Most of La Crosse is in La Crosse County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.21 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in La Crosse with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $970 a month. At the middle rent, $950, a full-time job would need to pay $29.37 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54601 | La Crosse County | $970/mo | $30.04/hr |
| 54602 | La Crosse County | $950/mo | $29.37/hr |
| 54603 | La Crosse County | $840/mo | $25.73/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in La Crosse needs to pay at least $29.21 an hour before taxes, about $60,754 a year. That is the figure for La Crosse County, where the typical studio rent is $945 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in La Crosse with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $970 a month. At the middle rent of $950, the pay needed would be $29.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in La Crosse County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads