Eau Claire Real Estate
Eau Claire’s affordable housing and high standards of living make it a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family among other things.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin is northwestern Wisconsin's center of business, industry, healthcare and education. The city is located at the confluence of the Chippewa and Eau Claire rivers and approximately 90 miles east of Minneapolis/St.Paul. Eau Claire has a diverse and expanding economic base in manufacturing, health care, information technologies, and retail trade.
Real estate in Eau Claire is stable compared to higher growth areas such as the Twin Cities. The Twin Cities and the surrounding suburbs saw great appreciation in home values in the nineties and early 2000s, but was hit hard by the recession of 2008. Comparatively, Eau Claire home prices have not dropped as much because they probably were not very overpriced in the first place.
Eau Claire residents enjoy an ideal combination of urban and rural life.
Rural vs. Urban: Why Decide When You Can Have Both?
I’m always fascinated to hear how people ended up living in Eau Claire. Some believe it is a big city, some believe it is miles from anywhere. I have come to the conclusion that Eau Claire really does have a split personality, and which side you see depends on your own point of view.
For example, some Eau Claire residents relocate here from small towns all over Northwestern Wisconsin because there are more economic opportunities here yet they can still be close to their roots.
Others relocate to Eau Claire from larger metropolitan areas because they are tired of the crime, congestion, and dirtiness of larger cities.
Eau Claire: The Urban Center
Big city attributes of Eau Claire include:
- Population of about 65,000 and an MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area)
- Retail center of Northwestern Wisconsin at Oakwood Mall
- The world headquarters of Menards home improvement stores and Presto Industries
- 2 excellent hospitals – Luther Midelfort and Sacred Heart
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire and Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Excellent city services such as fire, library, police, schools and public works.
- About 90 miles from Minneapolis/St Paul, for those who want the real urban experience
Eau Claire: The Rural Retreat
Eau Claire’s rural personality is showcased by:
- Very affordable housing: A recent study listed Eau Claire as having the most affordable real estate in the state of Wisconsin.
- Low cost of living: The same study listed Eau Claire as having the 10th lowest overall cost of living in the entire United States.
- Low crime: Eau Claire’s crime rate per city-data.com is always well below the national average. Eau Claire has 1.5 police officers per 1000 residents; half the national average for cities.
- Short commute times: According to US census data, Eau Claire residents’ average commute time is 16 minutes compared to 25 minutes nationally.
- There are many small boutique stores in the Downtown and Water Street areas.
- You can be “out of town” in just a few minutes. Cool stuff surrounds Eau Claire. Take a drive 15 minutes South on Hwy 93 to take in a hilltop panoramic view from the wayside. Go 6 miles west on CTY E to Elk Creek Lake. 6300-acre Lake Wissota is about 20 minutes to the North. Go further North to get to the Blue Hills and hundreds of smaller lakes. Drive 10 miles East of Eau Claire on Hwy Q to get to the rumbling Big Falls and the Eau Claire County Forest.
- Many parks within the city make it feel like you are out of town when you are not. For example, Putnam Park is a 200-acre wildlife preserve located within city limits that is known to have bald eagle nests. Archery Park has a rugged, narrow walking trail that weaves over bluffs along the Eau Claire river.
Eau Claire Real Estate Listings
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Last Updated on January 5th, 2009 at 10:06am.
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