Taxes in Lafayette
Lafayette's tax picture pairs a genuinely low effective property tax rate with Indiana's simple flat state income tax and a Tippecanoe County local income tax layer this record discloses honestly given a real cross-source spread.
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Learn moreA genuinely low effective property tax rate
Lafayette's median effective property tax rate ran 0.89% per Ownwell -- below both the Indiana statewide median (1.01%) and the Tippecanoe County median, a real, favorable rate even as Lafayette's home values run higher than other Indiana Tier A markets.
Indiana's flat state income tax, plus a disclosed county spread
Indiana's 2.95% flat state income tax applies statewide. Tippecanoe County's own local income tax rate carried a real, disclosed cross-source spread this pass (1.10%-1.75%) -- confirm the current, effective rate directly before relocating.
A simple statewide sales tax
Indiana's uniform 7% sales tax applies in Lafayette with no local add-on anywhere in the state.
Key takeaways
- Lafayette's effective property tax rate (0.89%) runs below both the Indiana statewide and Tippecanoe County medians.
- Tippecanoe County's local income tax rate carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread (1.10%-1.75%).
- Indiana's 7% statewide sales tax carries no local add-on.
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