About the La Crosse, Wisconsin Area 

"Welcome to the La Crosse Area! You're going to love it here!" 

The Greater La Crosse Area is ideally located for business and industry and offers a quality of life that is unsurpassable. Located near the center of the tri-state area (Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa), it is linked to the Upper Midwest by Interstate 90, national railroads, and the Mississippi River navigational system. Nearly 4 million people live within 150 miles of La Crosse including major urban areas like Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota and Madison, Wisconsin. Of that number, more than 400,000 of those great people live in the La Crosse Trade Area. Within 200 miles is a market area of 15 million people including Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Duluth, Minnesota; and Des Moines, Iowa. The La Crosse Area is home to two state-of-the-art medical facilities and three institutions of higher learning. Not only is La Crosse County strategically located for business & industry, it is also situated in the uniquely scenic Upper Mississippi River Valley. Wooded hillsides and rocky bluffs overlook the Mississippi River and its backwater sloughs. Year-round outdoor recreation opportunities abound with some of the nation's finest fishing, hunting, boating, and skiing literally at your doorstep. The metro area is comprised of the cities of La Crosse, Onalaska, and La Crescent (Minnesota); the Villages of Bangor, Holmen, and West Salem; and many other smaller jurisdictions. 

• La Crosse named to list of "Best Places to Live 2009" by US News & World Report (2009)
• Western Technical College included in G.I. Job's list of Top Military Friendly Colleges (2009) (La Crosse Tribune)
• UW-La Crosse Ranked #3 among 51 Midwest Public Universities offering bachelors and masters degrees by U.S News & World Report (2009) (La Crosse Tribune)
• La Crosse Area Students score Above State & National Averages on ACT (2009) (La Crosse Tribune)
• Gundersen Lutheran certified as the first "Quality Breast Center of Excellence" in the U.S. by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program (2009)
• UW-L named in the Top 25 list of "Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities" compiled annually by the Peace Corps (2009)
• La Crosse serious crime rate remains at a 20 year low, according to La Crosse Police Chief Ed Kondracki. (2009)
• UW-L ranked No. 2 among Midwest public universities offering Master's Degrees on U.S. News & World Report's list of "America's Best Colleges" (2009)
• La Crosse County ranked as the 14th healthiest county in the 2008 Wisconsin health report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (2008)
• The La Crosse Municipal Airport was awarded the 2008 Safety Award for the Great Lakes region by the Federal Aviation Administration (2008)
• Aquinas High School named National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Dept of Education (2008)
• La Crosse ranked "12th Best Green City in America" by Country Home Magazine (2008)
• La Crosse rated "5-Star Public Schools Metros" by Expansion Management (2007)
• La Crosse MSA named top city for "Booming Job Growth" in Today's Hot Job Targets (2007)
• La Crosse named "5-Star Quality of Life Metro" by Expansion Management (2007, 2006, 2005)
• La Crosse named Bicycle Friendly Community by League of American Bicyclists (2007)
• La Crosse School District given Gold Medal Rating by Expansion Management (2007)
• Village of West Salem ranked in "Top 100 Places to Live" by RelocateAmerica.com (2007)
• Ranked 13th "Best Green Place" by Country Home Magazine (2007)
• Rated "4-Star Logistics Metro" by Expansion Management (2006)
• UW-La Crosse ranked 12th on list of "America's Fittest Colleges" by Men's Fitness Magazine (2006)
• La Crosse MSA ranked "7th Safest Metro Area" by Morgan Quitno Press (2006)
• Gundersen Lutheran ranked as a Top 100 Heart Hospital (2005)
• Ranked 15th "Best Place for Doing Business in America" by Inc. Magazine (2005)
• UW-La Crosse ranked 3rd among "Midwest Regional Public Universities" by U.S. News & World Report (2005)
• Ranked "9th Healthiest State in the Country" by the United Health Foundation (2004)
• Voted "16th Best Smaller City for Business and Careers" by Forbes Magazine (2004)
• Ranked "16th Lowest Crime City in America" by BestPlaces.com (2004)
• Voted "One of America's Least Stressful Cities" by Sperling's Best Places (2004)
• Winner (City of La Crosse) of the "Great American Main Street Award" (2002)
• Designated by the WI Dept of Commerce as part of "Western Wisconsin Technology Zone" (2002)
• Ranked one of the Top 10 Places Worldwide to Toast Oktoberfest by USA Today (2000)
• Ranked 6th Fastest Growing High Technology Market by The Milken Institute (2000)
• Area school districts consistently average above both Wisconsin and the nation in average college entrance examination scores
• The benefit of three institutions of higher learning
• The primary retail trade center of the tri-state area
• A growing, well-trained labor force
• Two nationally renowned health care systems
• The transportation hub of Western Wisconsin

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