La Crosse VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

LA CROSSE-ONALASKA, WI-MN

A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

La Crosse's 30 lenders originated 86 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $25,600,000, with an average VA loan value of $297,674.

La Crosse VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year VA mortgages in La Crosse averaged 6.62% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.428% for the same period.

La Crosse's average VA mortgage closing costs are $5,033.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.75% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.79%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.71%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.81%.

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La Crosse VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the La Crosse level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 23 6.62% $8,241
USAA Federal Savings Bank 7 6.27% $3,999
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.75% $15,263
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 4 6.15% $11,028
NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 4 5.59% $6,147
ALTRA 3 6.42% $7,155
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 3 6.25% $5,818
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 3 7.54% $9,597
Merchants Bank 3 7.32% $6,696
Servion, Inc. 3 6.33% $5,723
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 2 6.75% $14,582
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 6.94% $7,626
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 2 7.13% $8,781
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 7.19% $4,853
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.75% $9,158
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 2 8.00% $11,237
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.25% $23,430
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.19% $22,158
Academy Bank 1 5.25% $10,448
NEWREZ LLC 1 6.38% $2,572
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 5.88% $2,463
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 7.25% $7,403
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 1 7.50% $9,156
Bremer Bank 1 6.63% $3,556
The Federal Savings Bank 1 6.75% $15,333
The Huntington National Bank 1 6.25% $2,980
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 5.63% $10,397
Associated Bank 1 5.63% $1,309
GSF Mortgage Corporation 1 5.63% $6,673
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 1 6.25% $9,486

The top La Crosse VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 23 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $8,241, which is $4,241 higher than the next largest lender, USAA Federal Savings Bank.

The lowest fee La Crosse VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC ($8,241), .

The lowest rate La Crosse VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are Mortgage Research Center, LLC (6.62%), .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - La Crosse (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $208,950 (6.1%) $266,853 (3.9%) 0.82 378
2018-02-01 $224,825 (14.4%) $275,886 (6.9%) 0.86 367
2018-03-01 $225,450 (15.0%) $284,271 (9.0%) 0.84 378
2018-04-01 $238,075 (19.1%) $296,662 (13.0%) 0.87 388
2018-05-01 $229,575 (10.6%) $301,113 (14.2%) 0.83 443
2018-06-01 $234,900 (8.0%) $305,916 (13.2%) 0.82 487
2018-07-01 $229,925 (4.6%) $298,031 (8.7%) 0.81 526
2018-08-01 $229,700 (5.7%) $295,106 (10.3%) 0.82 548
2018-09-01 $239,900 (12.9%) $298,793 (12.2%) 0.84 534
2018-10-01 $236,675 (13.5%) $294,249 (13.5%) 0.85 501
2018-11-01 $233,950 (17.0%) $289,677 (13.5%) 0.83 451
2018-12-01 $219,950 (6.5%) $291,226 (15.2%) 0.83 390
2019-01-01 $219,950 (5.3%) $290,791 (9.0%) 0.84 324
2019-02-01 $237,425 (5.6%) $304,225 (10.3%) 0.87 315
2019-03-01 $244,186 (8.3%) $307,039 (8.0%) 0.85 334
2019-04-01 $247,936 (4.1%) $305,062 (2.8%) 0.83 386
2019-05-01 $243,650 (6.1%) $303,610 (0.8%) 0.81 419
2019-06-01 $248,750 (5.9%) $302,754 (-1.0%) 0.78 502
2019-07-01 $249,450 (8.5%) $307,671 (3.2%) 0.79 516
2019-08-01 $239,973 (4.5%) $306,482 (3.9%) 0.79 526
2019-09-01 $239,932 (0.0%) $304,557 (1.9%) 0.80 538
2019-10-01 $239,905 (1.4%) $303,115 (3.0%) 0.81 539
2019-11-01 $239,900 (2.5%) $301,878 (4.2%) 0.82 490
2019-12-01 $241,225 (9.7%) $295,947 (1.6%) 0.83 429
2020-01-01 $239,225 (8.8%) $293,215 (0.8%) 0.83 372
2020-02-01 $241,900 (1.9%) $306,169 (0.6%) 0.85 349
2020-03-01 $249,450 (2.2%) $316,854 (3.2%) 0.81 362
2020-04-01 $259,000 (4.5%) $317,873 (4.2%) 0.85 345
2020-05-01 $254,950 (4.6%) $307,847 (1.4%) 0.81 352
2020-06-01 $267,200 (7.4%) $310,905 (2.7%) 0.81 378
2020-07-01 $274,450 (10.0%) $315,031 (2.4%) 0.84 396
2020-08-01 $264,900 (10.4%) $305,734 (-0.2%) 0.77 393
2020-09-01 $245,175 (2.2%) $294,729 (-3.2%) 0.71 379
2020-10-01 $239,698 (-0.1%) $290,999 (-4.0%) 0.70 349
2020-11-01 $239,450 (-0.2%) $292,335 (-3.2%) 0.72 305
2020-12-01 $229,150 (-5.0%) $287,372 (-2.9%) 0.70 253
2021-01-01 $229,900 (-3.9%) $297,561 (1.5%) 0.75 183
2021-02-01 $244,900 (1.2%) $315,898 (3.2%) 0.77 171
2021-03-01 $268,125 (7.5%) $322,032 (1.6%) 0.83 164
2021-04-01 $273,700 (5.7%) $331,063 (4.2%) 0.82 168
2021-05-01 $299,500 (17.5%) $333,367 (8.3%) 0.84 173
2021-06-01 $297,400 (11.3%) $338,275 (8.8%) 0.80 173
2021-07-01 $267,400 (-2.6%) $336,857 (6.9%) 0.76 211
2021-08-01 $279,900 (5.7%) $338,288 (10.7%) 0.77 228
2021-09-01 $271,450 (10.7%) $327,539 (11.1%) 0.73 245
2021-10-01 $289,000 (20.6%) $331,556 (13.9%) 0.79 239
2021-11-01 $289,950 (21.1%) $343,387 (17.5%) 0.79 198
2021-12-01 $273,700 (19.4%) $347,351 (20.9%) 0.77 186
2022-01-01 $300,000 (30.5%) $367,070 (23.4%) 0.82 145
2022-02-01 $299,900 (22.5%) $371,638 (17.6%) 0.78 120
2022-03-01 $309,950 (15.6%) $378,954 (17.7%) 0.78 121
2022-04-01 $324,000 (18.4%) $381,009 (15.1%) 0.77 121
2022-05-01 $331,350 (10.6%) $400,371 (20.1%) 0.75 165
2022-06-01 $324,725 (9.2%) $399,929 (18.2%) 0.72 193
2022-07-01 $312,900 (17.0%) $393,706 (16.9%) 0.73 223
2022-08-01 $319,950 (14.3%) $398,155 (17.7%) 0.79 239
2022-09-01 $344,450 (26.9%) $396,491 (21.1%) 0.82 231
2022-10-01 $347,000 (20.1%) $388,901 (17.3%) 0.85 229
2022-11-01 $346,225 (19.4%) $374,213 (9.0%) 0.86 216
2022-12-01 $354,900 (29.7%) $377,458 (8.7%) 0.90 165
2023-01-01 $347,450 (15.8%) $379,466 (3.4%) 0.89 142
2023-02-01 $347,425 (15.9%) $370,757 (-0.2%) 0.88 134
2023-03-01 $327,225 (5.6%) $359,222 (-5.2%) 0.79 134
2023-04-01 $350,000 (8.0%) $367,464 (-3.6%) 0.84 143
2023-05-01 $331,975 (0.2%) $370,051 (-7.6%) 0.78 162
2023-06-01 $326,175 (0.5%) $377,378 (-5.6%) 0.76 166
2023-07-01 $319,000 (2.0%) $366,121 (-7.0%) 0.75 176
2023-08-01 $326,950 (2.2%) $374,529 (-5.9%) 0.82 202
2023-09-01 $299,900 (-12.9%) $372,973 (-5.9%) 0.77 200
2023-10-01 $319,425 (-8.0%) $369,439 (-5.0%) 0.78 223
2023-11-01 $324,225 (-6.4%) $371,096 (-0.8%) 0.79 210
2023-12-01 $329,900 (-7.0%) $380,835 (0.9%) 0.83 201
2024-01-01 $336,000 (-3.3%) $387,472 (2.1%) 0.84 160
2024-02-01 $329,225 (-5.2%) $390,843 (5.4%) 0.82 145
2024-03-01 $359,900 (10.0%) $387,852 (8.0%) 0.89 151
2024-04-01 $359,700 (2.8%) $402,851 (9.6%) 0.88 184
2024-05-01 $379,900 (14.4%) $430,589 (16.4%) 0.92 195
2024-06-01 $377,450 (15.7%) $431,557 (14.4%) 0.92 221
2024-07-01 $377,350 (18.3%) $435,621 (19.0%) 0.87 229
2024-08-01 $368,950 (12.9%) $420,481 (12.3%) 0.87 260
2024-09-01 $360,725 (20.3%) $411,927 (10.4%) 0.85 277
2024-10-01 $369,500 (15.7%) $424,196 (14.8%) 0.89 291
2024-11-01 $360,000 (11.0%) $408,095 (10.0%) 0.90 283
2024-12-01 $339,675 (3.0%) $406,136 (6.6%) 0.87 248
2025-01-01 $334,675 (-0.4%) $400,737 (3.4%) 0.00 229
La Crosse's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $334,675, a difference of $-1,325 (-0.4%) versus the prior year and $-5,000 versus the prior month.

La Crosse's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

La Crosse's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $400,737, a difference of $13,265 (3.4%) versus the prior year and $-5,399 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-01-01 period, La Crosse had 229 MLS listings, a difference of -19 listings (-8%) versus the prior month and 69 listings (43%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - La Crosse (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 73 days 1,847 sqft
2018-02-01 70 days 1,896 sqft
2018-03-01 51 days 1,815 sqft
2018-04-01 39 days 1,960 sqft
2018-05-01 35 days 1,976 sqft
2018-06-01 37 days 2,000 sqft
2018-07-01 41 days 2,017 sqft
2018-08-01 41 days 2,008 sqft
2018-09-01 46 days 2,041 sqft
2018-10-01 51 days 2,065 sqft
2018-11-01 58 days 2,064 sqft
2018-12-01 68 days 1,972 sqft
2019-01-01 77 days 1,863 sqft
2019-02-01 64 days 1,994 sqft
2019-03-01 50 days 2,017 sqft
2019-04-01 33 days 2,036 sqft
2019-05-01 32 days 2,037 sqft
2019-06-01 32 days 2,086 sqft
2019-07-01 37 days 2,090 sqft
2019-08-01 41 days 2,053 sqft
2019-09-01 43 days 2,014 sqft
2019-10-01 46 days 1,983 sqft
2019-11-01 54 days 1,978 sqft
2019-12-01 67 days 1,982 sqft
2020-01-01 80 days 1,997 sqft
2020-02-01 71 days 2,000 sqft
2020-03-01 44 days 2,005 sqft
2020-04-01 43 days 2,011 sqft
2020-05-01 51 days 2,010 sqft
2020-06-01 38 days 2,040 sqft
2020-07-01 42 days 2,137 sqft
2020-08-01 39 days 2,024 sqft
2020-09-01 41 days 1,904 sqft
2020-10-01 43 days 1,884 sqft
2020-11-01 45 days 1,831 sqft
2020-12-01 47 days 1,730 sqft
2021-01-01 54 days 1,733 sqft
2021-02-01 33 days 1,794 sqft
2021-03-01 24 days 1,815 sqft
2021-04-01 23 days 1,853 sqft
2021-05-01 19 days 1,890 sqft
2021-06-01 25 days 1,855 sqft
2021-07-01 21 days 1,811 sqft
2021-08-01 24 days 1,853 sqft
2021-09-01 31 days 1,877 sqft
2021-10-01 40 days 1,890 sqft
2021-11-01 44 days 1,908 sqft
2021-12-01 46 days 1,899 sqft
2022-01-01 58 days 1,935 sqft
2022-02-01 42 days 1,933 sqft
2022-03-01 13 days 1,861 sqft
2022-04-01 15 days 1,900 sqft
2022-05-01 14 days 1,933 sqft
2022-06-01 23 days 1,916 sqft
2022-07-01 23 days 1,896 sqft
2022-08-01 27 days 1,882 sqft
2022-09-01 34 days 1,944 sqft
2022-10-01 33 days 1,953 sqft
2022-11-01 42 days 1,937 sqft
2022-12-01 60 days 2,010 sqft
2023-01-01 72 days 1,923 sqft
2023-02-01 63 days 1,856 sqft
2023-03-01 31 days 1,852 sqft
2023-04-01 32 days 1,875 sqft
2023-05-01 31 days 1,866 sqft
2023-06-01 40 days 1,849 sqft
2023-07-01 44 days 1,815 sqft
2023-08-01 39 days 1,825 sqft
2023-09-01 39 days 1,816 sqft
2023-10-01 41 days 1,867 sqft
2023-11-01 41 days 1,868 sqft
2023-12-01 48 days 1,870 sqft
2024-01-01 67 days 1,866 sqft
2024-02-01 59 days 1,850 sqft
2024-03-01 38 days 1,900 sqft
2024-04-01 33 days 1,879 sqft
2024-05-01 30 days 1,910 sqft
2024-06-01 45 days 1,970 sqft
2024-07-01 37 days 2,000 sqft
2024-08-01 31 days 1,960 sqft
2024-09-01 36 days 1,855 sqft
2024-10-01 41 days 1,939 sqft
2024-11-01 48 days 1,878 sqft
2024-12-01 64 days 1,886 sqft
2025-01-01 0 days 1,853 sqft
La Crosse's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

La Crosse's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,853 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,866 sqft.

VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.