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i r "' _' -'.... !°c_.'ss ."-: _ _- _ lo= _ _ .. __ :z.«. _ _ -?,—._. . -"--'-- -- - '- ' - " - i„G'"'-.__ - - -- - t' i Summary and Conclusions: Mounds ^View is a very heterogeneous community, reflecting the rich diversity of urban areas much more than the neighboring suburbs. It has eharacteristics of both the more mature suburban areas and the "boom" growth areas. The community contains more than the average number of seniors as well as a very high re-schoolers. With its lar e base of affardable percentaqe of p 9 housing, it will continue to attract young familiest howevers with its lack of "up-scale" housing it will also lose many of thes households as they seek more amenitieso It would appear that both the locat on and history af the community have contributed ta make it one of the more unique areas in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Areae The city has a blend of both Blue Collar and White Collar households. The former group is the largest occupation set in the city; the latter group when all the occupations included therein are added together, constitutes a majority. Most married ouples work. As a result, the average income, while lower than the norm, is much higher than the demographic mix suggests. Mounds View draws its residents from a variety of sources. Its latest influx is composed of many short- termers who came tn the city in search of a location close to their jobs. But, there are also large numbers of young families moving from other suburbs who choose the ommunity because of its housing and school qua].ity. The retention of many of these people within the community seems to be a greater problem than attracting new- comers. Mounds View, in comparison with rnany other communities, 15