If I ever need to go to downtown STL, I make sure I have mace and my pistol on me. More than once I've been down there and been approached by some homeless dude wielding a knife trying to get money. I hate the city. It's disgusting. Trash, dirt, grime, homeless people, and constant construction and road repair noise. I had an ex that lived off of one of the most pricey parts of the city. You couldn't park on the street and had to park at a paid lot 3 blocks away because they didn't want residential tenants taking up space for the retail folks. That was more than enough to discourage me from ever wanting to live in the city.
I live in dt phx and have $3k rent, but phx homes cost 800k now. And yea lol schools and dealing with constant homeless isn't worth it.
If I ever need to go to downtown STL, I make sure I have mace and my pistol on me. More than once I've been down there and been approached by some homeless dude wielding a knife trying to get money. I hate the city. It's disgusting. Trash, dirt, grime, homeless people, and constant construction and road repair noise. I had an ex that lived off of one of the most pricey parts of the city. You couldn't park on the street and had to park at a paid lot 3 blocks away because they didn't want residential tenants taking up space for the retail folks. That was more than enough to discourage me from ever wanting to live in the city.