St. Charles County offers residents a unique lifestyle, combining small-town midwestern hospitality with big city amenities. The area’s proximity to St. Louis affords residents the luxury of experiencing the best recreation, entertainment and employment opportunities a thriving metropolis can offer while still managing to live in the security of tight-knit communities.

St. Louis is filled with a multitude of cultural centers, arenas, concert venues, shopping centers, restaurants and nightclubs for people of all ages to enjoy. Professional sports teams such as baseball’s Cardinals, football’s Rams and hockey’s Blues all play their home games within thirty minutes of St. Charles County making it easy for county residents to support the local teams. Fortunately, county residents do not need to travel to St. Louis regularly for entertainment or work because the county’s many communities are very self-sufficient.

The many downtown district streets are lined with retail and private businesses as well as everything from family-owned restaurants to chain stores such as the Gap and Wal-Mart. The school systems of the Saint Charles County school districts that serve the communities are outstanding, having earned several awards in the past decade for various student achievements and for having a low teacher to student ratio. Commuting in and out of the county’s towns is made easy due to the construction of new roads and highways in addition to the continued improvement and re-pavement of existing roadways. The county’s parks and recreation system is well organized and the parkland is well maintained, providing a safe environment for children to play in and adults to enjoy.

This ever-growing region’s progressive approach toward improvement and change is evident just about everywhere you look. New residential communities are sprouting up everywhere with several other commercial and residential projects still in the developmental stages. If you are interested in purchasing property in this part of the state, small towns such as Cottleville, Dardenne Prairie and Weldon Spring are ideal places to find the home of your dreams.