Missouri Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Ballwin, Missouri

Population: 31,283

Located in St. Louis County

Ballwin is a unique name for a City. In fact, it is the only City in the United States with its spelling. The City was founded by John Ball, son of James Ball and Mary Bray Ball of Virginia and Kentucky. His father, James, who came to America from Dublin, Ireland. Because of his military service, he was given a military land warrant and moved to this new land in Kentucky after the war. Reportedly, James was a friend of Daniel Boone.

The town was originally recorded as "Ballshow", but two days later, Ball amended the recorded plat to be named Ballwin. No one knows for sure why the name was changed, but one of John Ball's great grandsons says it was the result of a rivalry with neighboring Manchester. John Ball saw great things ahead for his new town and was confident that it would "win out" in reputation and growth over its older and more prominent neighbor, two miles to the east. Hence the "win" was incorporated into the name.

In the years that followed, Ballwin has grown from the town John Ball knew with only a few homes and businesses, to a small village of 750 people when it was incorporated on December 29, 1950, to a thriving City of 27,000 today. John Ball's vision of Ballwin as the leading City in the West County area has been realized.

Ballwin is located only a half an hour from St. Louis-Lambert International Airport and 40 minutes to downtown St. Louis; and is within30 minutes of five major universities and colleges. On top of all that, it is served by triple A rated Rockwood and Parkway School Districts. This school district is one of the best in the state of Missouri, and students here are offered many choices both in subject matter, and in schools for further education.

Ballwin is also convenient to all kinds of shopping, entertainment and recreational facilities, and has a well developed system of parks and recreational facilities including a 9-hole golf course (considered the finest 9-hole public course in the St. Louis Area). Not only that, it also features a state of the art community center with a double gymnasium, leisure pool, fitness center and other facilities, an outdoor community swimming pool three parks with lakes, tennis courts, game fields and other amenities.

Homes in the area tend to be more expensive than homes in other parts of Missouri. A two bedroom ranch with 1,000 square feet of living space will sell for $135,000. A three bedroom can sell for $200,00 and a four bedroom colonial with 3,000 square feet will fetch right around $600,000. But for beauty and amenities, Ballwin cannot be beaten!

Ballwin offers a comfortable, traditional type of environment that features individual initiative, privacy, personal safety, and tranquility. It provides unlimited opportunities for community involvement and personal development. Life-styles in Ballwin truly represent the best of comfortable, small town living, with the advantages of a more metropolitan setting.