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Eau Claire is a mid-size city of 70,322 people in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It's part of the Eau Claire, WI area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
70,322people
$248kTypical home
$1,045/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
226Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 70,322
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,048 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- In the Eau Claire, WI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,561/mo)
- Median rent $1,045/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EAU airport
- 85 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eau Claire County: D+11 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk