Best PlacesNorth Side Hill, Eau Claire, WI Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Side Hill, Eau Claire, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Side Hill, Eau Claire ranks 3,954th 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 North Side 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.
North Side Hill, Eau Claire's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Side Hill, Eau Claire ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where North Side Hill, Eau Claire ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Household income$53,501 median, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Side Hill, Eau Claire
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Side Hill, Eau Claire home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,501, 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 North Side Hill, Eau Claire's effective rate of 1.51%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Side Hill, Eau Claire
North Side Hill, Eau Claire runs younger than the country, 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 North Side Hill, Eau Claire.
Who works in North Side Hill, Eau Claire, and how
Work in North Side Hill, Eau Claire centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in North Side Hill, Eau Claire
North Side Hill, Eau Claire has more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North Side Hill, Eau Claire and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Side Hill, Eau Claire, month by month
North Side 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 North Side Hill, Eau Claire
The nearest airport, Chippewa Valley Regional, is about 3 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 North Side Hill, Eau Claire
Schools across North Side Hill, Eau Claire average a C+, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Roosevelt ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Longfellow ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delong MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- North HighC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Side Hill, Eau Claire school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Side 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 North Side Hill, Eau Claire against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Side Hill, Eau Claire
Is North Side Hill, Eau Claire a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Side Hill, Eau Claire ranks 3,954th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on distance from a big city and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Side Hill, Eau Claire expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,029. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $53,501 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is North Side Hill, Eau Claire safe?
North Side Hill, Eau Claire is safer than 38% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $546 per resident a year.
Compare North Side Hill, Eau Claire with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Side Hill, Eau Claire. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Side 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.
North Side Hill, Eau Claire detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Side Hill, Eau Claire: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Side Hill, Eau Claire: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Side Hill, Eau Claire: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Side Hill, Eau Claire: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Side 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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