About St. Paul, MN (West Seventh-Fort Road) Real Estate Prices and Overview West Seventh-Fort Road median real estate price is $312,761, which is more expensive than 36.3% of the neighborhoods in Minnesota and 40.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. The average rental price in West Seventh-Fort Road is currently $1,967, based on 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 64.4% of the neighborhoods in Minnesota. West Seventh-Fort Road is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in St. Paul, Minnesota. West Seventh-Fort Road real estate is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999. Home and apartment vacancy rates are 7.7% in West Seventh-Fort Road. 蘑菇视频 analysis shows that this rate is lower than 48.4% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies. Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics Notable & Unique: People Of note is 蘑菇视频's research finding that the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the West Seventh-Fort Road community truly stands out from the rest in this regard. In addition, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the West Seventh-Fort Road is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by 蘑菇视频 as among the top 9.7% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Minnesota, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, 蘑菇视频 identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Minnesota. Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation More people in West Seventh-Fort Road choose to walk to work each day (10.6%) than almost any neighborhood in America. If you are attracted to the idea of being able to walk to work, this neighborhood could be a good choice. Notable & Unique: Real Estate Do you watch 'This Old House' on Public Television? Do you love the idea of fixing up a Colonial or Victorian era home, complete with the charm of yesteryear? Do you like to stroll or drive streets lined with gracious older residences? If you found yourself nodding yes to any of these questions, you are going to be interested in this unique neighborhood. The West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood stands out on a national scale for the sheer concentration of historic residences it contains: 55.7% of the residential real estate here was built from 1939 or earlier, some much earlier. This is a greater concentration of historic homes than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Notable & Unique: Diversity Did you know that the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood has more Norwegian and Swedish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Norwegian ancestry and 7.8% have Swedish ancestry. The Neighbors: Income How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. 蘑菇视频's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood. The neighbors in the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood in St. Paul are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. 蘑菇视频's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 68.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods. The Neighbors: Occupations A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations. In the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood, 48.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 25.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (13.3%), and 13.2% in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The Neighbors: Languages The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian. The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture 鈥� some more unique than others 鈥� based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households 鈥� and importantly 鈥� on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today. In the West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood in St. Paul, MN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (23.1%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (14.3%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (13.0%), along with some Swedish ancestry residents (7.8%), among others. Getting to Work Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in West Seventh-Fort Road neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (45.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans. Here most residents (65.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (10.6%) and 8.6% of residents also ride the bus for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.