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La Crosse vs Rochester

$385/mo more in Rochester

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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La CrosseRochesterAbout 63 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Rochester leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • Real winters

Same paycheck, two cities. $3,022/mo in Rochester. $2,637/mo in La Crosse. +$4,620 a year.

La Crosse

$2,637

left each month

Rochester

$3,022

+$385 vs La Crosse

Compare

Same paycheck, another city.

Rochester wins 3 of 4La Crosse 1 · ties 0
$5,425Take-home · Rochester$6,089
$894Rent · La Crosse$1,330
$1,894Other bills · Rochester$1,737
$2,637Left over · Rochester$3,022

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In 2022-2023, 89 households moved La Crosse → Rochester (avg AGI $74,169). 92 went the other way. The whole move →

+$385 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthLa CrosseRochester
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between La Crosse, WI and Rochester, MN
Per monthLa CrosseRochesterDifference
Gross pay$7,125$8,290+$1,165
Income and payroll tax$1,700$2,201+$501
Take-home pay$5,425$6,089+$664
Rent$894$1,330+$436
Getting around$525$461−$64
Groceries$378$352−$26
Healthcare$425$396−$29
Utilities$236$220−$16
Everything else$330$308−$22
Left over$2,637$3,022+$385

Salary to match La Crosse

$92,000

Gross pay in Rochester that leaves the same amount as $85,500 in La Crosse.

Tax difference

−$1,868

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.9% in La Crosse, 26.5% in Rochester.

More about Rochester

La Crosse, WI in full

State income tax topping out at 7.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,064 and 192 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

Rochester, MN in full

State income tax topping out at 9.85%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,583 and 195 sunny days; commutes average 21 minutes.

The other way

Start in Rochester.

Rochester → La Crosse →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Rochester than La Crosse?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Rochester leaves about $385 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $894 in La Crosse and $1,330 in Rochester.

Does Rochester have state income tax?

Rochester is in Minnesota, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from La Crosse to Rochester?

The paycheck is taxed in Minnesota. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between La Crosse and Rochester changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.