The current population of Ste. Genevieve is 10,835. That’s just the right size to know your neighbors well yet to support a large number of restaurants, shops and services.

The median home cost is $163,600. There are historic homes from under $100,000 and golf course and lake front homes starting from $200,000.

There are a wide assortment of housing options and values.

• Historic homes from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
• Beautiful new subdivisions.
• Golf course subdivision.
• Lake frontage subdivision.

You have the option of either living in-town or on land on the outskirts.

One of the strongest offerings in Ste. Genevieve are the schools, with both a high-quality private and public school available.

• Valle Catholic School K to 12
• Ste. Geneveive RII Schools K to 12

It’s worthy of note that the Ste. Genevieve RII school has the second highest paid staff in Missouri, and that Valle Catholic has won more football state championships than any other school in Missouri.

Ste. Genevieve is proud to be home to one of the top-rated small hospitals in Missouri: the Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital.

The Ste. Genevieve County Community Center is a tremendous facility that offers state-of-the art fitness machines, an indoor track, basketball and volleyball courts, an indoor pool and water park, and a library.

Yes, the new River Rapids Waterpark has recently opened. This regional water park features a 340-foot winding tube slide, a 311-foot body slide, a 250-foot four-lane mat racer slide, and a 146-foot speed slide which sends swimmers down a near 90-degree vertical drop. There’s also a 450-foot long lazy river which includes a wave generator and an Olympic-pool. A restaurant completes the experience.