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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Eau Claire Area is $148,600, which is lower than the state average of $165,900 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Eau Claire Area was built is 1974, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1972 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 42,634 Owner Occupied Houses in Eau Claire Area, #286

Eau Claire Area	148,600 USD
Wisconsin	165,900 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Eau Claire Area	2.41%
Wisconsin	47.86%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Eau Claire Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	69,937, see rank, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	64,715, 92.53%, see rank	87.01%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	42,634, 60.96%, see rank	58.88%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	22,081, 31.57%, see rank	28.13%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	5,222, 7.47%, see rank	12.99%	12.45%
For Rent	797, 1.14%, see rank	1.55%	2.34%
For Sale Only	524, 0.75%, see rank	1.14%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	481, 0.69%, see rank	0.58%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	2,117, 3.03%, see rank	7.02%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	1,303, 1.86%, see rank	2.67%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #486

Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
1974	1972	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Eau Claire Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	42,634	100%	1,551,769	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	27,533	64.58%, see rank	66.34%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	15,101	35.42%, see rank	33.66%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Eau Claire Area	1,267 USD
Wisconsin	1,431 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Eau Claire Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
$299 or Less	19	0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.20%
$300 to $499	505	1.83%, see rank	1.02%	1.59%
$500 to $699	1,565	5.68%, see rank	4.21%	5.01%
$700 to $999	5,484	19.92%, see rank	14.68%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	10,955	39.79%, see rank	34.81%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	5,782	21.00%, see rank	24.78%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	2,640	9.59%, see rank	15.85%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	583	2.12%, see rank	4.55%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Eau Claire Area	22.00% of the Total Income
Wisconsin	23.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Eau Claire Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
10% or Less	1,426	5.18%, see rank	4.51%	5.86%
10% to 20%	10,222	37.13%, see rank	33.66%	31.95%
20% to 30%	8,634	31.36%, see rank	30.65%	27.64%
30% to 40%	3,056	11.10%, see rank	13.53%	13.74%
40% or More	4,080	14.82%, see rank	17.33%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Eau Claire Area	469 USD
Wisconsin	533 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Eau Claire Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
$199 or Less	483	3.20%, see rank	2.64%	7.76%
$200 to $299	1,267	8.39%, see rank	6.41%	14.70%
$300 to $499	6,966	46.13%, see rank	34.53%	34.63%
$500 to $699	4,277	28.32%, see rank	33.44%	21.16%
$700 or More	2,108	13.96%, see rank	22.98%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Eau Claire Area	12.70% of the Total Income
Wisconsin	13.70% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Eau Claire Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
10% or Less	5,720	37.88%, see rank	33.30%	40.19%
10% to 20%	5,363	35.51%, see rank	35.42%	31.47%
20% to 30%	1,838	12.17%, see rank	14.69%	12.24%
30% to 40%	924	6.12%, see rank	6.48%	5.64%
40% or More	1,127	7.46%, see rank	9.14%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	69,937, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	47,232, 67.54%, see rank	66.63%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	3,049, 4.36%, see rank	4.34%	5.82%
2 Units	4,246, 6.07%, see rank	6.57%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	3,894, 5.57%, see rank	3.79%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	3,676, 5.26%, see rank	4.88%	4.78%
10 or More Units	4,841, 6.92%, see rank	10.13%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	2,999, 4.29%, see rank	3.65%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	69,937, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
1 Room	661, 0.95%, see rank	1.60%	1.95%
2 Rooms	1,933, 2.76%, see rank	2.32%	2.48%
3 Rooms	5,683, 8.13%, see rank	8.42%	9.13%
4 Rooms	11,256, 16.09%, see rank	16.51%	16.60%
5 Rooms	13,270, 18.97%, see rank	20.77%	20.41%
6 Rooms	11,734, 16.78%, see rank	17.70%	18.06%
7 Rooms	9,190, 13.14%, see rank	12.69%	12.27%
8 Rooms	6,539, 9.35%, see rank	8.89%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	9,671, 13.83%, see rank	11.10%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.70, see rank	5.50	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	69,937, 100%	2,635,602	132,741,033
No Bedroom	760, 1.09%, see rank	1.76%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	6,891, 9.85%, see rank	9.90%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	19,936, 28.51%, see rank	28.88%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	28,097, 40.17%, see rank	41.24%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	11,421, 16.33%, see rank	14.72%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	2,832, 4.05%, see rank	3.50%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Total Housing Units	64,715, 100%	2,293,250	116,211,092
Utility Gas	32,718, 50.56%, see rank	65.30%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	9,741, 15.05%, see rank	10.88%	4.86%
Electricity	13,950, 21.56%, see rank	14.81%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	3,647, 5.64%, see rank	3.02%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	2, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.12%
Wood	3,826, 5.91%, see rank	4.57%	2.12%
Solar Energy	10, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.05%
Other Fuel	570, 0.88%, see rank	0.94%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	251, 0.39%, see rank	0.44%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	21,024, 100%	709,828	39,201,928
$199 or Less	234, 1.11%, see rank	1.15%	1.50%
$200 to $299	775, 3.69%, see rank	3.37%	3.18%
$300 to $499	2,755, 13.10%, see rank	9.44%	7.37%
$500 to $699	6,085, 28.94%, see rank	24.99%	16.01%
$700 to $999	7,823, 37.21%, see rank	38.29%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	2,870, 13.65%, see rank	18.34%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	240, 1.14%, see rank	3.01%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	242, 1.15%, see rank	1.41%	6.10%
Median	$720, see rank	$772	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Eau Claire Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	64,715, 100%	2,293,250	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	4,104, 6.34%, see rank	7.13%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	20,496, 31.67%, see rank	32.55%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	25,827, 39.91%, see rank	40.36%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	14,288, 22.08%, see rank	19.97%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.