Moving to St. Louis for Graduate School--Need Advice

[irt3]

This is all great...thanks alot...I am going to check out all of these options. I look forward to coming to St. Louis and checking things out.

[irt3]

ohh one last question is there any neighborhood mentioned above that I would be more likely to find a place that has some parking (reserved or off street) or is it just hit or miss depending on the particular building?

[Brickmama]

There places in Soulard that has off street parking. Also some of the lofts downtown have garage parking.

[TGS]

Out of all the areas mentioned, DeMun is by far the best neighborhood if you value walkability to WU and overall safety. There is a coffee shop in the neighborhood, and some other small shops. I lived there a few years back and it was a great experience. Crime was pretty much non-existent, while S-D did have a lot of problems with property crime.

Many of the buildings in DeMum have parking spaces/garages, but for the most part people park on the street. I never had to go more than 1/4 of a block from my place to find a parking spot, and that was really rare. There were almost always parking spots right in front of my building.

[natcatzy]

Add the Moorlands area of Clayton to your list (Between Clayton Road/Wydown/Hanley). Very safe, on a bus line, and very walkable. I'd be careful of the DeBauliviere/Skinker, but I'm a girl. I'd think Dogtown over Skinker. But welcome and enjoy!