | 25 min |
| Benton CountyIN | 8,7084% | $834 | $903 | $135,400 | $61,811 | 26 min |
| Warren CountyIN | 8,4694% | $815 | $791 | $160,000 | $74,635 | 26 min |
Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.
Working remotely
If the paycheck stays the same
One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,452 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $981.
- Work from home
- 7.9% of workers
- ACS 2024 1-year
- Home internet
- 61.7% of households
- Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
- Paid to move, remote job
- No open remote grant on this metro
Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.
The place
19 min commute. A car per adult.
- Weather
- Not shown for this metro.
- Getting around
- A car per adult
- Average commute
- 19 minutes each way
- Size
- 225k people
- Buying instead
- Median home $204,300. About $1,407/mo with 20% down.
- Taxes
- Indiana income tax is a flat 3.00%, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 0.62%.
Schools
- Students
- 28,922
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
- Districts
- 9
- Tippecanoe School Corp13,663 students
- Lafayette School Corporation7,090 students
- West Lafayette Com School Corp2,343 students
- Benton Community School Corp1,601 students
- MSD Warren County1,332 students
NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.
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Take-home by job in Lafayette
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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Questions
How is take-home pay in Lafayette calculated?
Lafayette is in Indiana, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.50%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.
What does rent cost in Lafayette?
About $981 for a one-bedroom and $1,168 for a two-bedroom in Lafayette, IN. Lafayette averages 203 sunny days, a July high of 83°F, and a 19-minute commute.
How do I compare Lafayette with another city?
Put Lafayette next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.
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