Lafayette Town (Chippewa County) is a town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, home to about 6,346 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54727 and 54729.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population6,346184 per sq mi
Median home value$353,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$186Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Chippewa Falls; part is in Lafayette Town (Chippewa County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lafayette Town (Chippewa County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lafayette Town (Chippewa County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)91 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN85 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL283 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lafayette Town (Chippewa County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Lafayette Town (Chippewa County) had 6,197 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.
It’s the 159th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Chippewa County grew from 33,037 residents in 1900 to 66,297 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eau Claire Rgnl Ap, WI weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Chippewa County
22,890 jobs at 1,660 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
360 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lafayette Town (Chippewa County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Oakleaf Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Altoona10.0 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Eau Claire10.1 miles
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Eau Claire12.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
51
Specialist doctors
26
Dentists
38
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
56
Mental health providers
77
Physical and occupational therapists
72
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
32
Pharmacies
9
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Lafayette Town (Chippewa County)
Parks (16 nearby)
Casper Park · 322 acres2.8 mi
Irvine Park · 288 acres1.9 mi
Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds · 46 acres1.2 mi
Pine Harbor Woods County Park · 39 acres3.9 mi
Happy Tails Dog Park · 39 acres1.5 mi
Chippewa Riverfront · 16 acres1.2 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Gordy's SuperValu1.2 mi
Festival Foods1.3 mi
Gordys County Market2.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Chippewa Falls Public Library1.2 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology1.0 mi
Cook Rutledge Mansion1.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Heyde Center for the Arts0.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cadott Community School District, Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, Wisconsin Department of Health Services and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(13)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cadott ElementaryCadott
Pre-K–6
436
Public
11.1 mi
Korger-ChestnutChippewa Falls
Pre-K
307
Public
1.4 mi
Halmstad ElementaryChippewa Falls
K–5
355
Public
1.8 mi
Hillcrest ElementaryChippewa Falls
K–5
344
Public
2.0 mi
Northern Wisconsin CenterChippewa Falls
K–12
3
Alternative Education
1.1 mi
Parkview ElementaryChippewa Falls
K–5
377
Public
1.4 mi
Southview ElementaryChippewa Falls
K–5
286
Public
1.5 mi
Stillson ElementaryChippewa Falls
K–5
338
Public
2.3 mi
Chippewa Falls MiddleChippewa Falls
6–8
999
Public
2.5 mi
Cadott Junior HighCadott
7–8
134
Public
10.9 mi
Cadott HighCadott
9–12
230
Public
10.9 mi
Chippewa Falls HighChippewa Falls
9–12
1,451
Public
2.0 mi
DOC: Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatm ent FacilityChippewa Falls
9–12
—
Alternative Education
1.3 mi
Private schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Charles Borromeo Primary SchoolChippewa Falls
Pre-K–2
107
Roman Catholic
1.6 mi
St Charles Borromeo Primary SchoolChippewa Falls
Pre-K–12
563
Roman Catholic
1.6 mi
Christ Lutheran SchoolChippewa Falls
K–8
101
Other Lutheran
2.0 mi
St Peter Elementary SchoolChippewa Falls
1–8
31
Roman Catholic
5.7 mi
Holy Ghost SchoolChippewa Falls
3–5
110
Roman Catholic
1.5 mi
Liberty Christian SchoolChippewa Falls
5–12
51
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.8 mi
Notre Dame Middle SchoolChippewa Falls
6–8
150
Roman Catholic
2.1 mi
Mcdonell Central Catholic High SchoolChippewa Falls
9–12
198
Roman Catholic
2.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie, Cadott, Eagle Point, Wheaton, Tilden, Sigel Town (Chippewa County), Anson, Goetz, Arthur, Edson, Howard Town, Seymour Town (Eau Claire County) and Hallie.
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