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Eau Claire vs Wausau

$471/mo more in Wausau

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Eau ClaireWausauAbout 75 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Wausau leaves you more
  • Property tax 1.51%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

Same paycheck, two cities. $3,000/mo in Wausau. $2,529/mo in Eau Claire. +$5,652 a year.

Eau Claire

$2,529

left each month

Wausau

$3,000

+$471 vs Eau Claire

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Same paycheck, another city.

Wausau wins 3 of 4Eau Claire 1 · ties 0
$5,344Take-home · Wausau$5,659
$911Rent · Wausau$748
$1,904Other bills · Eau Claire$1,911
$2,529Left over · Wausau$3,000

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In 2022-2023, 57 households moved Eau Claire → Wausau (avg AGI $57,684). 56 went the other way. The whole move →

+$471 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthEau ClaireWausau
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Eau Claire, WI and Wausau, WI
Per monthEau ClaireWausauDifference
Gross pay$7,000$7,484+$484
Income and payroll tax$1,656$1,825+$169
Take-home pay$5,344$5,659+$315
Rent$911$748−$163
Getting around$535$542+$7
Groceries$378$378$0
Healthcare$425$425$0
Utilities$236$236$0
Everything else$330$330$0
Left over$2,529$3,000+$471

Salary to match Eau Claire

$81,000

Gross pay in Wausau that leaves the same amount as $84,000 in Eau Claire.

Tax difference

−$308

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 23.7% in Eau Claire, 24.4% in Wausau.

More about Wausau

Eau Claire, WI in full

State income tax topping out at 7.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,085 and 184 sunny days; commutes average 20 minutes.

Wausau, WI in full

State income tax topping out at 7.65%, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $890 and 190 sunny days; commutes average 19 minutes.

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Wausau than Eau Claire?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Wausau leaves about $471 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $911 in Eau Claire and $748 in Wausau.

Does Wausau have state income tax?

Wausau is in Wisconsin, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Eau Claire to Wausau?

The paycheck is taxed in Wisconsin. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Eau Claire and Wausau changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.