Kirkwood
- Suburb of St. Louis, MO
Suburb
Kirkwood
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of St. Louis, MO
- Rating 4.18 out of 5 62 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B minus
- Housinggrade A minus
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B
- Jobsgrade A
- Weathergrade B minus
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade B+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$345,700
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,135
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault129national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape17.9national 40.7
- Robbery25.1national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary118.3national 500.1
- Theft1,165national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft204.8national 284
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Working in Kirkwood
Jobs
grade A
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$98,637
National
$69,021Places to Work in Kirkwood
Top Public Schools Serving Kirkwood
Top Private Schools Near Kirkwood
- grade A+
John Burroughs School
- Rating 4.3 out of 5 82 reviews
- grade A+
MICDS - Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School
- Rating 4.27 out of 5 180 reviews
- grade A+
Thomas Jefferson School
- Rating 4.25 out of 5 79 reviews
- grade A+
Whitfield School
- Rating 4.35 out of 5 49 reviews
- grade A+
Saint Louis Priory School
- Rating 4.59 out of 5 91 reviews
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Kirkwood Reviews
Rating 4.18 out of 5 62 reviews
I've really liked how it's a fairly tight knit community full of traditions. I enjoy having traditions like the annual football game against Webster every Thanksgiving, and the Greentree festival and parade every September. I enjoy walking in the downtown area and seeing all of the stores, bakeries, and restaurants as well. I've always enjoyed going to the library for books or the farmers market for local produce. One thing that should be changed is Big Bend Road, especially in the stretch from Couch Avenue to Geyer Road. It desperately needs to be repaved.
I would love to see more diversity in Kirkwood: in its businesses, population, activities, everything! Frankly, it's very white-centric. Kirkwood is a good place to grow up if you are upper middle class and white, but it needs to become a more inclusive, diverse town.
I love kirkwood! Great grade/middle schools and you can walk anywhere and it's relatively safe. All kinds of families and a great "downtown" area with lots of shopping and music and food. It's relatively small and notoriously rich, so everything's expensive. A very white Catholic neighborhood so it probably needs to promote diversity more.