What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for West Side?
West Side is ranked #11 of 17 eligible neighborhoods in Saint Paul; #229 of 275 eligible neighborhoods in MN; and #8,867 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
West Side
Saint Paul, MN | Ramsey County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
46.5
Stability and Strength
42.6
Value Opportunity
52.3
Momentum
44.8
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 | #8,867 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #229 of 275 |
| City rank | #11 of 17 |
| County rank | #11 of 17 |
| National percentile | 40.8 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $282,338 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 1.2% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.36% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.17 |
| Median household income | $67,733 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.5% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 7.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 59.9% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 2.9% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 54.5% |
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 West Side
Is West Side one of the best neighborhoods in Saint Paul?
West Side has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.5 and a city ranking of #11 of 17 eligible neighborhoods in Saint Paul.
How much are homes worth in West Side?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for West Side is approximately $282,338.
Are home values rising or falling in West Side?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 1.2% year over year and -0.36% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for West Side?
West Side has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 44.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in West Side?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $67,733.
How affordable is West Side relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.17. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is West Side primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 59.9%.
What is the unemployment rate in West Side?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 7.6%.
How educated are residents of West Side?
Approximately 31.5% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in West Side face high rent burden?
Approximately 54.5% 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 West Side?
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 applications402
Estimated originations250
Home-purchase applications226
Origination rate62.2%
Home-purchase share56.2%
Average application loan$190,746
Total application loan amount$76,648,602
National application rank#783 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage99.7%
Recent trend: Applications 7.8% YoY; originations 5.0% 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.