Living in Ballwin

Posted by Andrea Durway
March 2023

What is living in Ballwin, Missouri like? Ballwin is a southwestern suburb of St. Louis County with a population around 31,000. Award-winning schools in both the Parkway and Rockwood school districts make this a destination location for many. It consistently earns high marks as a great place to live.

#1 on Wallet Hub’s 2021 list of Best Small City in the St. Louis
#10 on WalletHub’s 2019 list of Best Places to Raise a Family in Missouri
#3 on SafeWise list of Safest Cities in Missouri

Ballwin is pretty much an All-Star on Niche.com, where it scores well regionally, statewide, and nationally.

Ballwin Niche Scores — Ballwin gets great scores regionally and at the statewide and national level at Niche.com.

Housing in Ballwin

The average home sales price in Ballwin is $363,324 (February 2023) and has trended up 8.0% over the last ten years. There are 12,559 housing units in Ballwin, and the median year in which these properties were built is 1975. Of the 12,071 occupied housing units in Ballwin, 84.72% are owner-occupied, while 15.28% have renters living in them.

Sample of housing stock in Ballwin, ranging in list prices from low $200,000s to nearly $900,000 for new construction. 718 Windy Ridge Drive is a 3 bed/3.5 bath condo in the quiet Treetop Community of Ballwin. It is listed at $219,900.

Ballwin Parks and Recreation

Ballwin has five parks. in addition to The Pointe recreation center with an indoor pool and fitness center. and North Pointe Aquatic Center, a large water-play facility with a lap pool, kiddie pool, tubing courses, diving & lessons. The Ballwin Golf Course & Events Center is a fun and challenging, public, nine-hole golf course.

Launched in 1977, the Ballwin Days Festival has grown into one of the premiere annual festivals in the West County area. It is one of the only area events exclusive in promoting local non-for-profit groups on the Midway.

Vlasis Park is one of five parks in the Ballwin suburb and his home to the annual Ballwin Days Festival.

Ballwin is home to Castlewood State Park, a 2,000-acre public recreation area that touches the Meramec River. Its trails attract bikers, hikers, and more.

If you are considering Ballwin, Missouri as your home, we have Buyer’s Specialists who have helped many of our clients move to this popular suburb. We can help you too. And if you have a home to sell in Ballwin, we would love to talk to you. Reach out to us.

Dawn and her team worked tirelessly for us from start to finish. They really listened and asked us thoughtful questions to understand what we were looking for in a home and they were incredibly helpful and engaged during the shopping phase of the process, providing us with great suggestions and insights on things to consider when visiting properties, making an offer, and negotiating a final contract. At all times, we felt like we had their support and attention. Start to finish, there was a perfect blend of deep expertise and awesome communication skills.

Housing in Ballwin

Ballwin Parks and Recreation

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