Vegetarians in St. Louis could do better when it comes living in a city that accommodates their lifestyle. Then again, they could do worse.

According to the list-loving legions at personal finance website WalletHub, St. Louis is No. 53 in the "Best Cities for Vegans and Vegetarians."

Of the three major categories used to compile the rankings of the largest 100 U,.S. cities, St. Louis did best when it came to "diversity, accessibility and quality" of food, checking in at No. 16. And we placed 51st in the "affordability" category.

Alas, in the coveted "vegetarian lifestyle" category, our fair burg could only manage a No. 71 ranking. Seems our city sorely lacks a competitive number of "vegan and vegetarian meet-ups ... and festivals."

But instead of dwelling on that negative note, let's celebrate that St. Louis finished No. 5 in the nation for number of vegetable nurseries per capita.

Rankings for other nearby big cities were: Indianapolis (23); Chicago (28); Kansas City (41), Cincinnati (64) and Memphis (89).

The top five cities were New York; Portland, Ore.; Orlando; San Francisco; and Los Angeles. The worst city was Greensboro, N.C.

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