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Chippewa Falls is a big small town of 14,782 people in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. It's about 10 miles from Eau Claire, WI and 92 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $210k and rent runs about $910 a month.
14,782people
$210kTypical home
$910/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
52"Snow
226Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,782
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,300 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to Eau Claire, WI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $210k (≈$1,327/mo)
- Median rent $910/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (468 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to EAU airport
- 90 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 638 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 130 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chippewa County: R+23 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk