Madison vs La Crosse
Madison, WI compared with La Crosse, WI · 103 miles apart
Madison has 286,233 residents to La Crosse’s 50,784. Madison comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. La Crosse does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Madison, WI | La Crosse, WI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 286,233 | 50,784 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,399 | 2,340 |
| Median household income | $78,050 | $55,866 |
| Median home value | $372,900 | $210,100 |
| Median rent | $1,413 | $1,010 |
| Homeownership | 46% | 46.1% |
| Average commute | 19.4 min | 15.9 min |
| Median age | 31.8 | 30.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 59.9% | 34.9% |
| Poverty rate | 16.4% | 21.4% |
| Unemployment | 2.7% | 3.7% |
| Price to income | 4.8× | 3.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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