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From the beer to the brick, history abounds in this St. Louis neighborhood
Slender, brick Italianate-style homes jut into the St. Louis sky all around Benton Park. This neighborhood is full of classic architecture, and its grid of city blocks make up territories that are part of the National Register of Historic Places. These homes encircle an eclectic mix of restaurants and also the area’s namesake park, a 14-acre centerpiece of sorts in the area. “They’ll take their dogs there, they’ll take their kids there,” Mike Hill, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty - Gunda who earned his company’s Rising Star Award in 2023. “St. Louis is known for its parks. And parkfront is kind of a luxury. If you’ve got the park across the street from you as opposed to another row of houses, it’s a more desirable feature.”
Established homes still standing tall
Most of Benton Park’s houses were built around the turn of the 20th century, mostly rowhome-style options built compactly. “They’re brick walk-ups,” Hill says. “Tiny lots. Usually they back up to an alley, and sometimes you have off-street parking or a garage.” The homes here average 2,270 square feet, and quite a few are multifamily structures. Others are condos and townhomes, supplementing the single-family houses here. The area’s National Register of Historic Places designation helps preserve its classic character, though modernization is common. “There has been more renovation on the east side of Benton Park, so the home values are higher,” says Realtor Dawn Griffin, who leads The Dawn Griffin Group with eXp Realty and has 20 years of industry experience. “If you’re looking for a place to invest where there are still opportunities, that’s on the west side.” Homes in need of work, including both single-family and multifamily houses, go for between $75,000 and $120,000. Those in better condition sell for $125,000 to $600,000 based on factors like square footage and condition. Condos and townhomes here go for $150,000 to $435,000.
Brick duplexes are a popular housing choice in Benton Park, Saint Louis.
Dutch colonial homes are also available in Benton Park neighborhood.
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Neighborhood cafe is a hotspot
An assortment of restaurants here give residents a variety of flavors to choose from, within walking distance. The Benton Park Cafe & Coffee Bar is among the spots well-liked by locals. “Benton Park Cafe has a really righteous breakfast and brunch,” Hill says. Hodak’s Restaurant & Bar is another stalwart in the neighborhood, open since 1962 and known for its cornmeal-breaded fried chicken. “Hodak’s is my favorite chicken joint,” Hill says. Blues City Deli, meanwhile, is popular for sandwiches, including its po' boys. The area is also known in part for its multiple breweries, influenced by the German immigrants who began arriving here in the mid-19th century and by the caves that at one time traced through the neighborhood underground and served as space to store beer. Anheuser-Busch’s St. Louis brewery is located just outside the neighborhood, as are the facilities for the now-defunct Lemp Brewery, which dates back to 1864 and is now a haunted house, open on Fridays and Saturdays through October. Save A Lot and Schnucks supermarkets are also located just outside the neighborhood, providing options for grocery shopping.
La Vallesana has been in the Benton Park neighborhood for over 20 years.
Locals love to get a taco at the La Vallesana Restaurant in Benton Park neighborhood.
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Benton Park stays busy with events
The Benton Park Neighborhood Association backs multiple community events in the area. Among them is a Halloween parade and trunk-or-treat, complete with contests for best kids costume and best decorated car or golf cart. There’s a Benton Park Holiday Party in early December, too, with a Santa parade and festivities at Bluewood Brewing, including raffles and silent auctions.
Locals love celebrating Halloween in Benton Park.
The SoSTL Music & Arts Festival is kicked off by a New Orleans style marching band parade.
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Sigel Elementary offers accessible instruction
The Saint Louis Public Schools system carries a C overall rating on Niche. Students attend Sigel Elementary, which includes a dedicated Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, for preschool through sixth grade. Long International Middle covers grades 7 and 8 and afterschool programming there touches on everything from robotics to chess. The student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt High is just 13-to-1. All three schools carry C-minus grades on Niche. St. Frances Cabrini Academy is a private option in the neighborhood for kindergarten to eighth grade, where students can learn an instrument after school and participate in a camping class.
Siegel School is one of the elementary schools where the local kids can start their education.
Roosevelt High School is the largest school complex in Benton Park, Saint Louis.
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Benton Park traces back more than 150 years
Benton Park, the neighborhood’s namesake green space, dates back to 1866. It’s still a key feature of the neighborhood, whether to walk around the fountain and over the pedestrian bridge or to take the kids to the playground. There are tennis and pickleball courts here, too. The Cherokee Recreation Center is in the park as well, a space whose features include a boxing room. The neighborhood’s 9-acre Cherokee Park offers a ball field.
The stone bridge by Benton Park Lake is a real testimony to the local history.
Local wildlife will welcome you when you visit Benton Park.
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I-55 is within quick reach
Interstate 55 runs parallel to a portion of Benton Park. I-55 connects to I-44 for quick commutes to Downtown St. Louis, and I-44 is also a way to reach the 356-bed SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital — both are trips of 3 miles. Travelers can use I-55 as a link to I-70 to go to the St. Louis Lambert International Airport, too, a 17-mile trip. The thoroughfare Gravois Avenue gives residents in the neighborhood access to several stops in the city’s MetroBus system.
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Sexual Assault
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Assault with Weapon
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Robbery
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Burglary
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Motor Vehicle Theft
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Larceny
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Benton Park Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Benton Park, Saint Louis sell after 46 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in Benton Park, Saint Louis over the last 12 months is $292,000, up 6% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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