West St Paul Minnesota Area Home Supply Charts

This page looks at a variety of West St Paul Minnesota housing market data taken from the most recent 2022 American Community Survey census data. Housing units are structures such as a single family home, apartment community, mobile home park, public housing, etc. where a person or family live and live separately from other residents of the building. Figure 1 shows the total number of housing units for each city. West St Paul depicts it has a Housing Units of 9,425 which is the second most housing units of all the places in the greater West St Paul region.

Figure 2 illustrates the housing density in the West St Paul housing market as measured by housing units per square land mile (includes single family homes, apartments, etc.) West St Paul shows it has a Housing Density of 1917.9 which is the second most housing densities of all the places in the greater West St Paul region. The city with the highest housing density in the area is St Paul which shows a density of 2450.4 (27.8% larger). Comparing housing density to the United States average of 39.5, West St Paul is considerably bigger. Also, measured against the state of Minnesota, housing density of 31.1, West St Paul is considerably bigger.

In Figure 3, West St Paul area change in the number of housing units and is a forward gauge (along with population change) for any potential housing shortage. West St Paul depicts it has a Housing Unit Change of 3.1% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest change in the housing units in the area is Lilydale which depicts a housing units of 33.8% ( considerably bigger). Comparing change in the housing units to the United States average of 7.4%, West St Paul is approximately half the size. Also, compared to the state of Minnesota, change in the housing units of 5.3%, West St Paul is approximately three-fourths the size.

Figure 4 shows the percentage of rental property based on that they are occupied by renters as a percent of the total number of households in the community (including homes, apartments, etc.) West St Paul shows it has a Renter Percent of 42.4% which is the third most renter percent of all other places in the greater West St Paul region. Figure 5 illustrates the total number of housing units that are occupied by owners. it has a Owner Percent of 57.6% which is less than most other places in the metro area.

West St Paul Minnesota Home Cost Charts

Figure 7 provides aggregate comparative data for the West St Paul Minnesota metro area in terms of the median housing rental rate, apartment rent, etc. West St Paul shows it has a Median Gross Rent of $1,082 which is the second most rental rates of all the places in the greater West St Paul region. The city with the highest rental rates in the area is Lilydale which depicts a rental rates of $2,199 (about twice as large). Comparing rental rates to the United States average of $1,163, West St Paul is about 7.5% smaller. Also, compared to the state of Minnesota, rental rates of $1,081, West St Paul is about the same size.

Median owner costs for the real estate market are shown in Figure 8 and include the costs associated with any mortgage, utility expenses, insurance, and other miscellaneous costs. West St Paul indicates it has a Median Owner Cost of $1,301 which is the second smallest as measured by median ownership cost of all the other places in the greater region. Figure 9 shows the median amount of cost as a percent of total household income for people who own homes in the West St Paul metro area. it has a Owner Cost as % of HH Income of 18% which is less than most other places in the metropolitan area. The next chart, Figure 10, provides a comparison chart of the median home cost as a percent of a median worker take home earnings and is thus a valuable measure of affordable housing. West St Paul depicts it has a Median Home Value as Percent of Median Earnings of 412% which is less than most other places in the greater region.

Next shown in Figure 11 is the housing cost as a percent of household income for people who own their homes and have a mortgages (thus the cost of financing the home is included.) West St Paul depicts it has a % of Income Owner Costs-With Mortgage of 20% which is less than most other places in the metropolitan area. The city with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the area is Lilydale which depicts a cost as a percent of household income of 23% (14.1% larger). Housing cost as a percent of household income for owners who do not have a mortgage is shown in Figure 12. This analysis can be useful for understanding the affordable housing for home ownership excluding any financing cost in the area shown. West St Paul shows it has a % of Income Owner Costs-No Mortgage of 11% which is in the center range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest cost as a percent of household income in the area is Mendota which depicts a cost as a percent of household income of 16% (50.9% larger).

Figure 13 looks at the cost of rent for rental property using the percent of total household income which is a valuable measure of financial health for the area. (The higher the proportion of rent payments to total household income is a sign of greater financial stress. Also, rent can be covered by rent assistance and rent assistance programs in the form of rent assistance.) West St Paul has the percentage of rent as a percent of income is less than 10 pct the second smallest in order of rent as a percent of income is less than 10 pct of all the other places in the local area at 10% of the total.

Figure 14 shows the total housing cost for both home owners and apartment community renters in the area. West St Paul has the largest proportion of housing cost between $700 and $1,000 at 33% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 15 shows median amount of real estate taxes paid for home owners in the region. it has a Median Real Estate Taxes Paid of $2,610 which is the smallest in terms of median real estate taxes paid of all the other places in the area. The city with the highest median real estate taxes paid in the area is Sunfish Lake which shows a taxes paid of $9,266 (approximately 3.6 times bigger). Comparing median real estate taxes paid to the United States average of $2,690, West St Paul is only about 3.1% smaller. Also, in contrast to the state of Minnesota, median real estate taxes paid of $2,767, West St Paul is about 6.0% smaller.

West St Paul Minnesota Home Characteristics Charts

Figure 19 shows, for the average house in each location, the median year that a house was built. This can be useful for understanding the relative age of one neighborhood versus another for a real estate investor. it has a Median Year Built of 1968 which is in the mid range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest year built in the area is Sunfish Lake which shows a year built of 1985 ( about the same size).

Figure 20 looks at the distribution of housing units by the median age that the homes were built. has the smallest proportion of homes built between 2010 to 2019 at 5% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of homes built between 2000 to 2009 at 4% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of homes built between 1970 to 1979 at 20% of the total and is ranked #1.