Taxes in West Lafayette
West Lafayette's tax picture includes a moderate effective property tax rate and a disclosed combined income tax rate that includes Tippecanoe County's real local layer.
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Learn moreA moderate effective property tax rate
West Lafayette's median effective property tax rate ran 1.00% (47906 ZIP), against a broader Tippecanoe County rate of approximately 0.88%.
Indiana's flat state tax plus Tippecanoe County's local layer
Indiana's real, flat 2.95% state income tax applies statewide, but Tippecanoe County separately layers a real 1.10% local income tax on top -- a combined 4.05% rate on most earned income for West Lafayette residents.
A simple, uniform sales tax
Indiana's flat 7% statewide sales tax applies in West Lafayette with no additional local-option county layer.
Key takeaways
- West Lafayette's effective property tax rate (1.00%) runs moderate by national standards.
- Tippecanoe County's real 1.10% local income tax layers onto Indiana's flat 2.95% state rate for a combined 4.05%.
- Indiana's flat 7% sales tax applies uniformly, with no local-option layer in West Lafayette.
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