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Old 03-17-2008, 11:57 PM
 
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hello - looking to relocate / work in St Louis. not familiar with the area and am looking for a somewhat rural area where i can purchase a house on about two acres within 20-30 miles of the city. any suggestions would be helpful. thanks.
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Old 03-18-2008, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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What's your price range? That's the key factor here. You can easily get places near the city with acreage if you;re willing to shell out the dough, or you head head farther out and get a cheaper place.

Also, are schools important to you?
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Old 03-18-2008, 09:02 AM
 
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Schools are not an issue at the moment but they should be looked at. When you say near the city and further out - what does that mean? I have seen some acerage near Boone for 150-200 but that seems rather far out? I am not familiar with the traffic in the are. What's the commute like getting downtown? Thanks.
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Old 03-18-2008, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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Where's Boone? You mean Boone county- that'd be a two hour drive to the city.
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Old 03-18-2008, 11:33 AM
 
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Most of the area around St. Louis is somewhat rural. While there are some suburbs that are fairly populated (Fairview Heights, etc.), just go a couple miles outside of town and there's rural area galore.
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Old 03-18-2008, 12:03 PM
 
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You can still get some acreage within a 40 minute commute of downtown. Each highway out of town seems to have a different flair to it...
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Old 03-18-2008, 12:13 PM
 
Location: Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO
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Most of the area around St. Louis is somewhat rural. While there are some suburbs that are fairly populated (Fairview Heights, etc.), just go a couple miles outside of town and there's rural area galore.
huh? There's 2.5 million people living in a 30 mile radius... hardly rural. That being said land can be had close to the city, but it costs a premium.

I'd look into areas like Eureka and anything along i-44 if you want to keep a commute to the city relatively short.
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Old 03-19-2008, 01:56 PM
 
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what is the rush hour commute like from the Eureka area down 44 or the Barnhart area down 55?
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Old 03-19-2008, 02:01 PM
 
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Neither are bad....of the two 44 is probably a bit better.
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Old 03-19-2008, 02:02 PM
 
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if we had to quantify it - an hour? 30 minutes?
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