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The 25 Best Cities in America for Krav Maga (2026)

Not the most schools — the best training-here math. We scored every US city of 50,000+ with at least 3 Krav Maga schools on two things that actually matter when you live there: how many schools you have per 100k residents, and how good those schools are (median Google rating across the city's schools). Multiply the two and you get this list. Updated 2026-07-19.

The ranking

Marietta, Georgia is the best city in America for Krav Maga — 3 schools for 63k people (4.8 per 100k) with a median rating of 4.8★, edging out Johns Creek, Georgia (3.7 per 100k at 5★). Notice what's missing: the megacities. Density per resident is a mid-size-city game, and quality travels with it — every city on this list beats most major metros on both dials. 16 states place at least one city.

#CitySchoolsPopulationPer 100kMedian ratingScore
1 Marietta, GA 3 63,122 4.8 4.8★ 22.8
2 Johns Creek, GA 3 81,167 3.7 5★ 18.5
3 New Rochelle, NY 3 85,512 3.5 4.8★ 16.8
4 Mission Viejo, CA 3 91,601 3.3 5★ 16.4
5 Norwalk, CT 3 93,661 3.2 5★ 16
6 Edmond, OK 3 99,040 3 5★ 15.1
7 Knoxville, TN 6 198,722 3 4.8★ 14.6
8 Murrieta, CA 3 112,539 2.7 4.9★ 13.1
9 Columbia, MO 3 130,900 2.3 4.9★ 11.2
10 Santa Clara, CA 3 133,132 2.3 4.7★ 10.6
11 Savannah, GA 3 148,808 2 5★ 10.1
12 Fort Collins, CO 3 170,924 1.8 5★ 8.8
13 Cary, NC 3 182,659 1.6 5★ 8.2
14 Elk Grove, CA 3 182,797 1.6 4.9★ 8
15 Overland Park, KS 3 202,893 1.5 4.9★ 7.2
16 Plano, TX 4 293,286 1.4 4.9★ 6.7
17 Virginia Beach, VA 6 454,808 1.3 5★ 6.6
18 Lexington, KY 4 329,437 1.2 4.9★ 5.9
19 Arlington, TX 4 403,672 1 4.9★ 4.9
20 Madison, WI 3 285,300 1.1 4.2★ 4.5
21 Orlando, FL 3 334,854 0.9 4.9★ 4.4
22 Charlotte, NC 6 943,476 0.6 4.9★ 3.1
23 Omaha, NE 3 489,265 0.6 5★ 3.1
24 Austin, TX 6 993,588 0.6 5★ 3
25 Colorado Springs, CO 3 493,554 0.6 5★ 3

Local angle for every row: "Marietta ranks #1 nationally for Krav Maga" is a data-backed sentence, and so is every other rank on the list. Click any city for its full school lineup.

Cite this data

Suggested attribution: “The 25 Best Cities in America for Krav Maga” — KravMagaGyms.com, 2026, linked to https://www.kravmagagyms.com/krav-maga-stats/best-cities/. The tables are CC BY 4.0: chart them, quote them, publish them — just link back. Want a custom cut (by state, metro, or discipline)? Email us.

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Methodology: school counts and Google ratings from our continuously maintained national directory (968 Krav Maga schools, 48,106 customer reviews; only genuine Krav Maga schools with Krav Maga on their schedule). Eligibility: city population ≥ 50,000 (US Census 2024 estimates) and ≥ 3 schools. Score = (schools ÷ population × 100,000) × median Google rating of the city's schools. Cities are rolled up by the city name each school lists on its address, so suburbs score separately from their metro anchor. More lenses: America's Krav Maga capitals (raw counts and per-capita), the state stats hub, and the best-rated schools by state.