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Housing stock
Homeownership69%renters 31%
Median Built199527% built in the 1980s
Buildings1,246
Building Density273units/km²
Median Rooms6.4incl. living, dining & kitchen
Cost profile
Median Home Value$394,000US $459K · MN $337K
Median Rent$1,635/moUS $1,578 · MN $1,377
Affordability
Price to Income4.1xcomfortable ≤ 4x
Rent to Income20%comfortable ≤ 30%
Rent-Burdened70%MN average 46%
Mortgage-Burdened30%MN average 36%
Sources12
Census ACS
A huge ongoing government survey that tells you who lives in a neighborhood — how old people are, what they earn, what languages they speak, and how households are made up.
Census ACS (1-year)
The Census Bureau's most recent single-year snapshot of population and housing trends, covering larger counties and metro areas where the sample is big enough to be reliable.
Census 2020
The full-count national census taken every ten years that provides the most precise population and housing numbers for every block in America, used here as the baseline for tracking change since 2020.
HUD fair-market rents
HUD's annual estimate of what a modest apartment in each metro area should cost, used here as the benchmark for judging whether local rents are affordable.
HUD rents (ZIP-level)
A finer-grained version of HUD's rent benchmark, calculated at the ZIP-code level so affordability comparisons reflect neighborhood rent differences rather than metro-wide averages.
HUD vacancy data
USPS mail-delivery records that flag addresses where no mail has been delivered in months — an early-warning signal for housing abandonment and neighborhood vacancy.
HUD cost-burden data
Federal estimates of how many households at each income level are spending too much of their paycheck on housing — a direct measure of cost burden by neighborhood.
HUD Affordable (LIHTC)
HUD's database of every apartment building financed with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits since 1987, showing where subsidized affordable rental housing exists.
HUD Subsidized Housing
A HUD dataset counting housing vouchers, public housing units, and Section 8 project-based apartments in each neighborhood.
Federal mortgage data
Federal mortgage records showing how many people applied for home loans, were approved, and were denied in each neighborhood — a factual picture of the local lending market.
FHFA Home Prices
A 50-year home-price index from the federal mortgage regulator, tracking how much homes in each county have appreciated across multiple time horizons.
Census Permits Data
Monthly counts of housing-unit building permits issued by local governments, showing where new homes are being built and at what pace.