AVOID Moving to ST. LOUIS Missouri Unless You Can Handle These 10 Facts [REAL TALK]

Thinkin bout it. I dont see any negatives here except the racism stuff.

Are you aware that more move out of here and NO one is owning they are all moving to renting however it’s BECAUSE no one wants to live in a CLICK community your marketing it and friends are IMPOSSIBLE especially when you move into higher wealth and more REAL business not just sales however this market is the WORST in history and we are about to see a Kirkwood priced similar to Saint Charles it’s how horrible the builders are however do you study the demographics or just YA NO HOMELESS your making shit up however he just listens to the news and HELL ya we are all walkable however charokee area has a lot of issue however it’s because we have no safety anywhere and kids have no opportunities for good first Tim jobs because owners don’t work inside and the minimum wage is a major issue we want Mexicans as many as the boarders allow so know cyber security he’s marketing he know nothing he regurgitates the news however it the architect it’s BELOW crime poverty we will be taking apart the glass one however trump you might see good luck helping out nothing else he’s worse then Saint Louis BYE

I'm thinking of moving back to St.Louis after leaving in 1974 for Oakland,Ca where I still reside. I'm retired now and most of my family lives in St.Louis which is the main reason I want to move back. I own a home in Oakland but want a nice,comfortable townhome with 3 bedrooms and at least 2 bathrooms as I'll be living with my identical twin sister who is also retired,my 84 year old mother and my 8 year old cocker spaniel. I don't care about crime or racism as I was the victim of a violent crime here in Oakland which left me permanently disabled and the subtle racism in California is worst
imo than covert racism. A lot of California is racist and segregated and this is achieved by pricing properties sky high knowing that the average minority can't afford such high prices. I know when I lived in St.louis from 1964-1974 we lived in nice,new modern homes in Berkeley,U City, Hathaway Manor and off of Kingshighway. Not so in Calif where all I could afford here are old,outdated,small homes. St.Louis also has better healthcare for seniors and better medical facilities as well.

I'm a transp!ant and have't experienced the clannishment others here are complaining about. Violent crime is an issue of course which has caused st louis to rapidly shed residents since the 50s. At some point, St Louis will have no one left but the criminals.

As an outdoorsman, I appreciate that I can get out in nature quickly. The Missouri department of conservation and state park system is amazing and accessible. St. Louis is also a gateway to the Ozarks with a lot of outdoor opportunities.

I grew up in South St. Louis County. It's a good place to live. I moved away in 2013.

STL people are not friendly and they don't go past h.s. typically! Also it's very racist and segregated. There's really no cultural diversity of other races. Blacks hate whites, whites hate blacks. Neighborhoods are either all black or all white. I hated STL. Simple small town mentality. And it's not much to do, only food and restaurants. Cost of living is great though

Hey, can gays also live in St. Louis Missouri? Is that place friendly to lgbt? Is it possible if I move with my boyfriend to that city? Or is the kansas City a better address for me??

You move to St. Louis County not the city of St. Louis…it’s the place people visit, but not live.

Brick and stone the architecture is so amazing. It’s a beautiful city. Easy to get around has a nice train system is walkable and it’s easy to bike around. The summers are hot, but the winters are better than Chicago. I in the area around and St. Louis. There is a lot of outdoor activities. I think St Louis is very underrated, and I would rather see a video say what is beautiful about St Louis .

Just a little advice, you talk fast and mumble the end of your sentences. Please notice your enunciation and the video will be great. All and all, I appreciate the video.

I'm following you because of your honest take on my city. I'm currently researching the Pruitt Igoe project my mom was born and raised in. She died of an Autoimmune disorder and I want to know if she was exposed to those chemicals the military sprayed on them in the 50's

✡️St Louis is a piece of $hit city with piece of $hit citizens✡️Firget the crime rate, being in St. Louis feels like a trip back in time with the old school racism in full effect😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫✡️It’s 2023 everywhere else, but it’s permanently 1965 in St. Louis✡️St Louis has been in decline since the late 50’s and will continue until it transforms into a Midwest version of Sparta, MS from the show “In the Heat of the Night”🤣🤣🤣✡️Its difficult to sell St Louis to anyone that’s done any reasonable traveling, and the fact that for as many Original people live in the area there’s little to no sports/entertainment marketed to the “urban” community🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️✡️St Louis gives the energy of an out of shape, 50+ year old stripper=Your best days are behind you and the conversation of switching to a new energy/focus to improve the situation hasn’t been contemplated as of yet☪️

I was born and raised in St. Louis when I had to move shortly after I got married. Had to live in Southern California, which I hated and was only happy to FINALLY return five years ago.

St. Louis is dying. Flee, live outside the city. Any big city. They're all dying.

Let me save everyone the time. Like everywhere in the United States, the counties run by Democrats are violent third-world sh** holes, while all the counties run by Republicans are wonderful, safe, affordable and developed places. So STL City is absolute trash. The suburbs are very good.

too many red flags as if I didn’t know the city was bad enough, it’s one of if not the most dangerous City in America, Chicago is far safer than this place, don’t ever move to St. Louis especially if you have little money

Here's my comment telling people NOT to move to st louis. Not going to go into details but I very much dislike STL. Now I hate when someone says "don't move to X" and doesn't tell me a better place to move to, so here is where you should move instead nearby:
1. Kansas City: Growing downtown, just overall better city than STL
2. Springfield MO: Population is almost 200k, the city is really pleasant in size which is basically a big box where outside of it it's more rural with great housing prices. Branson is 40 minutes south with all the perks of Branson. Weather is significantly nicer than STL. Springfield is really great!
3. North west arkansas: Similar to Springfield but more in the heart of the ozark mountains. Great upcoming areas like bentonville.
If you have family in STL that you want to visit on the regular, these are all close enough by that you can make weekend trips to STL.

Born & raised in St Louis. No city I hate more including Chicago and that place is in the dirt socially. I've experienced nothing in St Louis except racism, deceit, and hate. No matter your race, racism WILL find you here. Your fellow man will hate you just for crossing his path. Your children will turn against you here. You will Never know happiness again. I honestly believe it's a felony to become joyful in St Louis. The locals will bash you & lie you into the grave. I suggest that you not attempt to achieve betterment in any fashion here, they will purposefully drown you in misery in an attempt to make you like them. If you are a naturally hateful person then St Louis Missouri is the perfect place for you. Start expecting the worse once the Arch comes into focus.

Is St. Louis good for international students ?

St. Louis City is shithole. Lived here 60 years.. they blame everything on Republicans when the city is all democrat. There are some nice neighborhoods and in a block or less it’s back to a shit hole. The reason it lost more than half the population is crime ruining the neighborhoods, people who don’t want to work, racism towards white people, no one claims responsibility for they’re own actions they blame others, it’s full of corrupt politicians that have destroyed the city. Never move there just let it consume its self. Just my personal opinion. At least I’m not blaming someone else for me being an asshole.

St Louis is good for white families with above average income.
You can live in the suburbs and come to the city proper for a night out.
STL Metro PD will take a break from mistreating blacks to give you priority as they “serve & protect”.
Truth is the city stinks and is dying for a reason.
It’s super racist, the PD is corrupt & incompetent, the public school system sucks, the housing market sucks (unless you have above average income) ❤ and the White folks here are 1970s style racist- they’ll avoid you if they can in public but the moment they can do something sneaky and under handed in private most certainly will.
There so so many other options to consider.

St. Louis city is a hell hole. It is not safe.
It is a democratic run city that does not support the police officers.
Please do your research.

Avoid Missouri all together if you are a woman The politicians don’t like women and are obsessed with womens bodies. Go to a blue state. It sucks here.

I love St. Louis born & raised. I am blessed to have been able to move out the inner city. And got into traveling. I wanna leave so bad, so I constantly stay on the road (Reason I'm still located here is because I have a 5 year old here). First off, St. Louis is racist to some degree. When I was in NY, Philly, LA, Atlanta. Other races arent scared to come up to me and socialize. STL is a closed minded town. The politicians give me a old man vibe. There aren't visualizers at all. We last to get everything. Downtown is a warzone. I love my city and rep it everywhere I go but I cant wait to leave when my son reaches teenage status. If you were giving mad properties, or have businesses you should stay obviously. Or like me an family issue. But other that that, if have certain ambitions and dreams, St. Louis isnt the best place.

I noticed you mentioned StL City seceding from StL County, and that individual municipalities often have their own police force, but you DIDN'T mention that StL City Police is the ONLY metropolitan police force in the country run by the STATE, rather than the city itself (this was the result of unfathomable levels of corruption in city government, circa 1920s, I think).

For the record, I grew up in Spanish Lake, have had home addresses in Florissant, Hazelwood, U City, & St. Peters, and currently live in the Metro East.

The end of red lining led to population decline.

He says it's unfairly racist, then talks about crime, but doesn't identify just who is committing all of the crime. Being a race realist isn't being racist. It's called being accurate in identifying the source of the crime, which is 90% from the black generational welfare state. End the generational welfare state. See Jared Taylor and Thomas Sowell.

Just don’t move to St. Louis period. It’s not worth it. That also includes St. Louis county it’s just not worth it.

Amo ST LOUIS❤

Do yourself a big favor and just avoid moving to St. Louis period.

Although homelessness is a problem, St. Louis by far is doing a better job than some cities elsewhere. I visited Seattle last month, where this is out of control in certain districts.

Great place to live..easy to make friends..lotsa great things to do n eat.. good employment.. would move back

We relocated to Stl from Central California 5 yrs ago.

The friends aspect is very true. I was here 3 yrs before making friends that are from here. People are friendly though!

The homeless is no where near as bad as it is in agricultural areas in California.

Living where pretty much everything is grown and never having allergies it was a shock to me when my dr said congratulations you are allergic to St. Louis. 😂

Lived in the so called "St Louis" and hated it. May be great if you are non-black. St. Louis area is a good example of the results of acute anti-black policies.
Eg, St. Louis city(predormoinantly black), which is not part of St. Louis county(predominantly white) only recently were allowed by the state to control their Police department since the late 1800s.
St. Louis County area created unviable municipalities sometimes population as little as 300.
These small municipalities are basically a rent seeking resource extraction zones from black people, case in point; Ferguson MO.
They target black people through vehicular violations, fines, jail, codes, etc... It is a shit hole for black people.

St Louis Missouri is a Blessed place to live. Every place in the world has crimes, good and bad. St Louis Missouri is a family oriented State. People in St. Louis gets along well with each other and we have enjoyable times in the park listening to music by different bands all the time , during Spring thought the fall. There's less racism in St. Louis Missouri. The children that were raised after the late 80s when "Grand Thief Auto" game came out, and the children played this dangerous games. The most impressionable years of their lives. Their parent or parents gave them this game to play to keep them still, are now playing that game out in their reality and not understanding why they're engaged in criminal activities. The images are in their minds. Their parents were mostly too young to raise their children because they were babies themselves. But overall, Missouri is a wonderful place. It doesn't have oceans to swim and surf. However, it's relaxing. Please do Missouri a favorite, keep the negativity away from St. Louis, Missouri and have a great time without fear. It's false evidence appearing real. STL 🤎 "SHOW ME STATE"!

The St. Lous region is great. Winters are mild compared to the North but summers being hot and humid is a negative. I only go in to the city for Cardinals and Blues games and now there is a very popular soccer team thanks to the owners of Enterprise and others that privately funded the new soccer stadium. There is a huge soccer fan base here given many years of Catholic youth league soccer and now the largest Bosinan immigration in the U.S.. St. Louis got a bum rap when St. Lous Rams owner Stan Kroenke wanted the large TV market of L.A. over a new downtown stadium STL was prepared to build for its large TV market but did need an owner to do so. The XFL Battle Hawks were like a minor league NFL team yet average close to 40,000. There are other attractions like Forest Park including the zoo, museums, and the expansion of Union Station and the Arch grounds. People who like the Arts seem to have plenty of alternatives. St. Louis is affordable by comparison but I worked for years with people who lived on the Illinois side of the St. Louis region for even better affordability and lower taxes. There are great neighborhoods in the city but the problem is they are close to very poor areas riddled with crime that goes in to the downtown at night especially. It all comes down to your risk tolerance for crime. Car jacking, busted car windows, stolen cars, drive by shooting, etc. Teens seen walking streets with AR-15s. . I have practically a zero risk tolerance for crime so hardly ever venture in to the city however there are parts of north St. Louis county dangerous as well. Unforunately the city of St. Louis crime is similar to most U.S. cities.

st louis is a good place if you are a tourist. there are a lot of places that are free to enter because of the taxes we pay to support various attractions here. not too good on public transportation though. cost of housing is some of the lowest in the country. taxes on food is not too bad either. crime is bad because like a lot of big cities we have a democratic mayor in the city.

Nice spin, sounds like a paid Chamber of Commerce video. Some facts:

St. Louis is the 5th most dangerous city in the United States in 2023. The only worse cities are:

Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
Birmingham, AL
Baltimore, MD

I can't imagine anyone intentionally moving to one of these cities and putting themselves and families at risk of violent crime.

keep grinding fam Im in st louis myself We all gone blow soon

St.Louis is Great!...Traveled around alot and seen many cities but,St.Louis will Always be Home to me! What comes around goes around...The Bible says our Main Command is to Love One Another as you Love Yourself.KINDNESS is FREE!

I was an Army brat whose family had moved around every 18-24 months and we moved into the Kirkwood area when I was 13. 5 years later, I'm graduating from Kirkwood and I'm still 'the New Kid" It's a little hard to fit in where generations have lived in the community, older brothers and sisters, even parents attended the same schools. It seemed very clannish to me. I left for the Navy, had a career that took me from Miramar California to Virginia and the DC Beltway, and there just wasn't much opportunity back in the Lou. My parents had moved away, my brothers and sister had moved, and I didn't want my SoCal born kids to experience the clannishness and ostracism I'd faced.

I still keep in touch with a few classmates, it seems that the successful ones are the ones who moved, while the folks who stayed in the STL failed to launch

I have many fantastic memories of St Louis. I love the people, charm, and cost of living to income ratio. Many can purchase entry-level homes on entry-level salaries.

Concentrated poverty, bureaucracy, and lack of regional growth strategy are a few things working against the area.

I dont know if life will bring me back to St Louis, but i agree St Louis can give almost anyone a good life if they want it.

Thanks for the well thought out vlog on St Louis.

I grew up in STL. The city is not that great, The Metro Link has gone downhill and not that many people use it. The county is nice and I think most people seem to just think of STL as all the same. Yet county and City are different. North county is not so great anymore.

Traffic is not great as most have moved south or west of the county. Thus people are forced to drive longer distances. 270 has been widened to the max and yet, a parking lot.

Weather is a big one for me and the reason why I left. Summer is brutal and if you like huge thunderstorms where the sky turns dark green, it's the place to go.

Thanks for the summary!

The biggest issues is the fact that St Louis shrunk 60% over a 20 year period. Like Detroit. I visit quite a bit for work. Some of the historic areas are great, the art museum and symphony are great. Baseball and hockey. The inner city crime is really bad.

Love St. Louis. Miss living there.