The Kansas City metro area is made up of eight counties, four on Missouri and four in Kansas. There are 2.34 million people that live in the area and that number continues to rise. So why are people moving to Kansas City? There are a variety of reasons people would want to move or come to Kansas City.

For starters, the BBQ in Kansas City is phenomenal and very diverse. There are a variety of different BBQ places in Kansas City that range from fancier places to more a more rouged home style kinda BBQ.

Another reason people come to Kansas City is the Plaza. The Plaza is a drive-in mall that has a variety of stores like Forever 21, Apple, and Vineyard Vines in addition to a lot of great restaurants like Buca Di Beppo, a really good Italian food place, or Fogo De Chao, a fantastic Brazilian steakhouse.

Another fun thing people enjoying coming to Kansas City is watching the town's baseball team, the Kansas City Royals, who have a beautiful stadium with some amazing fountains and really cheap tickets.

Two historically cool things that are specific to Kansas City is the World War 1 museum and the Negro Leagues baseball museum, both of which are really fascinating as you can learn a lot.

Some really big positives to moving to Kansas City is that if you work in the city, you don't have to live in the city. Thanks to I-70, it is pretty easy to get in and out of the city with relatively minor rush hour traffic.

Since you wouldn't be living in the city you can live in one of the great suburbs that surround it like Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, and a variety of other towns all of which have great school systems if you have kids.

Finally, my favorite thing about Kansas City is the great football here. Ranging the Chiefs to even high school football, if you have kids that are interested in football and either wanna play or watch really good football, Kansas City is the city for you.