With walkable streets dotted with Little Free Libraries, an outstanding park, an amazing sledding hill, and close proximity to both downtown and Hastings Way, Eau Claire’s Eastside Hill takes the crown as readers’ favorite neighborhood for the ninth time in the past 10 years. Altoona’s River Prairie blends residential and commercial buildings with plenty of public spaces with a beautiful natural setting overlooking the Eau Claire River. Then set a course for Starr Avenue or even the Planets, because readers say the North Side of Eau Claire is out of this world! —Tom Giffey