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City in Wisconsin, United States
14,731Population
11.9 sq miArea
840 ftElevation

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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ZIP code54729, 54774
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Housing in Chippewa Falls

$341K▲ 2.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

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

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market50
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in May18
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B

Safety Grade B

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

Violent crime per 1,000
Chippewa Falls 2.1
Wisconsin 2.4
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Chippewa Falls 4.9
Wisconsin 10.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

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.

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DistrictChippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictSchools15

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