Missouri Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Crestwood, Missouri

Population: 11,863

Located in St. Louis County

The City's residential areas offer a wide selection of single-family housing stock, the majority of which was built in the mid to late 1960's. These homes have consistently shown an impressive ability to maintain and increase their value as they age and are located in stable, safe neighborhoods. In 1997, the City successfully annexed an additional 1,600 residents residing in an unincorporated area to the southeast. The City has begun to experience an increase in "infill" pocket subdivisions of five to twenty housing units with market prices exceeding $400,000.

Crestwood prides itself on its ability to provide high quality municipal services to its residential and business communities, while maintaining one of the lowest overall property tax rates in St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The City directly provides police, fire/EMS, public works, parks & recreation and general governmental services to its residential and business communities. For a detailed description of City provided services, please visit Municipal Services. Due to the City's relative compactness, just under 4 square miles, service delivery to its 11,863 residents is able to be provided in an extremely efficient manner.

The majority of public education services are provided by the AAA Rated Lindbergh School District. The District is an autonomous of the City and provides Early Childhood through Secondary Education programs. Three of the District's five elementary schools are located within the City's boundaries. A large selection of private and parochial educational institutions complement the public school system.

Crestwood has a wide variety of places to shop. Westfield Shoppingtown Crestwood, a 1,017,000 SF Super Regional Shopping Center anchored by Famous-Barr, Dillard's & Sears. Other stores that can be found along Watson Rd in the Crestwood include: Best Buy, Circuit City, Guitar Center, Office Max, Office Depot, Barnes & Noble, Big Kmart, Sports Authority, A 24 hour Schnuck's Super Market provides round-the-clock access to grocery items.