by Carisa Silvesan

Created on: November 05, 2011   Last Updated: November 07, 2011

The Greater Ville neighborhood in St. Louis Missouri has a border system that creates the shape of a mansion. On the northeast side the boundary is marked by Natural Bridge Avenue. On the southeast side North Vandeventer Avenue creates the border, and on the northwest side there is no one street, but a line from Bradley Park’s southwest corner at almost a 45 degree angle to Page Boulevard. At Page Boulevard the border heads in a northeast direction, turning northeast at Beckett Park until reaching St. Louis Avenue. There it travels southeast about two blocks past Tandy Park, heading southwest to Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. For more detailed location information, click

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To the north of Greater Ville is O’Fallon Park, Penrose Park, and Hickey Park. There are neighborhoods such as Walnut Park East, North Riverfront, and Beverly Hills also located in this direction. Fairground Park, the Missouri River, and a river crossing at Salisburty Street are located to the east of the neighborhood. The closest freeway is Interstate 70 to the north and to the east. Residents who travel south will find Forest Park, the Highlands Gold and Tennis Center, St. Louis University, Lafayette Park, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and Interstates 64 and 44. Finally, to the east is Fountain Park, Visitation Park, and the West End neighborhoods. The St. Louis Zoo is located in Forest Park, and further to the east is Interstate 170 and University City.

Incomes are very low in this area, ranging from around $15,000 per year to just over $35,000 per year. At just over 1.2 square miles, Greater Ville claims over 8,200 residents living in its borders. Housing values are extremely low, most under $100,000, but a very few are in the hundreds of thousands, with one or two just over $1,000,000. There are more young and old children here than any other age group. The older adults come in second, with young adults and middle-aged people in third. The smallest group to live in Greater Ville are the elderly residents. Though a very prominent African American neighborhood, there is at least one other ethnic group residing here, as well. For more detailed demographic information, click here.

The city of St. Louis has a crime rating of 1 out of a possible 100, where 100 is the best possible score. The Greater Ville neighborhood is moderate in crime when compared to other neighborhoods in St. Louis. However, the Tandy park area is one of the worst areas for crime in the entire city. If possible, it may be safer to spend a little more money and move to a more outlying neighborhood, as those tend to have less crime overall. For more information about the crime rating, click here.

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