These boots have a very comfortable heel.  I was looking for something nice looking that I could wear in the winter without too much fear of falling on my face due to ice, and the rubber soles on these help a lot.  They fit tightly from the ankles upward, so if you have very muscular calves you might have an issue with this.  There isn't a lot of give.

Also, a weird note about these - I found a small, loose screw in the Amazon box, which at first I thought was just an anomaly.  However, after I put on one of the boots, there was a second, identical screw partially jammed underneath the inner shoe lining.  Ouch.  Look out for that.