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St. Louis, MO vs Emporia, KS

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#4 Best Block Party Places

#5 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#6 America’s Manliest Cities

#8 Hypertension Hot Spots

#9 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking

#10 Most Competitive Private Colleges

#10 Americas Manliest Cites 2011

#11 Best Airports to Make a Connection

#11 Most Congested Cities

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#12 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings

#14 Best Cities for Teleworking - Large Metro Areas

#14 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011

#16 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)

#16 Failure To Lunch

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#17 Stressful Cities 2012

#19 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays

#19 America’s Manliest Sports Cities

#19 Sleepless Cities 2011

#20 Fiscally Fit Cities Report

#21 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement

#22 Gloomiest Places in America

#22 Best Cities for Seniors 2005

#23 America's Top Hygge Cities

#23 2005 High Gas Prices

#24 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers

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#28 Most Irritation Prone Cities

#30 America's Most Playful Cities

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#34 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft

#34 Healthiest Cities

#36 America’s Least Manly Cities

#40 Cities on the Edge of Greatness

#41 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#41 Sleep in the City Study

#41 Most Energetic Cities

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#63 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#69 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating

#97 2005 Best Places to Live

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I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

I hated Emporia when we first moved here 7 years ago, but have since grown to love it. At first I thought there was nothing to do, but the community has a lot to offer  More

In emporia there is serval very good churches to pick from so u can find a good church home  More

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. Bad weather 2. Poor school system 3. High unemployment 4. Not  More