Metro area · CBSA 29100
La Crosse
The La Crosse, WI metro area has 170,190 people. Median rent is $1,027, 16.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in La Crosse County at $1,343. Of the 23 places we track here, De Soto has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$73,340
Median home value
$247,400
Unemployment
2.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,343
HUD, La Crosse County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse | 51,356 | $1,010 | 21.7% |
| Onalaska | 19,348 | $1,130 | 15.8% |
| Holmen | 11,372 | $1,175 | 17.6% |
| West Salem | 5,330 | $1,283 | 15.9% |
| La Crescent | 5,251 | $889 | 12.5% |
| Viroqua | 4,471 | $815 | 14.5% |
| French Island | 4,188 | $1,030 | 20.5% |
| Caledonia | 2,820 | $839 | 13.2% |
| Westby | 2,432 | $993 | 16.4% |
| Brice Prairie | 1,782 | $1,578 | 20.1% |
| Bangor | 1,517 | $946 | 14.0% |
| Hillsboro | 1,353 | $805 | 16.1% |
| Spring Grove | 1,177 | $978 | 19.7% |
| Houston | 982 | $928 | 20.0% |
| Coon Valley | 857 | $950 | 15.4% |
| Stoddard | 823 | $643 | 12.1% |
| Rockland | 745 | $1,021 | 15.6% |
| Hokah | 668 | $912 | 18.0% |
| Brownsville | 609 | $570 | 10.2% |
| La Farge | 575 | $740 | 19.3% |
| Viola | 551 | $1,051 | 14.3% |
| St. Joseph | 548 | $950 | 12.6% |
| De Soto | 503 | $615 | 8.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.