Population
Lubbock
261,078
Lafayette
121,537
Median Income
Lubbock
$60,487
Lafayette
$61,454
Home Value
Lubbock
$197,900
Lafayette
$251,300
Rent
Lubbock
$1,137
Lafayette
$1,065
Crime Rate
Lubbock
8.22
Lafayette
10.66
Cost of Living
Lubbock
104.6
Lafayette
103.3
Avg Temp
Lubbock
N/A
Lafayette
N/A
Unemployment
Lubbock
4.8%
Lafayette
5.0%
How Similar Are Lubbock & Lafayette?
Lafayette is Lubbock's #24 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Lubbock
261,078
Lafayette
121,537
Lubbock (261,078) is about 2.1x larger than Lafayette (121,537).
Violent Crime
Lubbock
8.22
Lafayette
10.66
Lafayette has a 23% higher violent crime than Lubbock.
Property Crime
Lubbock
26.29
Lafayette
43.48
Lafayette has a 40% higher property crime than Lubbock.
Political Leaning
Lubbock
69.3%
Lafayette
64.8%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 6% difference.
Unemployment
Lubbock
4.8%
Lafayette
5.0%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 5% difference.
Median Income
Lubbock
$60,487
Lafayette
$61,454
Both cities have similar median income — just a 2% difference.
Home Values
Lubbock
$197,900
Lafayette
$251,300
Lafayette has a 21% higher home values than Lubbock.
Education
Lubbock
20.5%
Lafayette
27.9%
Lafayette has a 27% higher education than Lubbock.
Demographics
Lubbock
64.6%
Lafayette
59.1%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 8% difference.
Cost of Living
Lubbock
104.6
Lafayette
103.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Lubbock and Lafayette share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Lubbock
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Lafayette
Lafayette leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Lafayette leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDLafayette has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,019 vs $1,175 in Lubbock (15% lower). Lafayette has a fair market rent (1br) of $898 vs $990 in Lubbock (10% lower). Lafayette scores 116.2 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 121.4 in Lubbock.
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Housing Market — Lafayette leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLafayette has a median property tax of $1,455 vs $3,216 in Lubbock (121% lower). Lafayette has a median home value of $251,300 vs $197,900 in Lubbock (21% higher). Lubbock has a vacancy rate of 8.9% compared to 10.9% in Lafayette.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Lubbock leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLubbock: 137,299 vs Lafayette: 62,089 for labor force. Lafayette has a work from home of 9.5% compared to 6.5% in Lubbock. Lafayette has a per capita income of $39,861 vs $34,629 in Lubbock (13% higher).
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Crime & Safety — Lubbock leads
Source: FBI UCRLafayette has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.69 compared to 1.16 in Lubbock. Lubbock has a murder rate (per 1k) of 0.05 compared to 0.15 in Lafayette. Lafayette has a property crime clearance of 16.8% compared to 8.8% in Lubbock.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Lafayette leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauLafayette has a bachelor's degree or higher of 27.9% compared to 20.5% in Lubbock. Lafayette has a high school diploma or higher of 45.3% compared to 34.7% in Lubbock.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLubbock has a population of 261,078, about 2.1x the size of Lafayette (121,537). Lubbock skews younger with a median age of 30.4 vs 37.1.
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Lubbock
Lafayette
Healthcare — Lubbock leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareLubbock: 5 vs Lafayette: 3 for with emergency services. Lubbock: 2.5 vs Lafayette: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Lafayette leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSLafayette has a work from home of 9.5% compared to 6.5% in Lubbock. Lubbock has a public transit of 0.7% compared to 0.6% in Lafayette. Lafayette has a drive alone of 80.4% compared to 77.3% in Lubbock.
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