Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in La Crosse County, WI

Discover affordable housing in La Crosse County where there are 38+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Ping Manor

1311 Badger St, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Forest Park Apartments

1230 Badger St, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Pinedale Apartments

501 13th Avenue S, Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650

Greendale Apartments

321 13th Ave Se, Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650

Heritage Haven La Crosse

800 St. James, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603

Christophersen House

2122 Sims Place, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

2219 Lofts

2219 South Avenue, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Ponderosa Apartments

1709 Viking Ave, Holmen, Wisconsin 54636

Cedar Court Apartments

321 Wagon Dr, West Salem, Wisconsin 54669

Cedar Court II

321 Wagon Dr, West Salem, Wisconsin 54669

St Vallerie Apartments

4445 Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Schumann Apartments

617 Bennora Lee Ct, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Leo Fishman Manor and Al Baldus Manor

1106 Wilson Street, Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650

Christopherson House Sagen

2121 Sims Pl, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Valley View Apartments

4631 County B, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Roosevelt School Apartments

1307 Hayes Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603

Historic Gund Brewery Lofts

2130 South Ave, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Garden Terrace Apartments

809 Kane Street , La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603

Adams on 7th

1225 South 7th St, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

Salzer Square II

1224 8th St S, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In La Crosse County, Wisconsin
$21.25/hour
$14.00 (+193%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $14.00 (+193%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve La Crosse County, Wisconsin?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Public Housing programs for La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

Go to the Wisconsin Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near La Crosse County.

How many renters live in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?

The County of La Crosse County has 120,294 people living in 51,449 households.

There are 37,511 renters living in 20,125 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.18 percent of the population living in La Crosse County.

What is the rental market like in La Crosse County, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 52,777 housing units in the La Crosse County area. Of these, 20,077 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in La Crosse County?

The rental vacancy rate in La Crosse County is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in La Crosse County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in La Crosse County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,138 5,087 8,554 4,221 762
Occupied Rental Units by Size in La Crosse County

A large number of apartments in La Crosse County have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in La Crosse County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in La Crosse County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $760 to $1,904. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $760
One BR $866
Two BR $1,122
Three BR $1,515
Four BR $1,904
2024 Fair Market Rents in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in La Crosse County?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 758 67 percent
One BR 3,200 63 percent
Two BR 4,544 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in La Crosse County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in La Crosse County, Wisconsin including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 597
Public Housing 721
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 488
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 23
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 82
Tracked Units by Federal Program in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

La Crosse County features 1,279 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

There are 768 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in La Crosse County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay La Crosse County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in La Crosse County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in La Crosse County, Wisconsin for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,010 and $1,234.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.