Is there a MSP Cultural Disadvantage of Living in a Blue Collar area

[mr roboto]

Originally Posted by pete6032

St. Louis Park is the Tosa of MSP. That or Edina.

SLP and Edina can't both be compared to the same thing. They are pretty different.

[Stanton1433]

Originally Posted by blackpointyboots

If you are looking for something a bit like Wauwatosa but not overly pricey. Look at West Bloomington or Plymouth. The SW parts of Minneapolis near Edina can be a bit cheaper than Edina. Also look at property taxes, they can vary significantly between Minneapolis and suburb to suburb. Some parts of Golden Valley can also fit some of those boxes. There are some parts of Hyland Park that may be an option.

Someone else mentioned looking at average income for an area. While that might help it doesn't give the total picture of an area. There are parts of the city that have a higher than average education level but not high incomes. Those are not blue collar type neighborhoods but are usually younger educated people or people that work in fields that are not high paying.

For shopping areas Ridgedale and Southdale would be somewhat comparable to Mayfair.

One of my friends lives in the Prior Lake area, we often go to West Bloomington. West Bloomington Reminds me more of Brookfield. Wauwatosa has homes that are much older, 20s, 30s and 40s. There is a little downtown with shops and such also.

[WoodburyWoody]

Originally Posted by mr roboto

Median HH income map...

Median Income Across the US | WNYC

Would be interesting to see a similar map with various median debt levels:

- total debt per HH (including mortgage and educational loans)
- mortgage per HH
- educational loans per HH
- consumer debt per HH (w/o mortgage or educational loans)
- revolving credit debt per HH

and then a map that pulls all together.

I suspect if all consumer loans (no primary mortgage or edu loans), there would be serious panic in my neighborhood.

[mr roboto]

Originally Posted by WoodburyWoody

Would be interesting to see a similar map with various median debt levels:

- total debt per HH (including mortgage and educational loans)
- mortgage per HH
- educational loans per HH
- consumer debt per HH (w/o mortgage or educational loans)
- revolving credit debt per HH

and then a map that pulls all together.

I suspect if all consumer loans (no primary mortgage or edu loans), there would be serious panic in my neighborhood.

Yeah. This is just yearly income not necessarily wealth. Although they do tend to correlate.

[blackpointyboots]

Originally Posted by Stanton1433

One of my friends lives in the Prior Lake area, we often go to West Bloomington. West Bloomington Reminds me more of Brookfield. Wauwatosa has homes that are much older, 20s, 30s and 40s. There is a little downtown with shops and such also.

If you are looking for homes of that era more identical to Tosa you want Edina around 50th and France.

[pete6032]

Originally Posted by mr roboto

SLP and Edina can't both be compared to the same thing. They are pretty different.

I have been to Wauwatosa several times and the feeling I get when I visit is something like 50th and France in Edina or maybe excelsior and grand and the surrounding minekada vista neighborhood of St. Louis Park.

[Stanton1433]

Originally Posted by blackpointyboots

If you are looking for homes of that era more identical to Tosa you want Edina around 50th and France.

What about the Lyndhurst and Tangletown area. Those seem somewhat in line with price.

[wamer27]

I used to live in Wauwatosa on 72nd and Center while in college (blue collar friend [electrican] owned a nice duplex) I would say St Louis Park, eastern Edina, and southwest Mpls area would be similar housing/neighborhood wise. But it's going to be a higher in price point.