Lafayette Overview
San Francisco town in the Contra Costa region, Lafayette, CA is a unique and diverse cultural hub. It has a population over 23,000 and is a modest and family centric city in the East Bay area. It is a quieter city than some of the neighboring towns making Lafayette CA, real estate a wonderful choice for a settled lifestyle.
Lafayette Community Statistics
Did You Know These Lafayette Fun Facts?
- There are three reservoirs in Lafayette: the Brookwood Reservoir, the Leland Reservoir and the Lafayette Reservoir.
- Joe Montana, Hall of Fame football quarterback for San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
- Lafayette has seven City-managed parks, and a Community Park hiking network — about 16 miles of parks.
Things to do in Lafayette
Parks, parks, parks! This beautiful city really boasts some wonderfully picturesque public open space areas such as Dinosaur Hill Park, Joaquin Miller Park, Lafayette Reservoir, Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park & Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. It is home to the Lafayette Art & Wine Festival.
Lafayette News
Lafayette History
Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. As of 2010, the city’s population was 23,893. It was named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero of the American Revolutionary War.
One of the original settlers in Brown’s party was Milo J. Hough. He built a hotel in 1853 near Plaza Park and in 1854 was named postmaster of the Acelanus post office, probably an alternate spelling of the original land grant, Acalanes. The post office was short-lived, closing the following year.
It has established a great selection of local private and public schools, which is one of the reasons Lafayette, CA real estate is a smart choice.
What Lafayette Locals Have to Say
5/5
First year living here. The neighborhood is extremely quiet, the neighbors are incredibly friendly, and every major city is within a 30 minute drive.
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5/5
Lafayette is a wonderful place to live, excellent schools, thriving downtown with lots of great restaurant's. It is very much a family town with a strong sense of community. Close to perfect climate as you can get. Easy commute to SF, by BART or car. Excellent trails and hiking close by. Easy to get to Napa, Livermore, Russian River Valley, Tahoe and so much more. A lot of young families move here for the schools and relatively safe environment. Over all you will be hard pushed to find a better town. I picked Lafayette from the map of America when I moved from Ireland and over all I could not be happier.
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5/5
Lafayette is a very wonderful suburb to live in, it is clean, family friendly, and an excellent place to raise your children. Diversity is a little low and as a black male, at times it can feel alienating, but the folks here are very nice and are extremely welcoming of every voice, gender, race, and so forth.
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Additional Lafayette Statistics
27,853
Lafayette Population
0%
Growth since 2000
1.1%
Lafayette Transer Tax Rate
10,759
Lafayette Households
34%
Households with Children
1.09%
Lafayette Property Tax Rate*
$177.9k
Lafayette Household Income
20
Lafayette Square Miles
Very Low
Lafayette Crime Rate
$1.7m
Average Home Sales Value
45 yo
Average Lafayette Age
23 yr
Average Lafayette Residency
* This is not the rate for all properties.
