La Crosse County, WI real estate

What the numbers say

La Crosse County, WI real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in La Crosse County listed for $383,750, down 5.8% from a year earlier. That is 2% below the Wisconsin median of $389,900.

Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, slower than 39 days a year ago. That makes La Crosse County the #13 fastest-selling of 29 Wisconsin counties we track.

Homeowners in La Crosse County pay a median of $3,947 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $257,000, an effective rate of about 1.54%. The Wisconsin average is 1.42%, which makes La Crosse County the #60 lowest-tax of 72 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,059 a month, and $1,119 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 30 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $384,000 home here comes to about $2,743 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,013).