What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Battle Creek?
Battle Creek is ranked #9 of 17 eligible neighborhoods in Saint Paul; #214 of 275 eligible neighborhoods in MN; and #7,954 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Battle Creek
Saint Paul, MN | Ramsey County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
49.1
Stability and Strength
41.8
Value Opportunity
52.7
Momentum
55.6
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Saint Paul, MN |
| County | Ramsey County |
| National rank | #7,954 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #214 of 275 |
| City rank | #9 of 17 |
| County rank | #9 of 17 |
| National percentile | 46.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $327,628 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 2.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.14% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.19 |
| Median household income | $78,241 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.7% |
| Homeownership rate | 50.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 52.4% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Battle Creek
Is Battle Creek one of the best neighborhoods in Saint Paul?
Battle Creek has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 49.1 and a city ranking of #9 of 17 eligible neighborhoods in Saint Paul.
How much are homes worth in Battle Creek?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Battle Creek is approximately $327,628.
Are home values rising or falling in Battle Creek?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 2.2% year over year and -0.14% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Battle Creek?
Battle Creek has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 55.6. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Battle Creek?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $78,241.
How affordable is Battle Creek relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.19. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Battle Creek primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 50.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Battle Creek?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.7%.
How educated are residents of Battle Creek?
Approximately 25.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Battle Creek face high rent burden?
Approximately 52.4% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Battle Creek?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications528
Estimated originations367
Home-purchase applications301
Origination rate69.5%
Home-purchase share57.0%
Average application loan$195,127
Total application loan amount$102,953,220
National application rankNot rankable
Geometry coverage49.4%
Recent trend: Applications 6.4% YoY; originations 20.2% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.