Best cities for sports in Missouri

BookrGo Best Sport Cities ranking: we rank the cities of Missouri by their 0-10 sports score, which combines density of centers per resident, variety of sports, listing quality and real activity. To keep the comparison fair, we measure every city's offering with the same sources of national coverage. An honest way to see where it's easiest (and hardest) to find somewhere to play.

285 scorable cities in Missouri.

#	City	Score /10	Centers
1	Chesterfield	8.4	220
2	Jefferson City	8.3	114
3	Parkville	8.2	44
4	Blue Springs	8.1	138
5	St. Peters	8.1	89
6	Fenton	8.0	107
7	Branson	7.9	129
8	Springfield	7.8	602
9	Cape Girardeau	7.8	121
10	Poplar Bluff	7.8	51
11	Neosho	7.7	41
12	Kearney	7.7	27
13	Rolla	7.6	65
14	Harrisonville	7.6	25
15	Nixa	7.5	67
16	Jackson	7.5	46
17	Valley Park	7.5	37
18	Lebanon	7.5	36
19	St. Louis	7.4	1304
20	Columbia	7.4	424
21	O'Fallon	7.4	230
22	Lee's Summit	7.4	183
23	Joplin	7.4	131
24	Creve Coeur	7.4	88
25	Osage Beach	7.4	65
26	Platte City	7.4	16
27	Independence	7.3	185
28	Raytown	7.3	46
29	Moberly	7.3	41
30	Hannibal	7.3	37
31	Sullivan	7.3	25
32	Kansas City	7.2	1127
33	St. Charles	7.2	315
34	Maryland Heights	7.2	88
35	West Plains	7.2	49
36	Ellisville	7.2	45
37	North Kansas City	7.2	35
38	Maplewood	7.2	25
39	Macon	7.2	17
40	Ballwin	7.1	133
41	Liberty	7.1	90
42	Fulton	7.1	51
43	Bridgeton	7.1	49
44	Republic	7.1	33
45	Pleasant Hill	7.1	26
46	Warrenton	7.1	26
47	Ozark	7.0	51
48	Webb City	7.0	29
49	Cottleville	7.0	26
50	Oak Grove	7.0	25
51	Monett	7.0	24
52	Fredericktown	7.0	16
53	St. Joseph	6.9	133
54	Warrensburg	6.9	63
55	Dexter	6.9	31
56	Marshfield	6.9	29
57	Mexico	6.9	26
58	Riverside	6.9	23
59	Cassville	6.9	22
60	Weldon Spring	6.9	22
61	De Soto	6.9	14
62	Washington	6.8	51
63	Maryville	6.8	38
64	Clinton	6.8	24
65	Buffalo	6.8	14
66	Wentzville	6.7	105
67	Des Peres	6.7	36
68	Hazelwood	6.6	46
69	Sedalia	6.6	43
70	Bolivar	6.6	31
71	Carthage	6.6	30
72	Cameron	6.6	20
73	Pacific	6.6	15
74	Aurora	6.6	13
75	Florissant	6.5	87
76	Arnold	6.5	50
77	Eureka	6.5	50
78	Brentwood	6.5	49
79	Farmington	6.5	48
80	Gladstone	6.5	32
81	Grain Valley	6.5	29
82	Chillicothe	6.5	25
83	Kennett	6.5	21
84	Bonne Terre	6.5	17
85	Savannah	6.5	15
86	Perryville	6.4	27
87	Pleasant Valley	6.4	9
88	Union	6.3	26
89	Camdenton	6.3	26
90	Boonville	6.3	25
91	Crystal City	6.3	20
92	Excelsior Springs	6.3	18
93	Palmyra	6.3	15
94	Doniphan	6.3	12
95	Kirkwood	6.2	59
96	Manchester	6.2	41
97	Belton	6.2	37
98	Sikeston	6.2	36
99	High Ridge	6.2	18
100	Hillsboro	6.2	16

How do we calculate the score?

Variety (25%) — how many different sports the city covers.
Quality (20%) — richness of each center's information.
Activity (20%) — real user interest over the last 30 days.
Scale (15%) — number of centers in the city.
Density (10%) — centers per resident (dampened).
Courts (10%) — total capacity: number of courts.

Each section is measured as a percentile against the other cities in the United States and combined into the final score, on a 0-10 scale. Variety and density are measured with a uniform instrument (only sources with homogeneous national coverage) so that no city is favored by having a more complete open catalog. We only score cities with population data and a presence in those sources.