Eau Claire City is a city in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, home to about 1,979 people across 4.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 54703.
Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,979497 per sq mi
Median home value$259,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$178Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Eau Claire City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Eau Claire City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)84 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL283 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Eau Claire City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Eau Claire City had 2,183 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 450th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Chippewa County grew from 33,037 residents in 1900 to 66,297 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eau Claire Rgnl Ap, WI weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Chippewa County
22,890 jobs at 1,660 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
890 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Eau Claire City.
Nearest hospitals
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Eau ClaireUnder a mile
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Eau Claire2.8 miles
Oakleaf Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Altoona4.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
77
Specialist doctors
334
Dentists
15
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
206
Mental health providers
154
Physical and occupational therapists
91
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
12
Pharmacies
4
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Eau Claire City
Parks (16 nearby)
Northwest Community Park · 119 acres0.8 mi
Mount Simon · 74 acres0.7 mi
Jeffers Park · 65 acres1.4 mi
Lakeview Park · 18 acres1.5 mi
County Farm Neighborhood Park · 8 acres0.8 mi
Domer Park · 5 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Loriental Store1.3 mi
Festival Foods1.4 mi
Menomonie Market Food Co-op1.5 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens2.8 mi
CVS Pharmacy3.3 mi
Libraries
L E Phillips Memorial Public Library1.7 mi
McIntyre Library2.6 mi
Altoona Public Library4.5 mi
Museums
Children’s Museum of Eau Claire1.6 mi
Chippewa Valley Historical Museum1.6 mi
Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum1.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Eau Claire Children's Theatre1.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Eau Claire Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(14)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter SchoolEau Claire
Pre-K–5
301
Charter
1.2 mi
Prairie Ridge Early Learning SchoolEau Claire
Pre-K
248
Public
1.2 mi
Davey ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
332
Public
2.2 mi
Lakeshore ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
314
Public
1.9 mi
Locust Lane ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
296
Public
2.9 mi
Longfellow ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
290
Public
1.6 mi
Northwoods ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
304
Public
2.7 mi
Roosevelt ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
215
Public
0.4 mi
Sherman ElementaryEau Claire
K–5
502
Public
2.1 mi
Second Avenue SchoolEau Claire
4–12
16
Alternative Education
1.9 mi
DeLong MiddleEau Claire
6–8
893
Public
1.3 mi
McKinley Charter SchoolEau Claire
6–12
74
Charter, Alternative Education
2.8 mi
Northstar MiddleEau Claire
6–8
529
Public
2.5 mi
North HighEau Claire
9–12
1,567
Public
1.8 mi
Private schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Messiah Lutheran SchoolEau Claire
Pre-K–8
123
Other Lutheran
2.1 mi
St James ElementaryEau Claire
Pre-K–5
67
Roman Catholic
0.8 mi
Generations AcademyO'Clare
K–12
82
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.7 mi
Bethel Christian SchoolEau Claire
1–12
15
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.2 mi
Eau Claire AcademyEau Claire
1–12
28
Nonsectarian
1.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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