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In your opinion, which city do you think is better..according to the criteria?
Shopping:
Scenery:
Econemy:
Skyline:
Schools:
Housing Prices:
Universities:
Climate/Weather:
Public Transit:
Traffic:
Suburbs:
Better Location:
Art Scene:
Music Scene:
Airport:
Scenery:
Better Vibe(To you):
the one you choose:
Shopping: Twin Cities
Scenery: Twin Cities
Econemy: Houston?
Skyline: Twin Cities
Schools: Twin Cities
Housing Prices: Twin Cities
Universities: Twin Cities
Climate/Weather: Twin Cities
Public Transit: Twin Cities
Traffic: Twin Cities
Suburbs: Twin Cities
Better Location: Twin Cities
Art Scene: Twin Cities
Music Scene: Twin Cities
Airport: Toss up
Scenery: Twin Cities
Better Vibe(To you): Twin Cities
the one you choose: Minneapolis
In all honesty, I prefer Minneapolis over Houston. I feel it wins in every category except economy and perhaps the airport size. It is one of the most educated cities in the country and has an excellent transit system. I love all the lakes and rivers of the Twin Cities and prefer the skyline over Houston's. It's location near the Great Lakes wins over Houston's location on the Gulf. It has a much better cultural scene and is the third largest theater city outside of NYC and Chicago. I prefer it's affluence as well. While their climates can be similar, Minneapolis get's the snow and Houston doesn't. Also, the fall colors of the trees are some of the best in the country, outside of Boston and the Northeast of course. Overall, Minneapolis.
I'll take Houston over the Twin Cities, while the Twin Cities are nice and the weather is more of what I am used to, I cant think of many areas where they take it over Houston. Houston has one of the best ballet scenes in the world and the city of New York even made an investment in it just a few years ago to build a better dance studio. It has one of the best theater scenes in the country, its a larger city and has more access to amenities I like. Houston also has a wonderful zoo which is often at times rated as one of the best in the nation and the museum district is also one of the most visited and the Menil Collection are some of the most jewel artifacts in the entire south, the city has the best art scene among major cities in the south. I prefer the music scene of the Twin Cities more than the music scene of Houston though, its hard to argue with Prince and other legendary musicians from the Twin Cities.
Galveston which is in Metro Houston has beaches and has a charm of a quint small southern town on an island, its like a mini Charleston. The beaches can vary where you go on quality, a lot of them have subpar water quality but some are good also. Houston also ranges over a vast expanse of area where you can also enjoy lake activities in its 3 major lakes. I also prefer the scene of Houston more, there is more money to go around and you'll be hard struck to not see affluent supercars or wealth in Houston, especially in the uptown district. Its one of the cities where I see some of the most exotic cars and it makes sense seeing as how Houston has more millionaires, billionaires, and wealth than the Twin Cities. I also prefer Houston's main skyline more and its multiple skylines, all are large and tall and condo towers give off a beautiful scene of the city from the top. Houston loses out on walkability but makes up for it with its better designed street network.
Its mostly run on preference, many can choose Boston over D.C. and many will do the opposite so the same rule applies here. Twin Cities are fabulous for what they are but the location and isolation is just to much for me. Paying no state income tax and raking the benefit of living in an area of 6 million and up and saving my wealth just speaks louder to me.
Shopping: I would think the Houston area has more upscale shopping as it's almost twice the size as the Twin Cities area. However, if you're just an average Joe, you can find everything you need in both. That being said, who cares.
Scenery: Both have decent scenery.
Economy: Both are full of large corporations. The Twin Cities area has a lower unemployment rate, but the Houston area has a much larger GDP.
Skyline: I would hope a prominent city of 2.1 million people would have a better skyline than a city 385,000.
Downtown Area: Minneapolis
Schools: Minneapolis
Housing Prices: Houston
Universities: Twin Cities
Climate/Weather: one might like the heat while another enjoys colder weather so, tie
Public Transit: Twin Cities
Traffic: Twin Cities
Suburbs: don't care
Better Location: neither
Art Scene: I'm pretty sure the Twin Cities can hold their own against Houston, but I'm not sure.
Music Scene: I dig the music that has come out of the Twin Cities (past and present).
Shopping: Houston
Scenery: MSP
Econemy:Houston
Skyline: Houston
Schools: Houston
Housing Prices: Houston
Universities: Houston
Climate/Weather: Prefer Houston, but this is very subjective
Public Transit: depends on how you look at it
Traffic: MSP
Suburbs: Houston
Better Location: Houston by mile. Centrally located Coastal Port city- much better logistics.
Art Scene: Houston by a mile. Huge award winning Theater district, huge Museum district. Highly visited
Music Scene: Houston
Airport: IAH/ Hobby/ Ellington combo for the win.
Better Vibe(To you): Houston's diversity suits me better
the one you choose: definitely Houston
Shopping: Houston
Scenery: MSP
Econemy:Houston
Skyline: Houston
Schools: Houston
Housing Prices: Houston
Universities: Houston
Climate/Weather: Prefer Houston, but this is very subjective
Public Transit: depends on how you look at it
Traffic: MSP
Suburbs: Houston
Better Location: Houston by mile. Centrally located Coastal Port city- much better logistics. Art Scene: Houston by a mile. Huge award winning Theater district, huge Museum district. Highly visited
Music Scene: Houston
Airport: IAH/ Hobby/ Ellington combo for the win.
Better Vibe(To you): Houston's diversity suits me better
the one you choose: definitely Houston
Minneapolis' theater district is larger and much more concentrated. It's the third largest theater city outside of NYC and Chicago.
Minneapolis' theater district is larger and much more concentrated. It's the third largest theater city outside of NYC and Chicago.
That depends on what you mean. Houston for example has more theater seats than every city other than New York and it isn't a case of "quantity with no quality" either. In cultural offerings Houston has both quality and quantity compared to its peers and rivals.
For example the Houston Grand Opera which performs in Houston's theater district is the only opera in the entire country have have won all 3 major awards which include a Emmy, Grammy, and a Tony. That along with Houston's theater district being one of the only 5 cities in the country with permanent professional companies in opera, orchestra, alley theater, and ballet.
However I digress, Minneapolis is also one of the best in the country and neither theater districts have anything to be ashamed of compared to anywhere else and both are top contenders in the nation. You simply cant go wrong in cultural offerings of either city, Houston likely with Nashville and New Orleans has the best cultural offerings in the south while Minneapolis does alongside Chicago in the midwest.
Could it be that you are out to start something? After all, this is somewhat of an odd comparison considering the major population difference between the two and the fact that the Houston area is a tier above the Minneapolis area. Whatever the case, I got $10 on the Twin Cities.
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