Lafayette
- Suburb of Oakland, CA
Suburb
Lafayette
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Oakland, CA
- Rating 4.08 out of 5 36 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B
- Housinggrade C+
- Nightlifegrade B+
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade B+
- Weathergrade A
- Cost of Livinggrade D+
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$1,428,900
National
$217,500Median Rent
$2,222
National
$1,062Area Feel
Sparse Suburban
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Lafayette Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault0national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape3.7national 40.7
- Robbery11.2national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary156.3national 500.1
- Theft1,064.3national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft111.6national 284
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Working in Lafayette
Jobs
grade B+
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$178,889
National
$62,843Places to Work in Lafayette
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Lafayette Reviews
Rating 4.08 out of 5 36 reviews
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Lafayette is a wonderful place to live, excellent schools, thriving downtown with lots of great restaurant's. It is very much a family town with a strong sense of community. Close to perfect climate as you can get. Easy commute to SF, by BART or car. Excellent trails and hiking close by. Easy to get to Napa, Livermore, Russian River Valley, Tahoe and so much more. A lot of young families move here for the schools and relatively safe environment. Over all you will be hard pushed to find a better town. I picked Lafayette from the map of America when I moved from Ireland and over all I could not be happier.
I never lived in lafayette but I went to school in that city since I was 7 years old. Being Caucasian IN SUCH A WHITE RICH community was tough at times. Yes I made a few friends in my grade school through high school years but overall, people there are not as welcoming and open to outsiders and newcomers especially if you don't live there. Academics are excellent but extracurriculars have their flaws- a lot of favoritism and too much pressure within the children. Parents tend to be too competitive and hard on their children. You definitely learn to be discipline for SURE from challenging academics and the athletic programs there would make your children active but I think adults need to relax a bit towards their children. Let your children grow as people and let them enjoy their childhood. Time flies too fast.
Since the pandemic I’ve seen the community come together more in light of crime from outside forces, to making sure city and county politicians are serving our best interests. Living here has a good mixture of nature suburban living compared to neighboring cities and its central location and access to multiple transportation is ideal.