Is Lafayette, LA a good place to invest in rental property?

Lafayette, LA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-305 and a median cap rate of 4.9%, on a median sold price of $244,000. Prices changed +2.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Lafayette, LA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Lafayette, LA is 4.9%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Lafayette, LA?

The median sold price in Lafayette, LA is $244,000 (about $145 per square foot).

Investing in Lafayette, LA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Lafayette, LA rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$244,000Median sold price

$145Median $/sqft

4.9%Median cap rate

$-305Modeled cash flow / mo

+2.8%Appreciation YoY

11.7Months of supply

1,715Active listings

1,764Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Lafayette numbers say

In Lafayette, LA, the median home sold for $244,000 (about $145 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 4.9% cap rate with a median $-305 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +2.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.7 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 28 fix-and-flip deals in Lafayette — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Lafayette, LA by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Lafayette deals, or browse the national market data.