Lake Lafayette is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lake Lafayette, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Owner-occupied: 96 of every 100 households in Lake Lafayette
People 65 and older make up 22 in 100 residents (MO: 18). About 315 people call Lake Lafayette home (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 5 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 45.4 (MO 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lake Lafayette says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Lake Lafayette
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lake Lafayette’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lake Lafayette or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Lake Lafayette in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.