Valley Park and Similar Places (Ballwin, Ellisville: crime rate, home, middle school)

[Trvlr1]

I have decided Valley Park will be on my list of "Places NOT to Live".

What other cities, towns, areas etc. have the same political climate?

[aragx6]

What is it you don't like about Valley Park... what exactly does "political climate" mean. It's still more rural than much of what surrounds it and a bit more blue collar and leans conservative... is this what you mean?

[peekles72]

Eureka is similar. Ellisville maybe. Pond.

[Trvlr1]

I had recently read an article ( I believe printed February 2007 in the River Front Times) which quoted Valley Park's (former) mayor. I was a little .

[wannabeinbend]

(former) mayor is gone! The schools are just wonderful here. I dealt with all levels of school employees and they are nice, listen and follow up.

www.vp.k12.mo.us/district/district.html
Received the 2007 Distinction in Performance Award by the State of Missouri, with a perfect score
Valley Park Middle School received the 2008 Missouri Schools of Character Award.

Check the crime rate statistics, supper low! So many parks/playgrounds for kids.

Property taxes seems high but I did not compere them with anything else. It is close to HW 44, 270 you name it. Ballwin is a next neighbor, very nice but home prices are higher too. Fenton is little bit too far from the "city" to my taste but home prices are lower so for the same $$ you get a nicer home.

I would like to move out but for different reasons...