La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 17
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Home Value
$323,715
+5.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
17
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
45 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
36%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
32%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$109
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 32% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 5.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 37% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+19% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (17/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.5% below their final list price; 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 36% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $87k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,344 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $109 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +11% over the next 12 months (79% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.9% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +4.9%), chance of a rise 79%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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Counties in La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse County, WI | $338K | +5.2% | 12 |
| Vernon County, WI | $267.5K | +9.3% | 46 |
| Houston County, MN | $325.9K | +3.9% | 40 |