Best St Paul Neighborhoods (St. Paul: apartment, for rent, buying a house)

[xz2y]

Hi. Any suggestions about "good" neighborhoods for renting in St Paul? Need affordable and safe for older single woman. For example, I've seen some listings for buildings that are being rehabbed with reasonable rent in downtown St Paul, but would like to have some input re: safety. Any thoughts? Other St paul neighborhoods?

[naranek]

Originally Posted by xz2y

Hi. Any suggestions about "good" neighborhoods for renting in St Paul? Need affordable and safe for older single woman. For example, I've seen some listings for buildings that are being rehabbed with reasonable rent in downtown St Paul, but would like to have some input re: safety. Any thoughts? Other St paul neighborhoods?

I used to live on Hartford just off Edgecumb (sp?); I wonder if that's still a nice area. I think that's near where MST3K was produced...

[Slackajawea]

You might try the West 7th neighborhood if you're looking for something inexpensive. There are a lot of homes that have been converted to duplexes that are extremely affordable. The area is not the most glamorous, and parts of it look a bit rough around the edges, but it's very safe and the St. Paul police departmen's website will bear that out. If you look in that area, try to stay north of West 7th Street. Also, the farther west of the Grand Ave./Smith Ave. area the better off you'll be.

[rychal]

I currently rent at Chateau Montreal which is on West 7th and Montreal Ave., near Highland Park (which is really nice). It borders on what I'd consider some questionable areas, if you go down West 7th as it turns into 5 and then 494, it turns into an area I wouldn't feel comfortable living in.

For a one bedroom with a great new kitchen and about 715 square feet, we got a deal for $665/month. The only real reason I'm moving is I'm buying a house. The management is decent. Or maybe I'm just not that picky?

If you do look into it, I'd say get an apartment on the top floor, the ceilings/floors are very creaky. Wide array of ages and ethnicities, some families with kids. It's not great, it's not bad, it's pretty average, but again, our kitchen was re-done and it's really nice, so try to see one with a new kitchen.

I don't know what you mean by "older" but there is a decent portion of the people in Chateau Montreal that seem to be in their 50's and up.