Cost of living in French Island, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,030 a month.
French Island is a Census community, not a separate city government in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,202 a year.
- People
- 4,188
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,030
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,202
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $207,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,343
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
French Island, Wisconsin has about 4,188 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $207,100.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in La Crosse County is $1,343 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in French Island. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro area, prices sit at 91.8 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Wisconsin taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 5.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not French Island's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Wisconsin home paid 19.06¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not French Island's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Wisconsin in the table we use.
Among 372 places we list in Wisconsin with a rent figure, 160 have higher typical rent than French Island.
Nearby places
- La Crosse
Typical rent $1,010
Compare with French Island - La Crescent
Typical rent $889
Compare with French Island - Onalaska
Typical rent $1,130
Compare with French Island - Brice Prairie
Typical rent $1,578
Compare with French Island - Holmen
Typical rent $1,175
Compare with French Island - West Salem
Typical rent $1,283
Compare with French Island - Trempealeau
Typical rent $1,179
Compare with French Island - Bangor
Typical rent $946
Compare with French Island
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Wisconsin
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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.