what major CSA's cover the same land area as some major MSA's? (best, state)

[MDAllstar]

I know some MSA's in this country cover massive land area's. Some are so large they are comparible to major CSA's in land area. What are some examples of comparable CSA's to MSA's land area arould the country? How do they compare population wise? How do they compare density wise? If they are the same land area size, which offers the best:

Transportation for the entire region
Airports
Schools
Food options
Density
Culture
Economy
Complete Downtown Office Space
Nightlife
Urbanity
Natural beauty
Diversity
Weather
Shopping


Here is a group of similar MSA's/CSA's to compare between 8,000 - 10,000 sq. mi.

D.C./Baltimore CSA Population= 8.4 million
Atlanta MSA = Population = 5.4 million
Houston MSA = Population = 5.8 million
Chicago CSA = Population = 9.5 million
Dallas MSA = Population = 6.4 million
Bay Area CSA = Population = 7.4 million
Greater St. Louis CSA = Population = 2.8 million
Sacramento MSA = Population = 2.5 million

[HtownLove]

I know that Phoenix and LA have some big MSA's

[HtownLove]

MSA land area:

LA- 34,000 sq miles
Riverside- 27,000 sq miles
Phoenix- 16,000 sq miles
NY- 6,000 sq miles
Chicago- 10,000 sq miles
Houston 10, 000 sq miles
ATL- 8,000 sq miles
SD 10,000 sq miles

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

MSA land area:

LA- 34,000 sq miles
Riverside- 27,000 sq miles
Phoenix- 16,000 sq miles
NY- 6,000 sq miles
Chicago- 10,000 sq miles
Houston 10, 000 sq miles
ATL- 8,000 sq miles
SD 10,000 sq miles

True, but once you threw in water for Houston; it's under 9000 sq miles.

[MDAllstar]

The group of MSA/CSA's to compare in the 8,000 sq. mi. - 10,000 sq. mi. range are listed above.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

True, but once you threw in water for Houston; it's under 9000 sq miles.

I am not certain if the figures for the other metros I posted includes water also.


CSA's like the Bay are on the smaller side

The Bay is about 8k sq miles

Compare that to the LA CSA which is almost 60, 000 sq miles.


NY CSA is about 12 000 sq miles
Chicago's CSA is about 12K

Houston CSA is about 12K

ATL CSA is about 12K

DFW CSA is about 14, 000 sq miles

Seattle's CSA is about 10, 00 sq miles

Minn/St Paul CSA is about 10, 000 sq miles.

Houston is rather average sized by MSA and CSA. LA and Phoenix are huge.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by MDAllstar

D.C. MSA has 5,500+ sq miles
Baltimore MSA has 2,500+ sq miles

DC/Baltimore CSA has 8,000+ sq miles
Population=8.4 million

That is not quite accurate.

The CSA includes MSA's such as Hagerstown with an area of 1000sq miles
Winchester MSA which is 1,100 sq miles
Culpepper county 400 sq miles

so in actuality the DC Balt CSA is more like 11, 000 sq miles.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I am not certain if the figures for the other metros I posted includes water also.


CSA's like the Bay are on the smaller side

The Bay is about 8k sq miles

Compare that to the LA CSA which is almost 60, 000 sq miles.


NY CSA is about 12 000 sq miles
Chicago's CSA is about 12K

Houston CSA is about 12K

ATL CSA is about 12K

DFW CSA is about 14, 000 sq miles

Seattle's CSA is about 10, 00 sq miles

Minn/St Paul CSA is about 10, 000 sq miles.

Houston is rather average sized by MSA and CSA. LA and Phoenix are huge.

I made that statement incorrectly; I meant if you exclude water; Houston is smaller.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

I made that statement incorrectly; I meant if you exclude water; Houston is smaller.

I know what you meant.


CSA's are all really average except for LA, Vegas and SLC. wow, SLC has a huge CSA and the pop is only 1.7M, wow


wow, Phoenix, San Antonio, Tampa, Jacksonville, Portland, and some other areas have no CSA


and MSAs:



those western MSA's are huge

[MDAllstar]

L.A. covers to much land to compare with anyone.