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<br /> ~ Development <br /> Housing Q Be A <br /> The city of Ramsey created a Q: Does Ramsey have any Q: How many households are <br />Housing and Redevelopment rental housing for young using individual septic <br />Authority (HRA) in the Spring of people or seniors? systems? <br />2005. One of the HRA's initial tasks A: Ramsey has approximately 230 A: About half of the homes in <br />will be to draft a Housing Plan for units of rental housing, which Ramsey use individual septic <br />the city. The first step in the planning represents less than 3% of all systems and wells. <br />process is to gather demographic housing, and is one of the lowest Q: What is "affordable <br />information about Ramsey's housing percentages in the Metropolitan housing?" <br />and its residents. Below are a few key Area. The overall percentage of <br />facts about Ramsey's housing stocl(: rental housing in Anoka County A: There are many different <br /> How many houses are in is 1 7%. definitions of affordable housing. <br />Q: A common definition is that <br /> Ramsey? Q: How valuable are Ramsey's housing is considered affordable <br />A: At the end of 2005, Ramsey had homes? if a family spends no more than <br /> about 8,000 housing units. A: The estimated market value 30% of their income on housing <br />Q: How many town homes have assigned by Anoka County is the costs. <br /> been built in Ramsey? best number the city has to Q: How can I learn more about <br />A: The city has about 1,300 determine average value. In proposed housing <br /> townhome units, which 2005, the average home in development in the city? <br /> Ramsey was valued at $230,000. <br /> represents 16% of all homes. The average single family home A: The Community Development <br />Q: Who lives in Ramsey? was valued at $234,000 and the Department is a great place to <br /> average townhome was valued at start. Look online at <br />A: According to the 2000 Census, www.ci.ramsey.mn. us/ department <br /> about 51 % of the households in $175,000. s/community/III.asp or call <br /> Ramsey are families with Q: How old is Ramsey's Sylvia Frolik, HRA Executive <br /> children, 32% are married housing? Director, at 763-433-9846. <br /> couples with no children, and A: Most of the homes in Ramsey are <br /> 1 7% live alone or with less than 30 years old. Only 8% <br /> roommates. of the housing was built before <br /> 1970. About 30% of Ramsey's <br /> housing was built in the 1970s <br /> and 15% in the 1980s. 46% of <br /> the housing in Ramsey was built <br /> after 1990. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us <br />