West Side
Includes Cherokee Heights, District del Sol. St. Paul planning district. Every 2–4 unit listing here, run through the same numbers at 20% down and 7%.
Neighborhood profile
- Listings we track
- 10
- Median price per unit
- $169K
- Typical cash flow
- −$497 median per month, 20% down
- Crime, last 12 months
- 46 per 1,000 713 incidents · −16% vs. prior year
- Renter households
- 39%
- Median gross rent
- $1,370 all unit sizes
- Median household income
- $75K
- Rent rules
- 3% cap Rent stabilization; buildings first occupied after 2004 exempt
St. Paul police incidents, excluding proactive visits and community events. Per-resident rates use 2020 Census population. Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 5-year, combining 4 tract(s) centered in this planning district; medians are household-weighted averages of tract medians.
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Top picks
Ranked on real rent estimates (RentCast comparables or our own research). Listings with a serious red flag are under Proceed with caution instead, however good the numbers look.
Ways to slice it
Best cash flow now
Monthly cash flow at 20% down.
- 485 Belvidere St E rough $480/mo
- 513 Winslow Ave $37/mo
- 572 Ottawa Ave rough −$285/mo
- 306 King St W rough −$348/mo
- 96 Winifred St W −$485/mo
+ 5 more in the full list below
Best long-term
Year-30 wealth vs. the same money in stocks.
- 485 Belvidere St E rough 3.47× stocks
- 513 Winslow Ave 2.51× stocks
- 572 Ottawa Ave rough 1.81× stocks
- 306 King St W rough 1.52× stocks
- 96 Winifred St W 1.08× stocks
+ 5 more in the full list below
Value-add
Under-rented, needs work, or room to negotiate.
- 485 Belvidere St E rough Long time on market: room to negotiate.
- 572 Ottawa Ave rough Long time on market: room to negotiate.
- 96 Winifred St W Long time on market: room to negotiate.
- 211 Belvidere St E rough The seller bought for $5,600 in Apr 2011, so they can take a lower offer and still come out well ahead.
- 74 Congress St W serious flag Long time on market: room to negotiate.
Proceed with caution
Decent numbers, serious flags.
Nothing here right now.
Promising, rents not yet verified
Ranked on a rough rent estimate from bedroom count. Treat these as leads, not conclusions.
- 485 Belvidere St E rough $480/mo
- 572 Ottawa Ave rough −$285/mo
- 306 King St W rough −$348/mo
- 261 Robie St W rough −$509/mo
- 829 Brown Ave rough −$667/mo
- 211 Belvidere St E rough −$782/mo
- 779 Delaware Ave rough −$1,146/mo
All listings
10 listings. Filter by price or units, or switch the down payment.
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Cash flows
485 Belvidere St E
$425,000 · 4 units · Rough rentsCash flow $480/mo Cap 7.7% Break-even price $515K Yr 30 vs stocks 3.47× Positive in yr 1 -
Cash flows
513 Winslow Ave
$379,900 · 2 unitsCash flow $37/mo Cap 6.5% Break-even price $387K Yr 30 vs stocks 2.51× Positive in yr 1Side-by-side, 3,242 sq ft, each unit feels like a townhouse.
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572 Ottawa Ave
$432,250 · 2 units · Rough rentsCash flow −$285/mo Cap 5.6% Break-even price $379K Yr 30 vs stocks 1.81× Positive in yr 6 -
Close
306 King St W
$379,999 · 3 units · Rough rentsCash flow −$348/mo Cap 5.3% Break-even price $315K Yr 30 vs stocks 1.52× Positive in yr 9 -
Overpriced
261 Robie St W
$319,000 · 2 units · Rough rentsCash flow −$509/mo Cap 4.5% Break-even price $223K Yr 30 vs stocks 1.01× Positive in yr 15 -
Overpriced
96 Winifred St W
$329,900 · 2 unitsCash flow −$485/mo Cap 4.6% Break-even price $239K Yr 30 vs stocks 1.08× Positive in yr 14Up/down, ~3,400 sq ft — unusually big 2-beds.
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Overpriced
829 Brown Ave
$345,000 · 2 units · Rough rentsCash flow −$667/mo Cap 4.1% Break-even price $220K Yr 30 vs stocks 0.83× Positive in yr 19 -
Overpriced
211 Belvidere St E
$469,900 · 2 units · Rough rentsCash flow −$782/mo Cap 4.4% Break-even price $323K Yr 30 vs stocks 0.98× Positive in yr 16 -
Far off
779 Delaware Ave
$399,000 · 2 units · Rough rentsCash flow −$1,146/mo Cap 2.9% Break-even price $184K Yr 30 vs stocks 0.54× Positive in 30+ yrs -
Far off
74 Congress St W
$250,000 · 2 unitsCash flow −$762/mo Cap 2.7% Break-even price $107K Yr 30 vs stocks 0.48× Positive in 30+ yrsUp/down, 1,495 sq ft, 2-car garage, boiler heat.
Sheriff's deed recorded June 2026 — post-foreclosure sale, with an existing lien being negotiated with the county.
Monthly cash flow
What's changing
Nothing curated for this planning district yet.