What is the median rent in Eau Claire, WI?

Name: Median rent in Eau Claire, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Eau Claire, WI is $1,045 (±$39) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 13,701 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Eau Claire, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $1,045 in 2020–2024 (+25.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,045 (±$39)
Rented homes: 13,701 (±848)
$2,000 or more: 3.6%
Since 2015–2019: +25.1%

How much rent costs in Eau Claire

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Eau Claire	Eau Claire County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	4.7% (±1.5 points)	4.9%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	41.0% (±4.1 points)	39.3%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	35.6% (±3.8 points)	35.4%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	15.2% (±3.2 points)	16.3%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	2.0% (±0.9 points)	2.2%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.4% (±0.7 points)	1.1%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.7%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 41.0% of renting households.

3.6% of rented homes in Eau Claire cost $2,000 or more a month.

Eau Claire against Eau Claire County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eau Claire	Eau Claire County	Wisconsin	United States
Median gross rent	$1,045 (±$39)	$1,064 (±$35)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	13,701 (±848)	16,906 (±835)	764,522 (±6,229)	42,849,984

In Eau Claire, median gross rent is not measurably different from Eau Claire County ($1,064).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Eau Claire County, Eau Claire ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 567 of 1,594.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Eau Claire has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$835 (±$22)	$1,045 (±$39)	+25.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	43.4% (±1.6 points)	45.6% (±2.4 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	7.3% (±2.0 points)	3.0% (±1.5 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Eau Claire

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eau Claire
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Eau Claire	—	$1,045 (±$39)	—
Seymour (community)	2.9 mi	$1,402 (±$101)	Higher
Altoona	3.0 mi	$1,285 (±$114)	Higher
Town of Union (Eau Claire County)	5.2 mi	$1,318 (±$205)	Higher
Lake Hallie	6.2 mi	$1,223 (±$97)	Higher
Town of Wheaton	6.9 mi	$982 (±$221)	Not measurably different
Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)	7.0 mi	$1,008 (±$134)	Not measurably different
Town of Seymour (Eau Claire County)	7.6 mi	$1,362 (±$203)	Higher
Town of Brunswick	8.1 mi	$1,532 (±$173)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Seymour (community), WI ($1,402), Altoona, WI ($1,285), Town of Union (Eau Claire County), WI ($1,318).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Eau Claire County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Town of Union (Eau Claire County)	$1,318 (±$205)
5	Altoona	$1,285 (±$114)
6	Town of Drammen	$1,279 (±$203)
7	Town of Ludington	$1,261 (±$165)
8	Town of Wilson (Eau Claire County)	$1,050 (±$707)
9	Fall Creek	$1,046 (±$104)
10	Eau Claire	$1,045 (±$39)
11	Town of Washington (Eau Claire County)	$1,008 (±$134)
12	Town of Otter Creek (Eau Claire County)	$950 (±$140)
13	Town of Lincoln (Eau Claire County)	$850 (±$788)
14	Augusta	$837 (±$44)
15	Fairchild	$692 (±$102)
16	Town of Bridge Creek	$483 (±$189)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Eau Claire County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Eau Claire

What is the average rent in Eau Claire, WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Eau Claire is $1,045 (±$39) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Eau Claire?

In Eau Claire, the median gross rent went from $835 in 2015–2019 to $1,045 in 2020–2024 (+25.1%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Eau Claire cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.6% of rented homes in Eau Claire have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Eau Claire higher than in Eau Claire County?

In Eau Claire, median gross rent is not measurably different from Eau Claire County ($1,064).

It is also lower than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Eau Claire city, Wisconsin (place:22300, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.