by Carisa Silvesan

Created on: November 19, 2011   Last Updated: November 21, 2011

The Ellendale neighborhood is difficult to make out because it has very poorly defined boundaries. Starting on Interstate 44 near Wellington Avenue, the west boundary travels north and slightly east cutting through Manhattan Avenue, Oxford Boulevard, following Limit Avenue for a short period of time, until finally reaching Mitchell Avenue. The streets that make up the northern border are Mitchell Avenue, Plateau Avenue, Dale Avenue and Manchester Avenue. Sublette Avenue and January Avenue both create the eastern boundary. From January Avenue the border takes a right on to Columbia Avenue and travels west, then north on Sulphur Avenue, west on Elizabeth Avenue, north on Knox Avenue, east on Wilson Avenue where finally it meets (slightly north from this point) with Interstate 44. Interstate 44 creates the entire southern boundary. For more detailed location information, click

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Both Franz Square and Francis R. Slay Park are located within the Ellendale neighborhood. To the north is Forest Park. Within Forest Park is the Dwight Davis Tennis Center, Jewel Box, the St. Louis Zoo, Turtle Playground, Grand Basin, the St. Louis Art Museum Café, and the Highlands Golf and Tennis Center. Also in this direction are Forest Park Hospital, SSM Rehab-St. Mary’s Health Center, Tuscany Park, Concordia Seminary and Fontbonne College. Clifton Heights, Sublette, Berra and Tower Grove parks are all to the east of Ellendale. To the east is also the Missouri Botanical Garden. To the south is Tilles Park, Lindenwood Park, Francis Park and the Hampton Village Shopping Center.

This is a fairly well-to-do neighborhood with incomes ranging from around $38,000 per year to over $60,000 per year. With just over 1 square mile in space, the Ellendale neighborhood is not as dense as many in St. Louis. Only 1,653 residents live here. Housing prices are fairly moderate with most being around $125,000. There is a huge family presence here, though many middle-aged, and some elderly people, live here as well. Though mostly a Caucasian neighborhood, there are Asians, African-Americans, Hispanics, and at least three other ethnic groups who call Ellendale neighborhood their home. The median income for the entire state of Missouri is just over $45,000 per year. The Ellendale neighborhood has a median income that is about $1,000 per year over that mark. 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 neighborhood of Ellendale has a fairly low amount of crime, though there are other neighborhoods with less crime. For the price and security, along with the location near favorable attractions, this is a highly desirable neighborhood. For more detailed information about the crime rating, click here.

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