Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $249,000 | Redfin · Lafayette, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 58 days | Redfin · Lafayette, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 397 homes | Redfin · Lafayette, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $226,811 | Zillow · Lafayette, LA | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 770 homes | Zillow · Lafayette, LA | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
Lafayette, LA / Market report
Lafayette, LA Housing Market and Selling Costs
Use this report to compare Lafayette market measures with the condition, repairs, occupancy, costs, and timing for the house you may sell. A city-wide figure gives context; it does not price your particular house.
USA Home Buyers buys houses in the City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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Lafayette market numbers
Recent housing prices and selling conditions
The shared display keeps each measure with its source, geography, and period. Read those details before using a number in your comparison.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $249,000 | Redfin · Lafayette, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 58 days | Redfin · Lafayette, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 397 homes | Redfin · Lafayette, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $226,811 | Zillow · Lafayette, LA | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 770 homes | Zillow · Lafayette, LA | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
What the numbers mean
A market figure does not price your particular house
A median sale price summarizes completed sales for the place and period shown. Zillow's typical home value is a separate modeled measure, not the sale price of one house. Keep each source and period beside its figure when comparing options.
Zillow's typical home value for Lafayette is market context, not a price for your address: $226,811 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for Lafayette, LA).
Condition and needed repairs can change the costs of preparing to sell. If tenants live there, occupancy and timing belong in the comparison too. Include the bills you expect to carry while listing, making repairs, or waiting.
We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us. Compare that option with the work and costs you expect for a listing.
Local selling costs
Louisiana deed-recording costs
The Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court charges a basic statutory fee of $100 to record a document of one to five pages. Longer documents, additional indexed names, and other services can add charges, so the basic fee is not a full estimate of every closing cost.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
Louisiana Revised Statutes §13:844 — recording fees →
Check the property's municipality
Lafayette Consolidated Government describes separate Lafayette City Council and Lafayette Parish Council bodies. That consolidated structure does not make every Lafayette Parish municipality part of the City of Lafayette. Check the property's actual municipality when a city-specific question matters.
Lafayette Consolidated Government: City and Parish Councils →
What you may keep
Sale price and money left after costs are different numbers
Start with a realistic sale price or written offer. Then compare your payoff, liens, taxes, repairs or cleanout, listing costs if you list, other selling costs, and the bills you carry while waiting. The amount left after costs is not the top-line price.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home's condition.
Compare what you may keep with the Lafayette calculator →Lafayette market report questions
Do Lafayette market numbers tell me what my house is worth?
No. The shared display identifies each measure’s source, place, and period. A city-wide measure is market context, not a price for your particular house; condition, repairs, occupancy, and timing affect your comparison.
What Louisiana deed-recording fee should I compare?
The basic statutory fee to record a document of one to five pages is $100. Longer documents, extra indexed names, and other services can add charges. It is a recording fee, not a percentage of the sale price.
When I sell to USA Home Buyers, who pays the closing costs?
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes and share of current property taxes are separate.
How do I compare the sale price with what I may keep?
The sale price is the amount before costs. Compare a realistic price or written offer with your payoff, liens, taxes, repairs or cleanout, listing costs if you list, and the bills you carry while waiting. Use the Lafayette calculator link on this page to change the planning assumptions.
How can I request a cash offer for a Lafayette house?
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Lafayette Parish. Use the form on this page or call 888-274-5006. We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
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Next steps for a Lafayette home sale
Choose a situation page or resource that fits the question you are working through, or call 888-274-5006 to discuss a Lafayette or Lafayette Parish property.