Lake LafayetteMO
A town of 315.
Is Lake Lafayette a good place to live?
Lake Lafayette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
315 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lake Lafayette: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Lafayette, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Lafayette.
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Lafayette than in most of Missouri or the rest of the country
In Lake Lafayette, the average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Kansas City (19%), Blue Springs (8%) and Oak Grove (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away.
| Lake Lafayette | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 44% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Lake Lafayette, expect four seasons and hot summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake Lafayette has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
Lake Lafayette’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 36 of 100. 39% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 29%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lake Lafayette after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in Lake Lafayette
8 crimes were reported in Lake Lafayette in 2023: 7 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Lake Lafayette is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Lake Lafayette is
Among adults in Lake Lafayette, 18% binge drink and 18% smoke cigarettes. In Lake Lafayette, 30% of adults feel lonely, below both Missouri’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). The share of adults in Lake Lafayette who have been diagnosed with depression: 26%.
| Lake Lafayette | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lake Lafayette | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 64.4% | 60.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Lafayette
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Lafayette; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lake Lafayette residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Lake Lafayette for work
Where Lake Lafayette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Lafayette
City in Missouri, United States
Lake Lafayette is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. The population was 277 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Area code
- 816
Questions about Lake Lafayette
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Lafayette, MO a good place to live?
Lake Lafayette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.