KC and St. Louis separated by more than 247 miles of awful interstate

Kansas City and St. Louis share an interstate, an Amtrak line and weather patterns. A new report on cities says the similarities end there.

“The State of Metropolitan America,” a study from the Brookings Institution, includes a classification of cities which emphasizes demographics over geography (Rust Belt, plains, etc.). The seven categories are based on population growth rates, levels of racial and ethnic diversity and college-degree completion.