We're in rural Altoona, Wisconsin, where the population is 9,287.

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8. I live in the metro area

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https://www.google.com/maps/place/Altoona,+WI/@44.8058684,-91.4514723,12709m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x87f8bb7f72acfacb:0x37db306976865071!8m2!3d44.8046825!4d-91.4432148!16zL20vMDExMjFx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Altoona, while I wouldn't call it a suburb of Eau Claire because it is an actual small autonomous city and a great place to live, is mostly residential in nature. Many, if not most of it's residents work in the larger City of Eau Claire or even Chippewa Falls. Most people in the Eau Claire-Altoona-Chippewa Falls contiguous metro area identify as "residents of the Chippewa Valley" and not much more thought is given to exactly where you live within that greater community. There is also a "ton" of cooperation, coordination, and goodwill throughout.