I live a grenade's throw from Route 66... Within 10 minutes, I have I-64, I-44, I-55 and I-70, along with the beltways...
Our mass transit system is now a "don't go there" zone outside of commute times.
We also have Bail Project helping the criminals who don't make enough money in their criminal endeavors, so the stupid criminals are back on the streets to do moar stupid.
And... We have Kim Gardner, the City Attorney who doesn't bother to send lawyers to murder cases.
And our media LOVES the Democrat machine, and we have tonzo voters who vote Dem because their Daddy did...
I am in a "nice" neighborhood. There are houses within a minute or two that sell for over $500k... And STL is a cheap place to live compared to a lot of the country.