I'd say there's enough of a decent selection around town that it kind of matters what area of town you're going to live in. When I first got into craft beer I'd do some jetting around the area to find stuff, but now it's pretty rare to need to do that. Do you know the general area where you're moving to?
http://beeradvocate.com/beerfly/list?city=Lee's+Summit&c_id=US&s_id=MO http://beeradvocate.com/beerfly/list?city=Independence&c_id=US&s_id=MO
