Best PlacesEast Hill, Eau Claire, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Hill, Eau Claire, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Hill, Eau Claire ranks 2,103rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Hill, Eau Claire
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Hill, Eau Claire's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Hill, Eau Claire ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.5 minutes each way, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
Where East Hill, Eau Claire ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 37% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Hill, Eau Claire
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Hill, Eau Claire home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,440, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Hill, Eau Claire's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Hill, Eau Claire
East Hill, Eau Claire's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Hill, Eau Claire.
Who works in East Hill, Eau Claire, and how
Work in East Hill, Eau Claire centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in East Hill, Eau Claire
East Hill, Eau Claire has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of East Hill, Eau Claire and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Hill, Eau Claire, month by month
East Hill, Eau Claire sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 59° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of East Hill, Eau Claire
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Hill, Eau Claire
Schools across East Hill, Eau Claire average a B, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Northwoods ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Flynn ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Lakeshore ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- South MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
- Delong MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Northstar MiddleB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Memorial HighB+ · 51% proficient
- North HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Hill, Eau Claire school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Hill, Eau Claire measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Hill, Eau Claire against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Hill, Eau Claire
Is East Hill, Eau Claire a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Hill, Eau Claire ranks 2,103rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and civic engagement, and lowest on distance from a big city and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Hill, Eau Claire expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,064. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $73,440 median income, cost of living beats 56% of neighborhoods.
Is East Hill, Eau Claire safe?
Yes, East Hill, Eau Claire is safer than 59% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $413 per resident a year.
Compare East Hill, Eau Claire with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Hill, Eau Claire. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Hill, Eau Claire represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Hill, Eau Claire detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Hill, Eau Claire: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Hill, Eau Claire: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Hill, Eau Claire: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Hill, Eau Claire: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Hill, Eau Claire detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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