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Typically from $6,800 USD per guard post/month. See prices →
5 companies
Alexander Global Strategies, Inc
Industrial System Solutions
Omni Investigative Services, LLC
Randle's Security
Residential and HOA security in Lafayette covers gatehouse posts, community patrol and high-rise concierge coverage, with communities splitting the cost across homes.
In Lafayette, demand for residential & hoa security is driven by Purdue University and its football and event calendar and an advanced-manufacturing base including Subaru's US assembly plant. The sectors that most rely on this service include higher education, advanced manufacturing, life sciences and research, with specific needs in areas such as the Purdue University campus and stadium district, the Subaru and advanced-manufacturing plants, the research and R&D campuses. The city's main security concerns — campus-adjacent and gameday event management and industrial-plant and R&D site security — make working with a licensed, professional provider a priority investment for businesses and homeowners.
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Estimated range per guard post/month in Lafayette:
$6,800 — $11,000 USD
That puts Lafayette about 9% below the US national range ($7,500 — $12,000) — lower local wage pressure generally means lower bill rates, though scarce licensed supply can offset it.
Armed officers typically run about 35% more than unarmed coverage for the same post — the premium covers the firearm permit, range requalification and the higher insurance the provider carries. In Lafayette that puts an armed post around $9,200 — $15,000 USD per guard post/month.
Gatehouse/HOA post covering a 12h daily shift. Communities split the cost across homes; gate posts, patrol rounds and camera integration set the monthly total.
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Before you hire
A guide for HOA boards and gated communities: manned gate vs. virtual guard vs. unmanned access, courtesy patrol, CC&R enforcement limits, how security is funded through dues, and how to RFP and vet a licensed provider.
Read the residential & hoa security buyer's guidePrivate security in Indiana is licensed at the state level by the the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board. A legitimate company operating in Lafayette holds a Security Guard Agency license, which means it has cleared Indiana PLA's ownership, background-check and insurance requirements. Ask for that license number in writing and verify it yourself — a certificate on the wall tells you nothing about current standing, since a license can be suspended or revoked.
Hiring an unlicensed company is a risk you carry. In Indiana, operating without a license is class a misdemeanor (per unlicensed transaction), plus mandatory disgorgement fine (IC 25-30-1.3-23). Recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally engaging in business as, soliciting/advertising as, or holding out as a security guard agency without a license is a Class A misdemeanor, and the court must additionally fine the offender the full compensation earned in committing the offense — a mandatory disgorgement that can push the total fine above Indiana's normal $10,000 misdemeanor cap; each unlicensed transaction is a separate chargeable offense.
Lafayette scores 67/100 on our Crime Index (grade C), which makes it safer than 39% of the 759 US cities we track. The index is built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for a population of 72,009.
Crime Index
Crime rates describe a city, not a specific address — the right level of coverage depends on your block, your hours and what you're protecting. Use the neighborhood breakdown to see how Lafayette varies internally before you scope a contract.
See the full Lafayette Crime Index and neighborhood breakdown5 providers below list residential & hoa security in Lafayette. Ranking is based on verifiable signals, but the last checks are yours — and they are the ones that decide whether a contract holds up.
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