The purpose of this report is to convey to the Eau Claire County community past and current housing market trends and conditions, in the process identifying resulting challenges and opportunities that have arisen and, likewise, ways in which the public sector might intervene to obtain any number of publicly articulated housing goals. The analysis in this document communicates the pertinent recent history of the county’s housing market, where it stands as of early 2023, and where the market might be headed in the future.

In response to challenging housing market conditions during the early 2020s, Eau Claire County, the City of Eau Claire, and the City of Altoona partnered to undertake a Regional Housing Study. The purpose of the study is to describe housing market conditions across Eau Claire County and identify issues and opportunities that the County and its  communities, including Eau Claire and Altoona, may seek to address in the future. The study also offers high-level strategic recommendations for consideration by local governments.

The project was guided by County Planning staff and staff from each of the two cities, as well as a steering committee of local residents with professional knowledge or responsibilities when it comes to housing issues.

[PDF] Eau Claire Regional Housing Study