Contra Costa County, California
Lafayette Real Estate and Local Guide
An affluent commuter suburb in the East Bay hills, part of the Lamorinda area with Moraga and Orinda, separated from Berkeley and Oakland by the Berkeley Hills and Caldecott Tunnel. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Lafayette best.
About the area
Living in Lafayette, CA
One of the three Lamorinda communities (Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda).
The housing market
Homes in Lafayette
- About 77% of homes are owner-occupied, reflecting a settled residential community.
- Roughly 76% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value reaches the Census top code of more than $2,000,000.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Lafayette home
Lafayette Hillside Memorial
Hillside display of crosses honoring U.S. service members killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
Modern civic library and cultural center in the downtown
Lafayette Park Theater
Historic movie theater that opened in 1941
Lafayette Reservoir
EBMUD reservoir with a popular loop trail and recreation area
Briones Regional Park
East Bay Regional Park District parkland bordering the town
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.