La Crosse Housing Authority
Waiting Lists
- Hi-Rise Public Housing is open.
- Family Public Housing is open.
- Forest Park and Ping Manor is open.
- La Crosse, Wisconsin Section 8 HCV is closed.
- La Crosse, Wisconsin Mainstream Mainstream Section 8 HCV is closed.
Learn more about La Crosse Housing Authority.
Open: Hi-Rise Public Housing
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The La Crosse Housing Authority (LHA) waiting list for High-Rise Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted from February 8, 2021 at 8:00 am CT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
For more information, visit the LHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LHA on January 28, 2021.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (608) 782- 2264.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/15/2022.
Open: Family Public Housing
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The La Crosse Housing Authority (LHA) waiting list for Family Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted from February 8, 2021 at 8:00 am CT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
For more information, visit the LHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LHA on January 28, 2021.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (608) 782- 2264.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/15/2022.
Open: Forest Park and Ping Manor
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The La Crosse Housing Authority (LHA) waiting list for apartments at Forest Park and Ping Manor is currently open. Applications are being accepted from February 8, 2021 at 8:00 am CT until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the LHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LHA on January 28, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (608) 782- 2264 or LHAWaitlist@lacrossehousing.org.
Last Updated on 07/02/2021.
Closed: La Crosse, Wisconsin Section 8 HCV
The La Crosse Housing Authority (LHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 25, 2021, until February 21, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- La Crosse County resident and Veteran/Serviceperson family or individual with an honorable discharge. Spouse of Veteran/Serviceperson with an honorable discharge and have lived together in the last 5 years. (Verification will be required)
- La Crosse County resident and have been involuntarily displaced? (Verification will be required)
- La Crosse County resident and a household with a non-elderly person between the ages of 18-61 years of age who is disabled. (Verification will be required)
- La Crosse County resident. (Verification will be required)
- La Crosse County resident and domestic violence victim or homeless family or individual. (Verification will be required)
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the LHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LHA website on January 27, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Last Updated on 07/25/2021.
Closed: La Crosse, Wisconsin Mainstream Mainstream Section 8 HCV
The La Crosse Housing Authority Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The LHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from June 21, 2021, until May 29, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the LHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LHA on May 13, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Last Updated on 05/13/2022.
About La Crosse Housing Authority
1307 Badger Street, La Crosse, WI | Visit Website | (608) 782-2264
La Crosse Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 752 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by La Crosse Housing Authority is located in La Crosse, WI.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
Office Hours
Open today from 9:00am to 4:00pm CT.
12:00-1:00
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am-4:00pm |
About the La Crosse Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, La Crosse Housing Authority manages 145 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Ported Out | VASH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 129 | 4 | 12 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $515 | $987 | $466 |
| Monthly Cost | $66,386 | $3,946 | $5,594 |
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 38% having issued approximately 4 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 3 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 6 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.1 persons and has a household income of $14,333 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 69% were extremely low income (ELI). 30% of households had wages as a major source of income, -1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 68% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
4% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 51% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 19% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, -1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
44% of households included children, 4% of which had two adults in the household. 38% of households with children have a female head of household. 67% of all households were headed by a female.
27% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 24% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the La Crosse Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 26% include at least one person with a disability. 49% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 50% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
35% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 37% with 2 bedrooms and 29% with 3 or more bedrooms. 24% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by La Crosse Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $342 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $565. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $90.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
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