You know, Blanco, St. Louis is a place you might want to consider. They're trying to revitalize downtown, so they've renovated a lot of buildings and converted them into loft apartments. And they're offering all kinds of price breaks to attract people.
If you live downtown, the MetroLink could get you anywhere you would need to go. It's not a great system, but it's reliable, and can get you to the most important parts of town.
Laclede's Landing is the hot spot, loaded with 3 AM bars. The East Side (East St. Louis, home of the strip clubs) is just a hop across the river. The Casino Queen is open 24 hours, and the strip joints are open until 6AM on weekends.
If you live downtown, you'll be walking distance from Busch Stadium (home of the Cardinals), and quite close to the Savvis Center (home of the Blues).
There ya go. Just one place to consider. Hope that helped.
Oh! I totally forgot. St. Louis University, an expensive Jesuit school, is in the downtown area as well. Well-to-do, attractive, sexually repressed Catholic women are just a-waiting for you.