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Onalaska is a small city of 19,348 people in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. It's about 5 miles from La Crosse, WI and 126 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
19,348people
$289kTypical home
$1,130/moRent
84° / 26°Summer / winter
47"Snow
224Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,348
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,823 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to La Crosse, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,822/mo)
- Median rent $1,130/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,015 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LSE airport
- 121 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- La Crosse County: D+9 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk