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Lafayette, CO Homes for Sale – Charm Meets Convenience

Bordering Erie to the southwest, Lafayette fuses century-old storefronts with shiny new subdivisions, all 18 minutes from Boulder’s Pearl Street.

2025 Lafayette Market Snapshot

$752,900

Median listing price

+6.8% YoY

 $710,029

Average home value

-0.9% YoY

12

Median days to pending

Homes go fast

Parkdale & Parkdale Commons

East of Hwy 287, sister communities Parkdale and Parkdale Commons deliver Lafayette’s first large-scale new-construction in a decade. Century Communities brings farmhouse elevations and 3-car garages; Richmond American layers in their Estate and Seasons lines for budget-wise ranch plans. A 14-acre central park, Coal Creek trailhead, and five-minute hop to Old-Town breweries round out the vibe.

Cost-of-Living

Lafayette

Median Listing Price

$752.9K 

Mill Levy

83.389

Commute to Boulder

18 min

Erie

Median Listing Price

$788.9K

Mill Levy

92.762

Commute to Boulder

25 min

Verdict: Slight tax edge and shorter Boulder drive give Lafayette a micro-advantage.

Schools

Zoned for Boulder Valley School District and coveted Peak to Peak Charter—Colorado’s #1 K-12. Open enrollment allows crossover to Erie High’s STEM program.

What Locals Love

Waneka Lake

paddle-board mornings

Peach Festival

in August 300 pies vanish by noon

Art Night Out 

every second Friday May–Sept

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes—lots are pre-plumbed for carriage houses; confirm setbacks with the HOA.

$82/mo covers trail upkeep and a future pool.

City ordinance permits up to six hens—no roosters.

Current Lafayette Listings

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You would be identifying us as your real estate agent. As your agent, builders would typically pay us a commission, just as you’d find with the purchase of a regular existing home on the market. In fact, the commission is usually the same as existing homes (around 3%), but every deal is unique, and builders have requirements for paying a commission to agents. For this reason, call us to discuss a path ASAP. (303-376-6111)

While we’d need to discuss your needs and objectives, we typically take half of what the builder pays us, and we credit it back to you at closing.  This credit is applied against your closing costs and prepaids, but know that most lenders will not let you use it as part of your down payment. The result is you bringing a smaller check to the closing table, leaving more in your bank!  We advise you and coordinate the anticipated credit from us with your lender at the soonest opportunity, ideally before you even make an offer on a property. 

We can afford to do this because we maintain low overhead, and you are one of those easy buyers that saved your agent a lot of time. Our buyers typically save us time on the front end with the home search, although are happy to talk about ways we can help. But truth be told, a lot of time is saved after you go under contract and/or after construction begins. We structure our relationships with clients such that the client agrees to work directly with the builder as much as possible. No need to have us in the middle when picking out tile. And all of the big builders have teams in place to make the process as smooth as new construction can be. So while we are available as needed, we play a very limited role in the time between the contract signing and the closing.

Please reach out to us early and often. Too many homebuyers engage the builder’s friendly sales reps on their own before realizing that it may become too late to engage a Realtor® or Buyers’ Slice Realty. And why not have a broker represent you since we have yet to see a builder discount a home just because a homebuyer is working directly with them. If you are moving fast, you’ll be just fine presenting the below savings certificate, and we’ll look forward to working with you at the soonest opportunity!