Cost of living in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,010 a month.
La Crosse is a city in Wisconsin. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $55,866 a year.
- People
- 51,356
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,010
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $55,866
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $210,100
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,343
- La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HUD Metro FMR Area
La Crosse, Wisconsin has about 51,356 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $210,100.
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 La Crosse. 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 La Crosse'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 La Crosse'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, 170 have higher typical rent than La Crosse.
Nearby places
- French Island
Typical rent $1,030
Compare with La Crosse - La Crescent
Typical rent $889
Compare with La Crosse - Onalaska
Typical rent $1,130
Compare with La Crosse - West Salem
Typical rent $1,283
Compare with La Crosse - Brice Prairie
Typical rent $1,578
Compare with La Crosse - Holmen
Typical rent $1,175
Compare with La Crosse - Bangor
Typical rent $946
Compare with La Crosse - Trempealeau
Typical rent $1,179
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
Bigger places in Wisconsin
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.