The Top 25 Most Creative Cities in America

 
Which City Has the Most Creative Jobs?
Los Angeles Is the Best for Creative Employment Opps
 
With more artists and film-related jobs than any other city per capita, Los Angeles was pretty much guaranteed to be the top city for creative jobs. The top 10 also contained New York, Seattle, Milwaukee, and Kansas City, among others, demonstrating that there are rich hubs of creativity all across the country.
 

 
Where Are the Most Creative Schools?
San Francisco Educates the Creative Mind 

San Francisco has often been hailed as a creative beacon, and after comparing it against the other cities on the roster we deduced that, given that it has the most creative schools on our list, it lives up to the hype. Students can decide between schools such as the California College of Arts, the Academy of Art University, the San Francisco Art Institute, and more, depending on their specialty.
 

 
Which City Has the Most Performing Arts Companies and Venues?
Nashville Is the Music and Arts Stage
 
Nashville has grown and evolved just as much as the music that is the common thread connecting the life and soul of the city and its people. The creative scene is flourishing, and is home to more performing art companies per capita than all the other cities—almost double San Francisco, which is the No. 2 spot. In other good news, the average housing price in Nashville is $456,740, which is almost half the average price of San Francisco, which comes in at $851,543. Interestingly, New Orleans was in the bottom half of the list, even though it is considered to be the home of jazz and Mardi Gras.


 
Which City Has the Most Film and Video Companies?
Los Angeles' Hollywood Reigns Supreme
 
Los Angeles, of course, had the most motion picture and video companies per capita. Home to Hollywood, this wasn't exactly shocking, but in terms of cost of living, film types may have may be able to trade in the typical LA shoebox apartment for some extra space in St. Louis, which was the No. 4. Out of 1,5111 cities overall, St. Louis ranks 223rd overall for homes over $200,000, and is the 59th most populated.


 
It's important to remember that creativity can be measured in hundreds of ways. It comes from the people, from what you do, from what's around you, and of course from what you make. No matter which city you'd like to live in, the power to exercise creativity always lies within yourself.
 
A version of this article originally appeared on Homes.com.
 
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