About one in 4 of Chippewa Falls’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Eau Claire (27%), Lake Hallie (5%) and Altoona (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

26%work in town

Where working residents work

In Chippewa Falls26%

Eau Claire27%

Lake Hallie5%

Altoona3%

Menomonie3%

10 mi

median commute distance

9,802

jobs based in Chippewa Falls

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Housing

A typical Chippewa Falls home is worth about $341K

The typical Chippewa Falls home is worth about $341,000, up 2.6% in a year, close to the Wisconsin typical home.

$341KZillow home value

Typical home value

Chippewa Falls$341K

Wisconsin$340K

Market temperature

days on market

99.1%

sale-to-list price

+2.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Chippewa Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

55″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°

Spring33–55°

Summer57–79°

Fall36–57°

Oct 4

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 33% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1979

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 61% of U.S. towns

Chippewa Falls reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

BSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Chippewa Falls2.1

Wisconsin2.4

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Chippewa Falls4.9

Wisconsin10.3

U.S.15.5

61st

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

47th

percentile among WI towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Schools

Chippewa Falls’s public schools outperform 55% of Wisconsin districts

The public schools Chippewa Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

BSchool Grade

School	Grades	Students	Grade
Parkview Elementary	K–5	377	C+
Halmstad Elementary	K–5	355	B+
Hillcrest Elementary	K–5	344	B
Southview Elementary	K–5	286	B+
Notre Dame Middle School Private	6–8	150
St. Charles Borromeo Primary School Private	PK–2	131

NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduationAll 15 schools →

Health

Healthier than 49% of U.S. towns

Chippewa Falls beats the Wisconsin average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

B−Health Grade

32 measures vs. Wisconsin

0 better31 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Chippewa Falls	WI
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	12.8%	9.9%

Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital

9.4 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

36th

percentile among WI towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Ceremonies - Wisconsin - Chippewa Falls, Wis., War Activities. Crowd awaiting before Armory to form procession on Armis…

1917

From the archive · today’s picture

109 years ago in Chippewa Falls

Ceremonies - Wisconsin - Chippewa Falls, Wis., War Activities. Crowd awaiting before Armory to form procession on Armis…

Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Chippewa Falls’s archive appears here every day.

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1869 · Freshets in the West--great jam of logs at Chippewa Falls boom, Wisconsin · Library of Congress

Chippewa Falls’s story

Chippewa Falls in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 9 places on the National Register.

Chippewa-Falls, Wis. County-seat of Chippewa-County. 1886. Population- 10,000

Chippewa-Falls, Wis., county-seat of Chippewa-County 1886

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Landmarks

9 places in Chippewa Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Cook-Rutledge HouseBuilt 1873

Marsh Rainbow Arch BridgeBuilt 1916

McDonell High SchoolBuilt 1907

Notre Dame Church and Goldsmith Memorial ChapelBuilt 1872

Famous people from Chippewa Falls

28 notable people were born in Chippewa Falls.

See all 28 →

Seymour CrayApplied mathematician, computer scientist, and electrical engineer · 1925–1996

Alexander WileyAmerican politician · 1884–1967

Wayne GrudemAmerican theologian · born 1948

Eddy WallerActor · 1889–1977

Judy HenskeAmerican singer-songwriter · 1936–2022

Nate DeLongAmerican basketball player · 1926–2010

About Chippewa Falls

City in Wisconsin, United States

Official town website ↗

Chippewa Falls ( ) is a city located on the Chippewa River in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 14,731 in the 2020 census. Incorporated as a city in 1869, it is the county seat of Chippewa County. The city's name originated from its location on the Chippewa River, which is named after the Ojibwe. It is a principal city of the Eau Claire–Chippewa Falls metropolitan area. Chippewa Falls is the birthplace of Seymour Cray, known as the "father of supercomputing", and the headquarters for the original Cray Research. It is also the home of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, the Heyde Center for the Arts, a showcase venue for artists and performers; Irvine Park, and…

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