Local data

Building in Lafayette, CO

Lafayette, CO is in Boulder County and has about 30,602 residents. 15 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, down from 35 in 2023.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Lafayette before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Lafayette

Typical home value

$686,500 (give or take $20,866)

Typical monthly rent

$2,121 (give or take $138)

Typical household income

$119,040 (give or take $10,187)

Typical year homes were built

1994

Homes lived in by their owners

65.7%

Homes sitting empty

2.4%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Lafayette

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	15	15	$9.4 million
2024	9	9	$3.9 million
2023	35	70	$17.2 million
2022	53	126	$36.6 million
2021	59	76	$23.5 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Lafayette pages

Building permits

Building PermitsCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Community Planning and PermittingCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Short-Term and Vacation Rental LicensingCounty · bouldercounty.gov

Planning and zoning

Weed ManagementCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Transportation PlanningCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Oil and Gas DevelopmentCounty · bouldercounty.gov

Meeting agendas and minutes

No commissioners’ hearings or meetings are scheduled this weekCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Commissioners’ Business MeetingCounty · bouldercounty.gov
County Commissioners’ Business Meeting (Hybrid)County · bouldercounty.gov

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Boulder County

Boulder County has had 17 federal disaster declarations (9 fire, 5 flood, 2 snowstorm, 1 coastal storm).

2024: Stone Mountain Fire (fire)
2021: Wildfires and Straight-line Winds (fire)
2021: Marshall Fire (fire)
2020: Calwood Fire (fire)
2015: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (flood)
2013: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (flood)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Building supply stores near Lafayette

Sherwin-Williams
670 North US Highway 287 Lafayette
Lowe's
2910 Arapahoe Road Erie
Juniper Paints
Ace Hardware
1343 East South Boulder Road Louisville
The Urban Garden
The Home Depot
1200 West Dillon Road Louisville
Sherwin-Williams
2325 Highway 7 Erie
QED
1785 West 160th Avenue Broomfield

Plan your Lafayette project

Build a budget The 7 steps to building a home Find your permit office

Nearby towns

All town guides

Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-03; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-03; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-03; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-03; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-03; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-03; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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