Milwaukee vs Eau Claire
Milwaukee, WI compared with Eau Claire, WI · 213 miles apart
Milwaukee has 562,407 residents to Eau Claire’s 72,465. Milwaukee comes out ahead on price to income. Eau Claire does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Milwaukee, WI | Eau Claire, WI | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 562,407 | 72,465 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 5,848 | 2,105 |
| Median household income | $54,234 | $67,395 |
| Median home value | $184,000 | $247,600 |
| Median rent | $1,059 | $1,045 |
| Homeownership | 41.8% | 54.4% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 16.7 min |
| Median age | 32.4 | 32.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27.4% | 36.7% |
| Poverty rate | 22.8% | 14.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.2% | 3.4% |
| Price to income | 3.4× | 3.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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