Warrensburg, Missouri is a city with a population of approximately 20,000 residents, that is fairly centrally located in an area surrounded by some of the state’s most populated cities. Warrensburg is located in the western portion of Missouri, approximately 60 miles southeast of Kansas City, 95 miles southwest of Columbia, and nearly 120 miles north of Springfield. These major cities are all among the five-largest cities in Missouri, with a combined population of more than 780,000 residents. The population of Warrensburg totals nearly 20,300 residents as of the latest estimate, and has grown by approximately 7.5 percent since the 2010 census. The pace of growth in the city of Warrensburg is approximately three-times the statewide rate of growth during the same period.

Kansas City, KS is part of the greater metropolitan area neighboring cities on both sides of the state line of Kansas and Missouri, offering a wealth of attractions in every direction. Kansas City, KS is the third largest city in Kansas and also the county seat of Wyandotte county with a thriving downtown that gives way to more rural surroundings. The Kansas City area is home to many major professional teams including the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Club, NASCAR at the Speedway and Sporting KC Soccer. The city has become an emerging hub for soccer in the United States with the newly built 81,100-square-foot, two-story soccer training facility in western Wyandotte county near their new state-of-the-art stadium. The $75 million dollar facility known as Pinnacle has created a professional soccer franchise in the region in terms of economic impact and identity. The 190-acre soccer village includes 16 fields and an indoor complex with a practice field. The development has supported over 200 full-time jobs for Wyandotte county and could create more than $1.5 billion in earnings over the 30-year term.