The Soccer Capital of America continues to live up to its name.
After researching and comparing 293 cities across the country, WalletHub named Kansas City as the best city in the United States to be a soccer fan.
Orlando, New York City, Los Angeles and Portland rounded out the top five. Each of the top 15 cities in the rankings were home to an MLS club.
WalletHub: 2017's Best Cities for Soccer (Top 20)
- Kansas City
- Orlando
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Portland
- Seattle
- Washington D.C.
- Boston
- Houston
- Salt Lake City
- Denver
- Chicago
- Columbus
- Dallas
- Philadelphia
- Cary
- Piscataway
- Cincinnati
- San Jose
- Atlanta
WalletHub's analysts used a precise formula to generate rankings that were released on Wednesday, comparing cities across six "divisions" of soccer: MLS, NWSL, NASL, USL, men's college soccer and women's college soccer. The six divisions were evaluated across 63 weighted metrics, among them being performance level, fan engagement, attendance and season ticket prices.
