Which city see's more Torandoes?? Bad weather ect?? (Kansas City, St. Louis: real estate, homes)

[atltolaxto??]

I know this may sound like a dumb question. But I want to live in a place with bad weather. I love storms and storm chasing. So Does Kansas City see more tornadoes or does St. Louis see more. I am thinking about moving from Charlotte.

But I would also like to know about both cities and which one is better for me. Me I am a 20 year old male. I love cities have character and also have a lot to do. I love having fun and eating out. I like upscale places and upscale cities. I want to live somewhere in the two cities. I want to know which city is safer and which city is booming more. I want to go into real estate eventually and I want to know which city over all has a better housing market.

[STLCardsBlues1989]

Kansas City is closer to Tornado Alley. But I live in Southeast Missouri and we've had 2 tornadoes since I've lived here (about 12 years). St. Louis has had a few deadly tornadoes. St. Louis tornado history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As far as the housing market, Forbes did list St. Louis as one of the most stable housing markets. But it's also listed as one of the hardest places to sell a home: Hardest And Easiest Places To Sell A Home - Forbes.com
Cities like Chicago and Milwaukee were also listed as harder cities to sell in.
http://www.forbes.com/realestate/200...buy_slide.html

3. St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis is a great place to settle because it's not overbuilt and is reasonably priced relative to income. Thanks to the attractive cost of living, many large corporations--including brewing behemoth Anheuser-Busch and financial heavies Stifel Nicolaus and Edward Jones--call St. Louis home. With a family friendly culture, and a steadily appreciating median home price of $145,400, the "Gateway to the West" is a great place to buy a home.

http://www.forbes.com/realestate/200...hisSpeed=30000

26. Kansas City, Mo./Kan.

Last year, Kansas City finished second to last, largely as the result of having the lowest concentration of top companies measured. This year, K.C. surged a baker's dozen, thanks to the strong performance of local companies in our 400 best big companies and 200 best small companies. By that measure, it ranked 10th this year.

15. St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis has one of the nation's highest concentrations of top companies. It ranks seventh by that measure, thanks to companies like Energizer and Peabody Energy, which have been top performers in their sectors. When it comes to graduates, however, St. Louis falls behind, at 21st place.

Of course, by the time you get done with school and get certified to be a real estate agent, everything could change.
Forbes isn't necessarily always accurate, though.

[northbound74]

Tornados are fairly common in both cities. KC does seem to get slightly more, but not enough to make or break a deal.
Both cities are similar. I prefer KC a bit more, but there's not a drastic difference.
Housing markets will vary over time, depending on who's doing a better job at attracting businesses.
KC has had more and steadier growth over the last several decades. St. Louis is growing, but generally not as much.

[linicx]

St. Louis has also seen some horrific flooding as it is perched on the Mississipi River. Aside from the St. Louis Cardinals and the Budweiser horses, and the upscale shopping, and the Arch, there is much to do and see in this city. But, one of the best reasons to call this town home this, is it is the only city in the midwest that has one of the top 25 ranked hospitals in the U.S. and that is Barnes-Jewish. The food is pretty good and it has Costco and Trader Joe's as well as Walmart and most of the name brand national stores you are familar with. You should feel right at home. .

[STLCardsBlues1989]

When we had that bad flooding earlier this year, parts of suburban St. Louis flooded, but to my knowledge the city didn't.

[northbound74]

Originally Posted by STLCardsBlues1989

When we had that bad flooding earlier this year, parts of suburban St. Louis flooded, but to my knowledge the city didn't.

The city has seen flooding in years past, along the Mississippi River.

[GetmeoutofAR]

Kansas city has some of the most extreme weather in the nation

[northbound74]

Originally Posted by GetmeoutofAR

Kansas city has some of the most extreme weather in the nation

It gets it's share, but probably not nearly as bad as Oklahoma City on average. The northern plains are just as bad, considering the blizzards they get... like the one the other day.
I've lived in KC for four years. Other than a bit more snow (though far from excessive amounts), and usually cooler temps, it doesn't seem drastically different than the four years I spent in Little Rock... or the 17+ years I was in northeast Arkansas.