La Crosse County · Wisconsin · Midwest · 51k residents
La Crosse, WI: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on La Crosse: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Wisconsin median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,173/wk. Wisconsin's corporate income tax rate is 7.9%. Commercial electricity averages 12.6¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,173/wk
Corporate income tax
7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.9%
Commercial electricity
12.6¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast La Crosse's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
43/100
Steady
Ranks La Crosse's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $210,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $180 |
| Property tax rate | 1.61% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $845/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,111/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.17% |
| Sales tax | 5.7% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.9% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,173/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.6¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 30.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $102,110 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $98,370 |
| Wage: General manager | $102,670 |
| Wage: Customer service | $45,820 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,150 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $60,300 |
| Wage: Electrician | $78,760 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,090 |
| Cost of living index | 83 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $155/mo |
| Transit pass | $58/mo |
| Gas price | $3.05/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $55,866 |
| Unemployment rate | 3% |
| Population | 51k |
| Crime index | 38/100 |
| School rating | 6.7/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 81/100 |
| Avg. commute | 22 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 80°F |
| January low | 8°F |
| Annual snowfall | 54 in |
| Home price YoY | +4.9% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +4.6% |
| Rent MoM | +0.5% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | -52.6% |
| Ocean coast | 907 mi |
| Big lake | 140 mi |
| Mountains | 431 mi |
| Major airport | 105 mi |
| Ski resort | 109 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Is La Crosse a good place to run a business?
- Wisconsin's corporate income tax rate is 7.9%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,173/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.6¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in La Crosse, WI?
- La Crosse indexes at 83 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,111/mo and a acs median home value of $210,100.
- How much does a house cost in La Crosse?
- The acs median home value in La Crosse is $210,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in La Crosse?
- A two-bedroom in La Crosse rents for about $1,111/mo.