Lafayette, CO

Lafayette is a mid-size city in Colorado with a population of 30,471. Residents earn $110,431 per year, which is 47% above the national average.

3.6 /5.0

B+ Good

30,471 Population 3,291/sq mi density

$110,431 Median Income $62,309 per capita

$647,600 Home Value $667,236 Zillow

$2,042 Median Rent 32.8% income on rent

52°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

213 Violent Crime/100K 2,476 property/100K

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Overall

3.6 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

4.9 / 5.0

$110,431 median income, 2.9% unemployment

Affordability

3.4 / 5.0

$647,600 home value, $2,042/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

213 violent crimes/100K (44% below avg)

A+

Education

5.0 / 5.0

65.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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13 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Lafayette, CO.

Name	Year	Description
Lafayette, CO	2012	2 silvery shiny rectangular crafts above Lafayette&#44 CO 2pm 3/14/12
Lafayette (near denver), CO	2011	Three Lights Over Lafayette&#44 CO Near Denver
Lafayette, CO	2011	3 red lights in the shape of a trianlge over Lafayette CO for approximately 45 minutes
Lafayette, CO	2011	Three strange red blinking lights seen in the night sky above Erie&#44 CO
Lafayette, CO	2011	Elliptical shaped grey metal object moved west to east across summer sky around 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette, CO	2010	Saw a slow moving craft traveling North to South which had 3 lights (or highly reflective surfaces)&#44 1 on top and 2 below. Had ridges
Broomfield?lafayette, CO	2009	Large&#44 rectangular object seen flying in broad daylight
Lafayette, CO	2009	I completed a report on your site over a year ago and it was very brief and not as descriptive as I should have been in my initial repo
Lafayette, CO	2009	I was at a friend’s house in Lafayette Colorado to watch the predawn Meteor Showers at 4:00am. We were standing outside having a smoke
Lafayette, CO	2009	Crescent shaped object travels through night sky near Boulder.
Lafayette, CO	2003	small dark balloon like object flying straight north to south very quickly in windy conditions.
Lafayette, CO	1999	First sighting @23:03 while watching meteor shower. Saw VERY large boomerang shape object crossing sky at satellite speed. Again at 0:3
Lafayette, CO	1998	Event was a meteor shower. 5 meteors spotted in one hour plus 6 regular shooting stars.