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Median Home Price in La Crosse, WI

The median home value in La Crosse, WI is $288,612 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.4% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$288,612

Year-over-Year

+4.4%

Population

50,893

La Crosse ranks #95 of 124 Wisconsin cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 17.9% below the state's city median of $351,517. It sits in La Crosse County, where the county-wide median is $339,561.

Housing affordability in La Crosse

Median household income in La Crosse is $55,866, so the typical home value is about 5.2× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in La Crosse

La Crosse police recorded a violent crime rate of 391 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,712 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about La Crosse

What is the average home price in La Crosse, WI?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In La Crosse, that value is $288,612. That's up 4.4% from a year earlier. It is about 17.9% below the typical Wisconsin city tracked here.

Is La Crosse expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in La Crosse are cheaper than La Crosse County as a whole, where the median is $339,561 — a difference of about 15.0%.

Is La Crosse affordable?

Median household income here is $55,866, so the typical home value is about 5.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is La Crosse a safe place to live?

La Crosse police reported 391 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 50,893. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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