The St Louis metropolitan area has had an increasing amount of donations and revenue generated by local patrons to the St Louis arts scene. In comparison to nearby Kansas City in fact, St Louis has a smaller population but garnered more funding than us, their larger metro neighbor. The Kansas City movers are curious how our local demographic can spruce things up in our area and compete head to head with the St Louis scene.

The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City collected data for a study of 182 regions to track how much is spent by arts organizations and audiences across the country. However, there is also a skew in cost of living and entertainment that must be adjusted between the cities. For example, $50 spent one place may get you much more than $50 in an expensive city.