Metro area · CBSA 20740
Eau Claire
The Eau Claire, WI metro area has 173,915 people. Median rent is $1,033, 16.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Chippewa County at $1,259. Of the 13 places we track here, Lake Wissota has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$74,595
Median home value
$259,900
Unemployment
3.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,259
HUD, Chippewa County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire | 70,322 | $1,045 | 18.6% |
| Chippewa Falls | 14,782 | $910 | 18.9% |
| Altoona | 8,878 | $1,285 | 18.2% |
| Lake Hallie | 7,285 | $1,223 | 16.9% |
| Stanley | 3,760 | $723 | 18.1% |
| Bloomer | 3,673 | $895 | 18.5% |
| Lake Wissota | 3,184 | $1,005 | 11.5% |
| Seymour | 1,531 | $1,402 | 17.7% |
| Fall Creek | 1,493 | $1,046 | 14.5% |
| Cadott | 1,449 | $775 | 13.1% |
| Augusta | 1,341 | $837 | 18.7% |
| Cornell | 1,307 | $798 | 17.4% |
| Boyd | 566 | $895 | 17.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.