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[quote=Anonymous]Saint Louis suburbs are a great place to raise children.

There are tons of free or very inexpensive activities for children: St. Louis Zoo (arguably the best zoo in the country, and free to boot), Magic House, the Science Center, Museum of Transportation, Westward Expansion Museum/Arch, City Museum, The Muny (free seats in the back for every show), Wabash Miniature Railroad, Botanical Gardens (lots of festivals), soccer fields everywhere (Soccer in St. Louis is like swimming in NOVA), Grants Farm, Laumier Sculpture Park, Art Hill, Historic St. Charles, Meramac Caverns, Six Flags, etc.

The schools are generally good, and you have a choice between big mega districts similar to Fairfax (like Rockwood) and many smaller local districts like Falls Church (Clayton, Webster, Kirkwood, Lindbergh, Brentwood, etc).  St Louis has many, many wonderful Catholic schools as well.

Cost of living is very low.

The only place they are lacking is in public transport.  Some neighborhoods are walkable, but quite frankly, you do need a car to survive in St. Louis.

The climate stinks for a good part of the year.  It is like an inconsistent Virginia, with a ton of gulf humidity (muggiest we have ever lived) and ice in the winter.[/quote]

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