Best Internet Providers in Lafayette, IA
All 8 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Lafayette, IA
Lafayette has 8 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Fiber, DSL, and Fixed Wireless internet are available in the city. Reviews are grouped by provider and the type of service they offer, covering all 3 available internet technologies in Lafayette.
Ranks compare Lafayette with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Lafayette, IA at a Glance
Lafayette Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
Great Plains Communications
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
CenturyLink
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
EarthLink
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
T-Mobile Home Internet
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Providers with less than 1% coverage in this city are excluded from the list. To see if one of these providers is available at your home, please use the address search above.
Speed and technology may vary by address for all providers. Please note we may have a financial relationship with some of the providers above, which does not impact the customer ratings displayed. Customer ratings listed above are national ratings, local Lafayette ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Lafayette, IA?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Lafayette based on Iowa customer satisfaction ratings and reviews. Based on our extensive and unbiased survey, T-Mobile Home Internet had the best reviews at the local, state, and national levels versus all available providers in Lafayette, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 100.00% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Lafayette?
Coverage changes block by block. Pick a provider and a technology to see where its service reaches: the darker the area, the larger the share of homes it covers. For your exact address, use the address search above.
Coverage map for each provider in Lafayette
- Great Plains Communications - fiber coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- GigFire - fixed wireless coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- CenturyLink - dsl coverage map
- Rise Broadband - fixed wireless coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
How Lafayette Compares to Places Its Size
Lafayette's report card score is in the top 9% and its connectivity index is in the top 17%.
| Measure | Lafayette | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | Linn County | Iowa | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 100.0% | top 1% | 65.2% | 84.3% | 71.5% | Tied with 6,945 other places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 1,000 Mbps | top 38% | 2,285 Mbps | 3,256 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 7.2 | top 8% | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.3 | bottom 36% | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 18% | top 13% | 15% | 12% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 94% | top 39% | 97% | 95% | 96% | 1,494 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 91% | top 24% | 92% | 89% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 75% | top 16% | 79% | 72% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 83% | top 17% | 82% | 78% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $87,144 | top 23% | $87,856 | $82,468 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 13% | top 36% | 15% | 16% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 100.0% of homes in Lafayette, against 65.2% across Linn County and 84.3% across Iowa. Households in Lafayette are smaller than the US average (2.3 people against 2.7); 18% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $87,144 (US $93,246).
Our demographic data is sourced from the latest 5-year release of the American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau.
Fiber, 5G, Cable and DSL Internet in Lafayette
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Lafayette?
Great Plains Communications Fiber in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
100.0%
Customer Rating:
(2)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Great Plains Communications offers Fiber service to 100.0% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, Great Plains Communications Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Lafayette?
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
100.0%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
65 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 100.0% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 65 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 3.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 12 Mbps throughout the city.
GigFire Fixed Wireless in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
98.8%
Customer Rating:
(1)
Avg. Download Speed
136 Mbps
GigFire offers Fixed Wireless service to 98.8% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, GigFire Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 136 Mbps, with speeds from 100 Mpbs up to 150 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 20 and as high as 130, with an average of 100 Mbps throughout the city.
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
98.1%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
290 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 98.1% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 290 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 300 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 6.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 20 Mbps throughout the city.
Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
80.0%
Customer Rating:
(15)
Avg. Download Speed
50 Mbps
Rise Broadband offers Fixed Wireless service to 80.0% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 50 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 50 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 5.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 9.9 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
77.8%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 77.8% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
77.8%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 77.8% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Lafayette?
According to the most recently submitted data by internet service providers to the FCC, there are currently no cable providers available in Lafayette, IA.
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Lafayette?
CenturyLink DSL in Lafayette, IA
Availability:
91.6%
Customer Rating:
(120)
Avg. Download Speed
55 Mbps
CenturyLink offers DSL service to 91.6% of Lafayette homes. Across the city, CenturyLink DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 55 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 5.5 Mbps throughout the city.
Internet in Lafayette by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Lafayette
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Lafayette
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
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How Lafayette Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Lafayette that have their own pages are all within 10 miles. Among them, Robins has the most homes with fiber (100.0%) and Toddville the fewest (69.4%); Lafayette has 100.0%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette (this page) | 320 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 7.2 | B+ | 60/100 |
| Marion | 42,966 | 84.7% | 1,988 Mbps | 7.8 | B | 73/100 |
| Hiawatha | 7,423 | 73.9% | 1,998 Mbps | 7 | B | 71/100 |
| Center Point | 3,881 | 99.2% | 993 Mbps | 7.2 | B | 52/100 |
| Robins | 3,834 | 100.0% | 1,221 Mbps | 7.6 | B+ | 89/100 |
| Central City | 2,333 | 70.7% | 1,056 Mbps | 5.5 | C+ | 50/100 |
| Palo | 2,248 | 88.6% | 1,169 Mbps | 5.5 | B- | 86/100 |
| Walker | 1,501 | 72.9% | 797 Mbps | 4.8 | C- | 53/100 |
| Toddville | 1,373 | 69.4% | 1,494 Mbps | 7.1 | B- | 79/100 |
| Alburnett | 1,035 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 3.9 | C+ | 62/100 |
| Troy Mills | 639 | 69.5% | 1,644 Mbps | 7.4 | B- | 81/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Lafayette?
According to unbiased feedback from real internet customers, they reported being happiest with speeds provided by T-Mobile Home Internet. On the other hand, based on data provided by the internet providers to the FCC, Great Plains Communications should have faster speeds at a local level. While we typically put more weight on real-world customer ratings, we display both satisfaction and technical maximum information for customers to decide for themselves.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Lafayette
| Great Plains Communications | 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Verizon | 300 |
| GigFire | 150 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| CenturyLink | 100 |
| Rise Broadband | 50 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| AT&T | 25 |
| EarthLink | 25 |
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Customer Ratings for Lafayette Internet Providers
Based on 20 reviews from Iowa internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Lafayette residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.40 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Verizon wins for second-place in Iowa, with 4.50 out of 5 stars and 98.1% coverage in Lafayette.
At a national level, based on 2429 national reviews for any of the providers listed above, T-Mobile Home Internet is rated higher than any other provider, with a rating of 4.02 out of 5.
Local, State, and National Ratings for all Lafayette Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Lafayette, Iowa, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Lafayette Overall | Iowa Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet |  (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) |  (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Great Plains Communications | (0) | (0) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| GigFire | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) |  (12) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Lafayette
Based on data reported by Lafayette ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Great Plains Communications. The company offers speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in Lafayette. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 1,000 Mbps if they’re willing to purchase the fastest subscription tier available at their homes.
However, actual customers rated their satisfaction with internet speed highest with T-Mobile Home Internet. This indicates T-Mobile Home Internet reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Lafayette Speed | Iowa Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) |  (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Great Plains Communications | (0) | (0) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| GigFire | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Lafayette?
Of the providers in Lafayette, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Lafayette where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Iowa or the country. This feedback is valuable because it considers price changes and whether the speeds paid for are worth it.
T-Mobile Home Internet is rated 4.00 out of 5 for price, which is higher than the average across all internet providers in the country. Verizon is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.75 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Lafayette, Iowa, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Lafayette
| ISP / Tech Type | Lafayette Affordability | Iowa Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) | (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| GigFire | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Great Plains Communications | (0) | (0) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in Iowa
Customer Reviews
Steve S.
ImOn Communications Fiber
November 04, 2026 Install was sloppy, wire hanging inside and outside. My main issue was the price kept increasing. The customer support took over a hour to speak to someone and then another hour of testing before they would isue replacement equipment.
ISPReports User
Metronet Fiber
October 14, 2026 great
Tim W
ImOn Communications Fiber
October 08, 2026 Poor signal strength intermittent speeds and I need the signal I pay for
Diane
Comelec Internet Services
September 01, 2026 Great so far. Brian Evans did a great job. Give him a 5
ISPReports User
Partner Communications Cooperative Fiber
July 01, 2026 awful. the key advantage of fiber technology is symmetrical upload and download speeds - fiber optic with pcctel is unreliable and awful. rarely have had symmetrical speeds with this service do NOT recommend pcctel
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Lafayette?
The right ISP for you depends upon your needs, but in general we can make the following suggestions:
- The best all-around internet service provider in Lafayette is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Great Plains Communications. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, T-Mobile Home Internet may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Lafayette is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, T-Mobile Home Internet, HughesNet, and Great Plains Communications has the broadest coverage in Lafayette, available to 100.0% of homes, and is most likely to cover your home. To find out exactly what’s available at your home, please use our address search tool.