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Eau Claire vs Evansville

Metro-area medians — Eau Claire, WI Metro Area vs Evansville, IN Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Eau Claire comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Eau Claire and Evansville cost about the same to live in, but Eau Claire households earn about 11% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Eau Claire.

Their widest everyday difference: Eau Claire has cleaner air on a typical day — a median AQI of 38 versus 46.

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Eau Claire, WI
$58,454
take-home / yr · 22% to tax
$62,992
real value after local prices
Evansville, IN
$59,064
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$64,531
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Evansville leaves you about $1,539/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Eau Claire
Evansville
Livability (CityLedger)
55/100
47/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
92.8
91.5
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$80,681
$73,703
Median household income
$74,869
$67,459
Median rent
$1,135/mo
$1,007/mo
Median home value
$294,700
$228,800
Unemployment
3.9%
4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
32.5%
Average commute
20.2 min
20.5 min
Air quality (median AQI)
38
46
Avg temperature
45°F
57°F

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  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Unemployment
  • + Bachelor's degree or higher
  • + Air quality (median AQI)
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  • + Median rent
  • + Median home value
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Eau Claire vs Evansville — frequently asked

Is Eau Claire cheaper than Evansville?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Eau Claire and Evansville metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Eau Claire or Evansville?
Eau Claire has the higher median household income — $74,869 versus $67,459 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 11% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Eau Claire or Evansville?
A paycheck stretches further in Eau Claire. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $80,681 there versus $73,703 in Evansville.
Which has cheaper rent, Eau Claire or Evansville?
Evansville has cheaper rent — a median of $1,007/mo versus $1,135/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).