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In July 2026, LaFayette had a population of 6,967. There were 38 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. The city had 15 schools in 2026. Median gross rent was US$840 per month, while the median home value was US$144,800 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1923 sources

Population7,157people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,368EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent738.3EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate0.606%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean7.06µg/m³country median 7.0 — about the sameOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to LaFayette?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in LaFayette.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 60.1%, and the vacancy rate was 10% in July 2026. 35.3% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
LaFayette recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market
Median gross rent$840/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent35.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)10.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)764.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent738.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is LaFayette a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 46–68%
Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 47–73%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

3.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 240 of 7,157 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$46,018 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in LaFayette is 0.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income46,018 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband70.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription87.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet8.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet5.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary2,368 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)22Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,451 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov21Official
Unemployment rate0.606 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in LaFayette?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,451 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,868of €2,714 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,714
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €765
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,868
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to LaFayette. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in LaFayette. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher86.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools15 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count12Official
School enrolment, share of residents16.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio0 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents38 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,086 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio11Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in LaFayette when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time26.87 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work2.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Destinations from nearest airport8 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Nearest airportCHA3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Distance to nearest airport37 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for LaFayette. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in LaFayette.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in LaFayette is 7.1 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.06 µg/m³country median 7.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 20249Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 10.39 · Feb 12.72 · Mar 17.67 · Apr 22.67 · May 26.56 · Jun 30.06 · Jul 31.61 · Aug 31.39 · Sep 28.61 · Oct 22.89 · Nov 16.67 · Dec 11.78 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00094941 (CHICKAMAUGA 2 SW)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 1.94 · Mar 5.39 · Apr 9.39 · May 14.17 · Jun 18.94 · Jul 20.89 · Aug 20.5 · Sep 17.33 · Oct 10.67 · Nov 4.83 · Dec 2.11 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00094941 (CHICKAMAUGA 2 SW)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.44 · Feb 7.33 · Mar 11.5 · Apr 16.06 · May 20.33 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 26.28 · Aug 25.94 · Sep 23 · Oct 16.78 · Nov 10.72 · Dec 6.94 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 135.6 · Feb 134.4 · Mar 142.2 · Apr 130.8 · May 112.8 · Jun 108.7 · Jul 114.8 · Aug 92.96 · Sep 112.8 · Oct 82.55 · Nov 130.3 · Dec 149.9 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information14Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading53.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean10.76 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites3 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,320 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature26.11 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature17.2 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature9.44 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Little Rock ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±5.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±5.7 °C, Werl (Germany) ±5.7 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±6.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±6.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 240 is not 2.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.37 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents240 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables23Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density341.8 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population7,157 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program18Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value144,800 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes60.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate56.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad3.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage58.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage69.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance10.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher12.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available90.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over3,183 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home8.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans74.16 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on LaFayette

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Plainfield as a LaFayette alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 810 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 0.6% LaFayette+521%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 7,157 LaFayette+599%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,368 LaFayette+104%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.4% LaFayette+158%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 37.0 km LaFayette−76%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,451 LaFayette+17%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 7.1 µg/m³ LaFayette+10%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Alternative cities in United States

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McCook7,157 residentsNew Milford7,160 residentsWayne7,160 residentsHarrisville7,154 residentsHeathcote7,154 residentsNorth Riverside7,161 residents

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Is LaFayette part of Chattanooga?

LaFayette is in the published commuting zone of Chattanooga; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Chattanooga city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source17

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around LaFayette?

The median gross salary is 3,451 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in LaFayette?

The unemployment rate is 0.606 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in LaFayette?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.06 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How many people live in LaFayette?

The published population is 7,157 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in LaFayette?

240 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is LaFayette a good place to live?

LaFayette may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is LaFayette part of Chattanooga?

LaFayette is in the published commuting zone of Chattanooga; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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Sources

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  1. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  6. Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
  8. EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
  9. EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26
  10. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  1. HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  2. NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  3. NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  4. NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00094941 (CHICKAMAUGA 2 SW) NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
  5. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  6. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  7. TIGERweb ACS2023 — Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (CBSA, January 1 2023) TIGERweb ACS2023 · tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
  9. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  10. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  11. www.bls.gov bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
  12. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
  13. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26

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