Lafayette

Lafayette

Lafayette, Colorado has a small-town feel that we think contrasts perfectly with Boulder and Denver. With its wide array of events throughout the year, where many know one another on a first name basis and the quaintness of its two older streets of Public Road and Simpson Road display the wide range of small businesses you come to expect from Colorado's small towns. Lafayette has around 29,000 residents. It's schools rate a median of 7 out of 10 and it actually hosts one of the nations top 50 high schools in Peak to Peak Charter School (K-12). The national average of adults with a college or advanced degree is 22%, but Lafayette is at 56%, more than twice the national average. As far as home ownership, the average annual rate of appreciation is over 6% and this city sits in the top 10% of appreciation in the past ten years with a whopping 90% increase in value. (from neighborhoodscout.com and from IRES statistics). Other highlights include the Oatmeal Festival in January, then in the summer you have the 'Art Night Out' and the Farmer's Markets on Thursday nights, Peach Festival in August, and the South Town Market around Christmas time.