These Are The 10 Best Places In Missouri To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Missouri who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Missouri, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Show Me State:

1. Dellwood
2. Shrewsbury
3. Glendale
4. Weldon Spring (Photos)
5. St. John
6. Maplewood (Photos)
7. Brentwood (Photos)
8. Olivette (Photos)
9. Black Jack
10. Richmond Heights

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Missouri. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Missouri in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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• 10 Worst Places To Live In Missouri
• 10 Safest Places In Missouri
• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Missouri

How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Missouri in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Missouri have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Missouri.

1. Dellwood

Population: 5,010
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.98
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.79
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.98
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.79

2. Shrewsbury

Population: 6,217
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.65
Museums Per 1,000 People: 6.27
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.65
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.72

3. Glendale

Population: 5,926
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.12
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.4
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.75

4. Weldon Spring

Population: 5,496
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.92
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.64
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.92
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.92

5. St. John

Population: 6,486
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.25
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.4
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.93

6. Maplewood

Population: 7,987
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.51
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.88
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.51
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.76

7. Brentwood

Population: 8,048
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.46
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.72
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.46
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.47

8. Olivette

Population: 7,809
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.68
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.23
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.68
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.23

9. Black Jack

Population: 6,924
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.67
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.02
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.67
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.91

10. Richmond Heights

Population: 8,526
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.04
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.57
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.04
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.51

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Missouri where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Missouri with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. St. Peters (Photos)
2. St. Joseph (Photos)
3. St. Charles (Photos)
4. St. Louis (Photos)
5. Lee’S Summit

For more Missouri reading, check out:

• 10 Worst Places To Live In Missouri
• 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Missouri
• 10 Safest Places In Missouri

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Missouri To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Dellwood	5,010
2	Shrewsbury	6,217
3	Glendale	5,926
4	Weldon Spring	5,496
5	St. John	6,486
6	Maplewood	7,987
7	Brentwood	8,048
8	Olivette	7,809
9	Black Jack	6,924
10	Richmond Heights	8,526
11	Willard	5,395
12	Parkville	5,811
13	Battlefield	5,759
14	Ladue	8,549
15	Sunset Hills	8,523
16	Des Peres	8,443
17	Valley Park	6,980
18	Berkeley	9,120
19	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,823
20	Greenwood	5,322
21	Crestwood	11,934
22	Town And Country	10,890
23	Waynesville	5,147
24	Bridgeton	11,654
25	Pevely	5,566
26	De Soto	6,449
27	St. Ann	12,988
28	Ellisville	9,162
29	Carl Junction	7,511
30	Clayton	15,912
31	Pacific	6,047
32	Bonne Terre	7,025
33	Jennings	14,730
34	Overland	16,043
35	Branson	10,942
36	Dardenne Prairie	12,116
37	Pleasant Hill	8,173
38	Creve Coeur	17,841
39	Park Hills	8,714
40	Webster Groves	23,084
41	Sullivan	7,058
42	Republic	15,222
43	Kearney	8,845
44	Manchester	18,125
45	Oak Grove	7,747
46	Ferguson	21,151
47	Eureka	10,375
48	Oak Grove	7,747
49	Warrenton	7,974
50	Kirkwood	27,587
51	Jackson	14,221
52	Festus	11,740
53	Maryland Heights	27,420
54	Raytown	29,520
55	Bolivar	10,443
56	Gladstone	26,032
57	Trenton	6,058
58	Bowling Green	5,452
59	Grandview	24,860
60	Neosho	12,038
61	Hazelwood	25,671
62	Marshfield	6,789
63	Arnold	21,020
64	Excelsior Springs	11,391
65	Charleston	5,905
66	Caruthersville	6,086
67	Richmond	5,702
68	Union	10,517
69	Clinton	9,014
70	Chillicothe	8,528
71	Ballwin	30,478
72	Chesterfield	47,651
73	Boonville	8,320
74	Dexter	7,902
75	Savannah	5,101
76	Grain Valley	13,037
77	Harrisonville	10,019
78	Lake St. Louis	14,759
79	Washington	13,982
80	Smithville	8,791
81	Macon	5,476
82	Cameron	10,008
83	Carthage	14,281
84	Belton	23,197
85	Farmington	17,213
86	Raymore	19,576
87	Moberly	13,898
88	Nixa	19,821
89	Aurora	7,475
90	Wentzville	31,591
91	Union	10,517
92	Odessa	5,237
93	Fulton	12,791
94	Florissant	52,353
95	Poplar Bluff	17,190
96	Troy	11,015
97	Liberty	29,806
98	Ozark	18,369
99	Nevada	8,318
100	Monett	8,935