Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Tippecanoe County index 1976–2025
Tippecanoe County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recession
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Tippecanoe County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in West Lafayette, Indiana, covered 456 housing units (−76.4% year on year); the place lies in Tippecanoe County.
51 of those units were single-family houses (11%), 20 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 385 in buildings of five or more units. That is 10.0 units per 1,000 residents, close to the county's 9.0 and well above the state's 4.0.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 10,337 units, with the busiest year 2025 (2,307 units). Tippecanoe County's FHFA house price index rose +102.0% over the ten years to 2025.
456units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−76.4% on the previous 12 months
51single-family units11% of the total
385units in 5+ unit buildings84% of the total
10.0units per 1,000 residentsTippecanoe County 9.0 · Indiana 4.0
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in West Lafayette by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
West Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Indiana
United States
All housing units
456
1,719
27,672
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
51 (11%)
460 (27%)
20,168 (73%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
0
28
586
34,814
3–4 units
20
20
140
17,298
5 or more units
385 (84%)
1,211 (70%)
6,778 (24%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
10.0
9.0
4.0
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−76.4%
−52.5%
−7.2%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in West Lafayette by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
10,337 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2025. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Tippecanoe County
FHFA's index for Tippecanoe County rose +102.0% over the ten years to 2025 (+7.3% a year) and +2.6% in the latest year, against +94.5% and +4.3% for Indiana. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in West Lafayette, IN?
456 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 1,930 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in West Lafayette?
51 single-family units, 0 in two-unit buildings, 20 in three- and four-unit buildings and 385 in buildings of five or more units.
How does West Lafayette compare with its county and state?
10.0 units per 1,000 residents in West Lafayette, 9.0 in Tippecanoe County and 4.0 in Indiana.
How have home prices moved in Tippecanoe County?
FHFA's index for Tippecanoe County rose +102.0% over the ten years to 2025 and +2.6% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 814500); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.