U.S. City tiers of importance(Rand McNally)City Rating System. (better, Atlanta)

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Ranally city rating system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

city rating descriptionExamples (* indicates a complete listing)1-

*1 AAAAUnique rating for New York New York City

*1-AAAUnique rating for Chicago and Los AngelesChicago, Los Angeles

*1-AA Major national business centers Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. (13 cities)

*1-A Other national business centersBaltimore, Cincinnati, Columbus, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, and Seattle (14 cities)

*2-AA Major regional business centersAlbany, Albuquerque, Allentown, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Buffalo, Charlotte, Columbia, Dayton, Des Moines, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg, Hartford, Honolulu, Jackson, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, New Haven, Norfolk, Omaha, Orlando, Peoria, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Shreveport, Spokane, Springfield, MA, Syracuse, Tampa, Toledo, Tucson, Tulsa, West Palm Beach, Wichita, and Youngstown (48 cities)

*2-BBSecondary major regional business centersAkron, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Oakland, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, San Jose, Wilmington

[MacGruber]

*1-AA Major national business centers Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. (13 cities)

GJ Cleveland! Overall, I do agree with the lists. They seem pretty accurate.

[N130]

I think LA is AAAA worthy on the U.S. scale, it would be a little different if it was global scale.

[LeoZ]

I'd almost put Austin up from 2AA to 1A, but that's just me. Sadly, we are still pretty regional though.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by SweethomeSanAntonio

Ranally city rating system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

city rating descriptionExamples (* indicates a complete listing)1-

*1 AAAAUnique rating for New York New York City

*1-AAAUnique rating for Chicago and Los AngelesChicago, Los Angeles

*1-AA Major national business centers Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. (13 cities)

*1-A Other national business centersBaltimore, Cincinnati, Columbus, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, and Seattle (14 cities)

*2-AA Major regional business centersAlbany, Albuquerque, Allentown, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Buffalo, Charlotte, Columbia, Dayton, Des Moines, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg, Hartford, Honolulu, Jackson, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, New Haven, Norfolk, Omaha, Orlando, Peoria, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Shreveport, Spokane, Springfield, MA, Syracuse, Tampa, Toledo, Tucson, Tulsa, West Palm Beach, Wichita, and Youngstown (48 cities)

*2-BBSecondary major regional business centersAkron, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Oakland, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, San Jose, Wilmington

I so like this better than GaWC rankings. But I wonder why Washington DC isn't ranked with Los Angeles and Chicago!

[PDX_LAX]

Cool list, though its important to remember the list is purely for economic power.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by PDX_LAX

Cool list, though its important to remember the list is purely for economic power.

I think for the first three tiers it displays accurately whether it be for economic power or overall.

[grapico]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

I so like this better than GaWC rankings. But I wonder why Washington DC isn't ranked with Los Angeles and Chicago!

b/c it shouldn't be?

that list is pretty accurate.

Originally Posted by N130

I think LA is AAAA worthy on the U.S. scale, it would be a little different if it was global scale.

not really.

all the 1-* tiers look accurate to me.

there are several 2-aa's that are up and coming... but others not much movement above that.

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by grapico

b/c it shouldn't be?

that list is pretty accurate.


not really.

all the 1-* tiers look accurate to me.

there are several 2-aa's that are up and coming... but others not much movement above that.

Government jobs have done well for the city in times like this, their growth and economy overall have fared much better than majority of the cities out there.
I would just have thought it would be on a higher tier. But I guess not.

[krudmonk]

Silicon Valley = LeBron James

Yep, sounds legit...