CITY PROFILE
Eau Claire, WI
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Eau Claire is a smaller metro with housing that sits on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're considering a move here. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall throughout the year. It's a compact community, so proximity and walkability will define your day-to-day experience more than sprawl.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $327K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,220/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 6.2°C · warmest 21.7°C · coolest -11.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 909 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.86 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #258 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy85
- Affordable to rent86
- Climate comfort17
- Plenty of sunshine38
- Big-city amenities37
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
Where to look next
Similar home prices
