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Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Move Score76

La Crosse, WI

$2,578after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in La Crosse.

Modelled metro

So you know: homicide deaths in La Crosse are under the US rate in this release, 2.2 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

76

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 76.0, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

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After tax and rent

$2,578

Home city

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Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,611
Rent$894
Other bills$1,894
Left$2,578

Stats

Rent
$1,064
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,366
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
6% below
US, besides rent

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$2,578 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.La Crosse
LowerHigher
La Crosse · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,611
  • Rent$894
  • Other$1,894
  • Left$2,578

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (WI)
−$3,340
Take-home pay
$64,394
Effective tax rate
23.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$894
Groceries
$378
Getting around
$525
Healthcare
$425
Utilities and internet
$236
Everything else
$330
Total spending
$2,788

After tax and rent

$2,578 left/mo

County by county

3 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in La Crosse, WI
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
La Crosse CountyWI120k71%$1,023$1,091$243,200$70,70419 min
Vernon CountyWI31k18%$826$854$210,600$69,55624 min
Houston CountyMN19k11%$881$933$226,300$77,08724 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,544 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $894.

Work from home
13.0% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
73.8% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Wisconsin

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

3 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

21 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
21 minutes each way
Size
170k people
Buying instead
Median home $235,300. About $1,797/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Wisconsin income tax tops out at 7.65%. Sales tax 5.7%, property tax 1.52%.

Schools

Students
22,654
Pupils per teacher
12.3
Districts
16
  1. La Crosse School District5,717 students
  2. Holmen School District3,787 students
  3. Onalaska School District2,920 students
  4. Houston Public School District1,934 students
  5. West Salem School District1,814 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Take-home by job in La Crosse

Pay and leftover for every job in La Crosse

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Questions

How is take-home pay in La Crosse calculated?

La Crosse is in Wisconsin, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in La Crosse?

About $894 for a one-bedroom and $1,064 for a two-bedroom in La Crosse, WI. La Crosse averages 192 sunny days, a July high of 80°F, and a 21-minute commute.

How do I compare La Crosse with another city?

Put La Crosse next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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