I grew up in St. Louis, went to Mizzou, and have lived in KC for 27 years. There is no real rivalry that I've ever been able to discern. KC has a huge number of ex-St. Louisans living here, so many that one high school (Kirkwood) even has an alumni group in KC.

There are lots of differences between the two cities which I like a lot. They each have their strengths, which make visiting each, fun.

Metro area sizes are getting close. Overall, KC is growing ever so slightly faster than St. Louis, but St. Louis is still larger. Metro areas: KC is 2.2 million, St. Louis is 2.8 million.

No matter which city I lived in I would visit the other for what they have that is unique.

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Posted by Stlox

Maryland Heights, MO

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:58 am to MizzouJim

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Metro area sizes are getting close. Overall, KC is growing ever so slightly faster than St. Louis, but St. Louis is still larger. Metro areas: KC is 2.2 million, St. Louis is 2.8 million.

I was surprised by your numbers. You're a little off. StL is 2.8 and KC is 2.0.

But I would agree, the growth rate is higher in KC. This is my beef with "old money" vs. "new money". "New money" adds growth and "old money" doesn't. Things remain the same, KC will pass StL.

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Posted by Mizz-SEC

Inbred Huntin' In The SEC

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Posted on 5/20/14 at 5:30 pm to MizzouJim

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No matter which city I lived in I would visit the other for what they have that is unique.

Yes. There's quite a bit going on in KC that I'd like to see, but where to find the time.

All I know is Knuckleheads has tons of concerts that seem to bypass St. Louis and I'm pissed about it.