i'm another guy who was born in raised in STL and still work here. I live in bridgeton, used to be nicer, but the airport buyout brought in bad apples and kinda made some parts of the neighborhood take a dive. We now live close to Maryland heights in a still nice part of town. Creve Coeur is still a nice part of town, if you go way out towards wentzville you can find cheap housing, but you can expect a long drive to work, and god forbid you get off around rush-hour cause you'll be sitting in traffic for a ton of time.