CITY PROFILE
La Crosse, WI
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
La Crosse, Wisconsin is a smaller metro with a temperate four-season climate, moderate sunshine, and moderate rainfall—expect genuine winters and a balanced mix of sunny and overcast days year-round. Housing here is on the pricier side of our dataset, so it's not the cheapest option if affordability is your primary concern. It's a solid fit if you want small-town scale with four distinct seasons and don't mind paying a premium for it.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $335K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,149/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 7.4°C · warmest 22.7°C · coolest -9.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 943 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.89 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #311 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy85
- Affordable to rent89
- Climate comfort25
- Plenty of sunshine39
- Big-city amenities25
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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