St. Louis, MO vs Durham, NC

[Code Blue]

Okay, to keep my situation simple, I have to decide within a week about which city I may potentially being moving too. I dont know how to rank these two cities. Which is better for single professionals in their 20s?

 

[88m3]

I really like NC cool people, good food, cheap real estate, cheap flights, you can go to the ocean.

The Mid West should get turned into a giant national park and the people ground into mulch.