Which cities are most representative of their Census Regions?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I've always seen Chicago (where I am now) as like a coastal city that happens to be located in the Midwest.

The most Midwestern city I would actually consider to be Des Moines. And this is similar to how the accent there is considered a "generic" American accent because of the lack of any notable distinctive features even though it's really just an Omaha/Iowa/central Illinois accent. Des Moines' lack of distinctive features means there's nothing notably un-Midwestern about it.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The reason I don't see Chicago as very Midwestern might be a "very BRTD" reason but it's because "ethnic whites" actually are a thing there, as is "cultural Catholicism". Pretty stark contrast to like Des Moines or Madison or of course right here Twin Cities.