Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0104 homes sold in Lafayette in the last year, at a typical $477K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Lafayette homes are listed.
Every place Lafayette homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Lafayette.
For sale
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New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 98% of Lafayette’s sales, at a typical $480K
104 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 102 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $276OR $296
- Days to sell
- 68
- Sold over asking
- 22%
- Listings with a price cut
- 36%
Townhouses: 2 sold, typical $430K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
More homes sell than most years, at twice the 2016 price
104 sales in the last year, against 135 in 2022 and a low of 41 in 2013. The typical sale went from $242K in 2016 to $477K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $500K buys in Lafayette
Check a listing against what Lafayette homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Lafayette are rarer than before the pandemic, and more homes are for sale
We read every month of Lafayette’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 104 sales.
If you’re buying in Lafayette
- Shop in October. It brings about 10 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (29% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 35% of listings have cut their price, against 30% before the pandemic.
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 99.4% of the list price on average; 21% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 19% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 65 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 11 a month), but July is the most competitive: 54% of July sales close over asking. October offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (29%). October has the least competition (29%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and about like Oregon as a whole
| Lafayette now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | OR now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 21% | 49% | 60% | 24% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 19% | 51% | 59% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 35% | 30% | 18% | 30% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 99.4% | 100.5% | 101.9% | 98.8% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 65 | 23 | 13 | 46 |
24 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 4.6 times the 2020 low (5) and 161% more than in 2017–19.
1 in 3 listings has cut its price
35% in the last year, against 30% in 2017–19 and 30% across Oregon. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.
Lafayette ranks 63rd of 109 busy Oregon markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Lafayette is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Owning the typical Lafayette home costs about $2,764 a month
Price: Lafayette’s typical sale, last 12 months. Property tax at Lafayette’s 0.7% (median bill ÷ median value, Census ACS); insurance at 0.35% of price a year. Before PMI, HOA dues, upkeep and the tax deduction. Whether Lafayette is affordable on local pay is on Cost of living.
Six things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 4.
Best time to buyProperty tax, a year
Of a home’s value: the median bill over the median home value. On a $477K home, about $3,300 a year.
Taxes vs. neighborsSchools
The schools grade for Lafayette, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in LafayetteTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Lafayette.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Yamhill sells for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Lafayette, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMinnville | 290 | $480K | $294 | 21% | 39 |
| Newberg | 253 | $509K | $299 | 25% | 46 |
| Lafayette | 104 | $477K | $277 | 21% | 65 |
| Carlton | 41 | $517K | $296 | 32% | 85 |
| Yamhill | 38 | $554K | $263 | 21% | 104 |
| Dundee | 29 | $562K | $317 | 34% | 74 |
| Dayton | 22 | $459K | $309 | 36% | 46 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Lafayette
What do homes sell for in Lafayette, OR?
104 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $477K, $277 a square foot.
Is Lafayette a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 20 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 10 sold, about 2 months of supply. Buyers paid 99.4% of asking on average, and 35% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Lafayette?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
How much are property taxes in Lafayette?
About 0.7% of a home’s value a year. On a $477K home that’s near $3,300.
Where can I see homes for sale in Lafayette?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Lafayette’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Lafayette.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).