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There's also a ton of outdoors stuff from hiking, kayaking, hunting, fishing. It's not hard to find a house on a chunk of land and still be 10min away from everything.
Having lived in both rural and metro IL and MO, I'd choose MO any day. Even with all it's problems, it's not as bad as IL.
KC is an excellent city! It's cheap with fiber nearly everywhere, great food, friendly people, and the best BBQ.
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