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How much it costs to buy a home in America's top 10 'hipster' neighborhoods

How much it costs to buy a home in America's top 10 'hipster' neighborhoods

If you're looking for a home in a cool neighborhood, you may be in luck: It might be more affordable than you think. Real estate website Realtor.com, along with consumer-review site Yelp, conducted a survey to find the hottest "hipster" neighborhoods in the United States. It identifies the most in-demand housing markets with the highest concentrations of cool, indie stores. "Yelp data shows that mentions of 'hipster' occur across a wide range of businesses, from music venues and dive bars, to restaurants, barbers and vinyl record shops," the survey says. And "while some cities and ZIP codes, like Seattle, may be more recognizable as traditional hipster havens," others are more "under-the-radar" and not in the priciest big cities . Click to expandThe survey identifies the top 50 neighborhoods and gives each a "hipster score" and a "hotness score." Of those, here are the top 10 most popular neighborhoods and the median housing listing price there:1. Columbus, Ohio Hippest neighborhood: Clintonville Median housing listing price: $269,455 Hipster score: 90.1 Hotness score: 99.8 2. Seattle, Washington Hippest neighborhood: Capitol Hill Median housing listing price: $756,653 Hipster score: 95.9 Hotness score: 94.1 3. San Diego, California Hippest neighborhood: North Park Median housing listing price: $597,000 Hipster score: 95.6 Hotness score: 93.7 4. Fort Wayne, Indiana Hippest ZIP code: 46802 Median housing listing price: $163,925 Hipster score: 88.2 Hotness score: 95.7 5. Rochester, New York Hippest neighborhood: Highland Park Median housing listing price: $154,925 Hipster score: 92.5 Hotness score: 92.8 Click to expand6. San Francisco, California Hippest neighborhood: The Haight Median housing listing price: $1,396,500 Hipster score: 84.3 Hotness score: 96.0 7. Long Beach, California Hippest ZIP code: 90814 Median housing listing price: $737,000 Hipster score: 93.2 Hotness score: 90.7 8. Louisville, Kentucky Hippest neighborhood: Schnitzelburg Median housing listing price: $173,950 Hipster score: 97.5 Hotness score: 87.8 9. Grand Rapids, Michigan Hippest ZIP code: 49506 Median housing listing price: $387,000 Hipster score: 88.8 Hotness score: 92.4 10. Colorado Springs, Colorado Hippest ZIP code: 80903 Median housing listing price: $337,000 Hipster score: 86.8 Hotness score: 92.9 "With all the hipster businesses in town, it comes as no surprise that these markets are highly sought after by millennials," the survey says. "Overall, older millennials — ages 25 to 34 — in the top ten markets make up an average of 22 percent of the population, higher than the national population share of older millennials of 13 percent."Additionally," it says, "these markets are continuing to draw interest from a younger crowd, as the older millennial age group is viewing property listings at a rate 1.2 times greater than the share of older millennials already living in the area, indicating strong interest from others wanting to move into these neighborhoods." If you want to buy a home in one of these hip markets, here are some tips to get you started. Like this story? Like CNBC Make It on Facebook ! Don't miss: Top 10 most affordable cities for freelancers If you're looking for a home in a cool neighborhood, you may be in luck: It might be more affordable than you think. Real estate website Realtor.com, along with consumer-review site Yelp, conducted a survey to find the hottest "hipster" neighborhoods in the United States. It identifies the most in-demand housing markets with the highest concentrations of cool, indie stores. "Yelp data shows that mentions of 'hipster' occur across a wide range of businesses, from music venues and dive bars, to restaurants, barbers and vinyl record shops," the survey says. And "while some cities and ZIP codes, like Seattle, may be more recognizable as traditional hipster havens," others are more "under-the-radar" and not in the priciest big cities . Click to expand The survey identifies the top 50 neighborhoods and gives each a "hipster score" and a "hotness score." Of those, here are the top 10 most popular neighborhoods and the median housing listing price there: 1. Columbus, Ohio Hippest neighborhood: Clintonville Median housing listing price: $269,455 Hipster score: 90.1 Hotness score: 99.8 2. Seattle, Washington Hippest neighborhood: Capitol Hill Median housing listing price: $756,653 Hipster score: 95.9 Hotness score: 94.1 3. San Diego, California Hippest neighborhood: North Park Median housing listing price: $597,000 Hipster score: 95.6 Hotness score: 93.7 4. Fort Wayne, Indiana Hippest ZIP code: 46802 Median housing listing price: $163,925 Hipster score: 88.2 Hotness score: 95.7 5. Rochester, New York Hippest neighborhood: Highland Park Median housing listing price: $154,925 Hipster score: 92.5 Hotness score: 92.8 Click to expand 6. San Francisco, California Hippest neighborhood: The Haight Median housing listing price: $1,396,500 Hipster score: 84.3 Hotness score: 96.0 7. Long Beach, California Hippest ZIP code: 90814 Median housing listing price: $737,000 Hipster score: 93.2 Hotness score: 90.7 8. Louisville, Kentucky Hippest neighborhood: Schnitzelburg Median housing listing price: $173,950 Hipster score: 97.5 Hotness score: 87.8 9. Grand Rapids, Michigan Hippest ZIP code: 49506 Median housing listing price: $387,000 Hipster score: 88.8 Hotness score: 92.4 10. Colorado Springs, Colorado Hippest ZIP code: 80903 Median housing listing price: $337,000 Hipster score: 86.8 Hotness score: 92.9 "With all the hipster businesses in town, it comes as no surprise that these markets are highly sought after by millennials," the survey says. "Overall, older millennials — ages 25 to 34 — in the top ten markets make up an average of 22 percent of the population, higher than the national population share of older millennials of 13 percent. "Additionally," it says, "these markets are continuing to draw interest from a younger crowd, as the older millennial age group is viewing property listings at a rate 1.2 times greater than the share of older millennials already living in the area, indicating strong interest from others wanting to move into these neighborhoods." If you want to buy a home in one of these hip markets, here are some tips to get you started. Like this story? Like CNBC Make It on Facebook ! Don't miss: Top 10 most affordable cities for freelancers

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