What is the median rent in La Crosse, WI?

Name: Median rent in La Crosse, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in La Crosse, WI is $1,010 (±$39) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 12,136 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In La Crosse, the median gross rent went from $793 in 2015–2019 to $1,010 in 2020–2024 (+27.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,010 (±$39)
Rented homes: 12,136 (±564)
$2,000 or more: 8.1%
Since 2015–2019: +27.4%

How much rent costs in La Crosse

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	La Crosse	La Crosse County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	5.4% (±1.4 points)	4.9%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	43.8% (±4.1 points)	39.7%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.8% (±3.9 points)	35.9%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	10.0% (±2.1 points)	11.9%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	4.9% (±1.4 points)	4.7%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.5% (±1.1 points)	1.2%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.7% (±0.7 points)	1.7%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 43.8% of renting households.

8.1% of rented homes in La Crosse cost $2,000 or more a month.

La Crosse against La Crosse County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Crosse	La Crosse County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$1,010 (±$39)	$1,059 (±$31)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	12,136 (±564)	18,912 (±863)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In La Crosse, median gross rent is not measurably different from La Crosse County ($1,059).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In La Crosse County, La Crosse ranks 13 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 630 of 1,594.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in La Crosse has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$793 (±$18)	$1,010 (±$39)	+27.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	53.9% (±1.8 points)	53.9% (±2.1 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.5% (±1.2 points)	3.4% (±1.6 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near La Crosse

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Crosse
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
La Crosse	—	$1,010 (±$39)	—
French Island	3.0 mi	$1,030 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Town of Medary	3.0 mi	$1,229 (±$329)	Not measurably different
La Crescent	4.0 mi	$889 (±$197)	Not measurably different
Town of Shelby	4.4 mi	$937 (±$262)	Not measurably different
Onalaska	4.6 mi	$1,130 (±$104)	Higher
Town of Campbell	5.5 mi	$1,030 (±$110)	Not measurably different
La Crescent Township	5.8 mi	$930 (±$384)	Not measurably different
Dresbach Township	6.7 mi	$625 (±$178)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dresbach Township, MN ($625).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Onalaska, WI ($1,130).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across La Crosse County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
7	Town of Hamilton	$1,207 (±$155)
8	Holmen	$1,175 (±$54)
9	Onalaska	$1,130 (±$104)
10	Town of Greenfield (La Crosse County)	$1,091 (±$190)
11	Town of Campbell	$1,030 (±$110)
12	Rockland	$1,021 (±$354)
13	La Crosse	$1,010 (±$39)
14	Bangor	$946 (±$46)
15	Town of Shelby	$937 (±$262)
16	Town of Bangor	$810 (±$106)

Showing 10 of 16 places in La Crosse County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about La Crosse

What is the average rent in La Crosse, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in La Crosse is $1,010 (±$39) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in La Crosse?

In La Crosse, the median gross rent went from $793 in 2015–2019 to $1,010 in 2020–2024 (+27.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in La Crosse cost more than $2,000 a month?

8.1% of rented homes in La Crosse have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in La Crosse higher than in La Crosse County?

In La Crosse, median gross rent is not measurably different from La Crosse County ($1,059).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for La Crosse city, Wisconsin (place:40775, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.