Independence, MO vs St. Louis, IL: City Score compared

Independence, MO scores 33 and St. Louis, IL scores 37 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 4 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Independence, MO	St. Louis, IL
City Score	33	37
Condition (public data)	33	39
Movement (how the church is moving)	34	33
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Independence is up against	85	54
Where grace is growing	34	26
Marriage & family	33	14
Christian liberty	48	69

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Independence, MO	St. Louis, IL
Overall	41, Stirring	38, Drifting
The Church	33, Lukewarm	27, Lukewarm
The Family	33, Divided	14, Broken
Education	66, Grounded	47, Searching
Government	46, Unsettled	76, Just
Media	51, Mixed	46, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	41, Mixed	38, Worldly
Business	37, Tightfisted	25, Tightfisted
Compassion	21, Indifferent	34, Indifferent

City Score over the last 3 weeks

Week	Independence, MO	St. Louis, IL
2026-W44	36	31
2026-W45	38	41
2026-W46	37	40

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