Cities with Suburbs that are more dense than the main City in the metro. (places, population)

[BillyH]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Yeah, Lakewood, Cicero and Berwyn would fit if they had 100K people




I wish they didn't include all the tiny areas. Like Poplar Hills Kentucky looks impressive with the 17,000 ppsm density then you see that it is only 0.02 sq miles and a total pop of 300.

was looking for places with more than just some hirise condos. that is why I set the limit to 100k.

thanks for the list though. I scanned it looking for prospects but only found Hialeah and Miami, but when I double checked the official numbers, Miami is still more dense than Hialeah.

Anyway I was able to rule out all cities with densities above 10M. Only Boston fits that category. Boston and Cambridge needs to work some sorta deal out maybe form BosRidge lol.


So far we have ruled out:

NY
Chicago
Houston
Philly
Miami
Atlanta
San Francisco
Detroit
Seattle
Minneapolis
St Louis
Tampa
Baltimore
Denver
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Antonio (doubt its burbs crack 1000ppsm)
Cincinnati
Cleveland


anybody know about DC, San Diego, Sacramento or anywhere else I missed??

Olmos Park 3,860
Alamo Heights 3,964
Leon Valley 2,708
Windcrest 2,808
to name a few

[kcmo]

Depends on what part of DC. Is sure seems like density drops when cross into the District from Silver Spring or Bethesda. Maybe it's just an illusion.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Yeah, Lakewood, Cicero and Berwyn would fit if they had 100K people




I wish they didn't include all the tiny areas. Like Poplar Hills Kentucky looks impressive with the 17,000 ppsm density then you see that it is only 0.02 sq miles and a total pop of 300.

was looking for places with more than just some hirise condos. that is why I set the limit to 100k.

thanks for the list though. I scanned it looking for prospects but only found Hialeah and Miami, but when I double checked the official numbers, Miami is still more dense than Hialeah.

Anyway I was able to rule out all cities with densities above 10M. Only Boston fits that category. Boston and Cambridge needs to work some sorta deal out maybe form BosRidge lol.


So far we have ruled out:

NY
Chicago
Houston
Philly
Miami
Atlanta
San Francisco
Detroit
Seattle
Minneapolis
St Louis
Tampa
Baltimore
Denver
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Antonio (doubt its burbs crack 1000ppsm)
Cincinnati
Cleveland


anybody know about DC, San Diego, Sacramento or anywhere else I missed??

At about 90,000 permanent residents, Miami Beach is more densely populated than Miami proper. As a side note, the 90,000 doesn't include the thousands (if not tens of thousands) of seasonal residents that are officially counted elsewhere.

[rnc2mbfl]

Cary isn't as densely populated as its core city of Raleigh but, in a recent count, it was more densely populated than Charlotte. I am not sure if that statistic still holds true but the two are pretty close.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

I dunno, 50k seems rather small to me.

50k is large enough for the Census Bureau to consider for a core city or urbanized center for a metropolitan area. Seems big enough to me. There are plenty of towns of 50k that have a much larger feel than towns of more than 100k.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by BillyH

Olmos Park 3,860
Alamo Heights 3,964
Leon Valley 2,708
Windcrest 2,808
to name a few

none of those crack 10,000 people and are far closer to subdivisions than cities

alamo heights is a 2 sq mile area with about 7000 people.

leon valley has 9,000 people in about 3.5 sq miles

windcrest only has 5,000 people in 2sq miles

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

At about 90,000 permanent residents, Miami Beach is more densely populated than Miami proper. As a side note, the 90,000 doesn't include the thousands (if not tens of thousands) of seasonal residents that are officially counted elsewhere.

Yeah Miami seems to have a lot of areas comparable in density to the city itself.

Originally Posted by nashvols

50k is large enough for the Census Bureau to consider for a core city or urbanized center for a metropolitan area. Seems big enough to me. There are plenty of towns of 50k that have a much larger feel than towns of more than 100k.

thats true

[nashvols]

Here's a list of all suburbs over 100k:

Long Beach - 462,257 (Los Angeles)
Mesa - 439,041 (Phoenix)
Arlington - 365,438 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Anaheim - 336,265 (Los Angeles)
Aurora - 325,078 (Denver)
Santa Ana - 324,528 (Los Angeles)
Newark - 277,140 (New York)
Plano - 259,841 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Henderson - 257,729 (Las Vegas)
Jersey City - 247,597 (New York)
Chula Vista - 243,916 (San Diego)
Chandler - 236,123 (Phoenix)
Garland - 226,876 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Glendale - 226,721 (Phoenix)
Hialeah - 224,669 (Miami)
Chesapeake* - 222,209 (Norfolk-Virginia Beach)
Scottsdale - 217,385 (Phoenix)
North Las Vegas - 216,961 (Las Vegas)
Irving - 216,290 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Fremont - 214,089 (Bay Area)
Irvine - 212,375 (Los Angeles)
Gilbert - 208,453 (Phoenix)
Arlington - 207,627 (Washington)
Aurora - 197,889 (Chicago)
Fontana - 196,069 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Yonkers - 195,976 (New York)
Moreno Valley - 193,365 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Glendale - 191,719 (Los Angeles)
Huntington Beach - 189,992 (Los Angeles)
Santa Clarita - 176,320 (Los Angeles)
Grand Prairie - 175,396 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Overland Park - 173,372 (Kansas City)
Garden Grove - 170,883 (Los Angeles)
Santa Rosa - 167,815 (Bay Area)
Oceanside - 167,086 (San Diego)
Rancho Cucamonga - 165,269 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Ontario - 163,924 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Vancouver* - 161,791 (Portland)
Tempe - 161,719 (Phoenix)
Lancaster - 156,633 (Los Angeles)
Pembroke Pines - 154,750 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Peoria - 154,065 (Phoenix)
Elk Grove - 153,015 (Sacramento)
Palmdale - 152,750 (Los Angeles)
Corona - 152,374 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Pomona - 149,058 (Los Angeles)
Pasadena - 149,043 (Houston)
Joliet - 147,433 (Chicago)
Paterson - 146,199 (New York)
Torrance - 145,438 (Los Angeles)
Hayward - 144,186 (Bay Area)
Escondido - 143,911 (San Diego)
Lakewood - 142,980 (Denver)
Naperville - 141,853 (Chicago)
Hollywood - 140,768 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Sunnyvale - 140,081 (Bay Area)
Alexandria - 139,966 (Washington)
Mesquite - 139,824 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Pasadena - 137,122 (Los Angeles)
Orange - 136,416 (Los Angeles)
Cary - 135,234 (Raleigh)
Fullerton - 135,161 (Los Angeles)
Warren - 134,056 (Detroit)
McKinney - 131,117 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Sterling Heights - 129,699 (Detroit)
West Valley City - 129,480 (Salt Lake City)
Olathe - 125,872 (Kansas City)
Elizabeth - 124,969 (New York)
Simi Valley - 124,237 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks)
Bellevue - 122,363 (Seattle)
Concord - 122,067 (Bay Area)
Miramar - 122,041 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Coral Springs - 121,096 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Carrollton - 119,097 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Roseville - 118,788 (Sacramento)
Thornton - 118,772 (Denver)
Surprise - 117,517 (Phoenix)
Frisco - 116,989 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Independence* - 116,830 (Kansas City)
Santa Clara - 116,468 (Bay Area)
Vallejo - 115,942 (Bay Area)
Victorville - 115,903 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
El Monte - 113,475 (Los Angeles)
Denton - 113,383 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Berkeley - 112,580 (Bay Area)
Downey - 111,772 (Los Angeles)
Norman - 110,925 (Oklahoma City)
Costa Mesa - 109,960 (Los Angeles)
Inglewood - 109,673 (Los Angeles)
Murfreesboro - 108,755 (Nashville)
Elgin - 108,188 (Chicago)
Clearwater* - 107,685 (Tampa Bay)
Miami Gardens - 107,167 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Lowell - 106,519 (Boston)
Arvada - 106,433 (Denver)
Ventura* - 106,433 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks)
Westminster - 106,114 (Denver)
West Corvina - 106,098 (Los Angeles)
Gresham - 105,594 (Portland)
Norwalk - 105,549 (Los Angeles)
Carlsbad - 105,328 (San Diego)
Fairfield - 105,321 (Bay Area)
Cambridge - 105,162 (Boston)
West Jordan - 103,712 (Salt Lake City)
Richmond - 103,701 (Bay Area)
Murrieta - 103,466 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Burbank - 103,340 (Los Angeles)
Everett* - 103,019 (Seattle)
Antioch - 102,372 (Bay Area)
Daly City - 101,123 (Bay Area)
Centennial - 100,377 (Denver)
Temecula - 100,097 (San Bernardino-Riverside)

*-unsure if city could really be considered a "suburb" or even exburb. Could be a principle city in its own right.


I did not include a number of cities within metropolitan areas that could be considered principle population centers (i.e. Hampton and Newport News in the Norfolk area -- even though they are technically smaller than, say Chesapeake). I will leave that up to individuals that know the areas better to consider whether or not those places are suburbs of a main city, or a distinct part of it. Other examples would include Fort Lauderdale and Tacoma, because although they are much smaller than the principle city, they are almost often noted as a distinct part or district.

I also had a little bit of a dilemma with the California metros/combined metros. I chose to lump all of the Bay area suburbs together, rather than try to split them between San Fran/Oakland and San Jose...and I decided to list the Inland Empire separately from Los Angeles, even though Los Angeles remains the dominant city in the region (can you really define San Bernardino and Riverside as suburbs?). Still, other cities that are in the CSA might be considered suburbs of LA rather than whatever their own MSA suggests. I'm not familiar enough to make that call.

Anyhow, I came across a few possibilities as far as suburbs that might qualify as more dense than the core city. I'll look through the density numbers and revisit that later (or, if someone wants to review the list and do it for me, that would be fine, too ).

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by nashvols

Here's a list of all suburbs over 100k:

Long Beach - 462,257 (Los Angeles)
Mesa - 439,041 (Phoenix)
Arlington - 365,438 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Anaheim - 336,265 (Los Angeles)
Aurora - 325,078 (Denver)
Santa Ana - 324,528 (Los Angeles)
Newark - 277,140 (New York)
Plano - 259,841 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Henderson - 257,729 (Las Vegas)
Jersey City - 247,597 (New York)
Chula Vista - 243,916 (San Diego)
Chandler - 236,123 (Phoenix)
Garland - 226,876 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Glendale - 226,721 (Phoenix)
Hialeah - 224,669 (Miami)
Chesapeake* - 222,209 (Norfolk-Virginia Beach)
Scottsdale - 217,385 (Phoenix)
North Las Vegas - 216,961 (Las Vegas)
Irving - 216,290 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Fremont - 214,089 (Bay Area)
Irvine - 212,375 (Los Angeles)
Gilbert - 208,453 (Phoenix)
Arlington - 207,627 (Washington)
Aurora - 197,889 (Chicago)
Fontana - 196,069 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Yonkers - 195,976 (New York)
Moreno Valley - 193,365 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Glendale - 191,719 (Los Angeles)
Huntington Beach - 189,992 (Los Angeles)
Santa Clarita - 176,320 (Los Angeles)
Grand Prairie - 175,396 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Overland Park - 173,372 (Kansas City)
Garden Grove - 170,883 (Los Angeles)
Santa Rosa - 167,815 (Bay Area)
Oceanside - 167,086 (San Diego)
Rancho Cucamonga - 165,269 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Ontario - 163,924 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Vancouver* - 161,791 (Portland)
Tempe - 161,719 (Phoenix)
Lancaster - 156,633 (Los Angeles)
Pembroke Pines - 154,750 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Peoria - 154,065 (Phoenix)
Elk Grove - 153,015 (Sacramento)
Palmdale - 152,750 (Los Angeles)
Corona - 152,374 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Pomona - 149,058 (Los Angeles)
Pasadena - 149,043 (Houston)
Joliet - 147,433 (Chicago)
Paterson - 146,199 (New York)
Torrance - 145,438 (Los Angeles)
Hayward - 144,186 (Bay Area)
Escondido - 143,911 (San Diego)
Lakewood - 142,980 (Denver)
Naperville - 141,853 (Chicago)
Hollywood - 140,768 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Sunnyvale - 140,081 (Bay Area)
Alexandria - 139,966 (Washington)
Mesquite - 139,824 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Pasadena - 137,122 (Los Angeles)
Orange - 136,416 (Los Angeles)
Cary - 135,234 (Raleigh)
Fullerton - 135,161 (Los Angeles)
Warren - 134,056 (Detroit)
McKinney - 131,117 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Sterling Heights - 129,699 (Detroit)
West Valley City - 129,480 (Salt Lake City)
Olathe - 125,872 (Kansas City)
Elizabeth - 124,969 (New York)
Simi Valley - 124,237 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks)
Bellevue - 122,363 (Seattle)
Concord - 122,067 (Bay Area)
Miramar - 122,041 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Coral Springs - 121,096 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Carrollton - 119,097 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Roseville - 118,788 (Sacramento)
Thornton - 118,772 (Denver)
Surprise - 117,517 (Phoenix)
Frisco - 116,989 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Independence* - 116,830 (Kansas City)
Santa Clara - 116,468 (Bay Area)
Vallejo - 115,942 (Bay Area)
Victorville - 115,903 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
El Monte - 113,475 (Los Angeles)
Denton - 113,383 (Dallas-Fort Worth)
Berkeley - 112,580 (Bay Area)
Downey - 111,772 (Los Angeles)
Norman - 110,925 (Oklahoma City)
Costa Mesa - 109,960 (Los Angeles)
Inglewood - 109,673 (Los Angeles)
Murfreesboro - 108,755 (Nashville)
Elgin - 108,188 (Chicago)
Clearwater* - 107,685 (Tampa Bay)
Miami Gardens - 107,167 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale)
Lowell - 106,519 (Boston)
Arvada - 106,433 (Denver)
Ventura* - 106,433 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks)
Westminster - 106,114 (Denver)
West Corvina - 106,098 (Los Angeles)
Gresham - 105,594 (Portland)
Norwalk - 105,549 (Los Angeles)
Carlsbad - 105,328 (San Diego)
Fairfield - 105,321 (Bay Area)
Cambridge - 105,162 (Boston)
West Jordan - 103,712 (Salt Lake City)
Richmond - 103,701 (Bay Area)
Murrieta - 103,466 (San Bernardino-Riverside)
Burbank - 103,340 (Los Angeles)
Everett* - 103,019 (Seattle)
Antioch - 102,372 (Bay Area)
Daly City - 101,123 (Bay Area)
Centennial - 100,377 (Denver)
Temecula - 100,097 (San Bernardino-Riverside)

*-unsure if city could really be considered a "suburb" or even exburb. Could be a principle city in its own right.


I did not include a number of cities within metropolitan areas that could be considered principle population centers (i.e. Hampton and Newport News in the Norfolk area -- even though they are technically smaller than, say Chesapeake). I will leave that up to individuals that know the areas better to consider whether or not those places are suburbs of a main city, or a distinct part of it. Other examples would include Fort Lauderdale and Tacoma, because although they are much smaller than the principle city, they are almost often noted as a distinct part or district.

I also had a little bit of a dilemma with the California metros/combined metros. I chose to lump all of the Bay area suburbs together, rather than try to split them between San Fran/Oakland and San Jose...and I decided to list the Inland Empire separately from Los Angeles, even though Los Angeles remains the dominant city in the region (can you really define San Bernardino and Riverside as suburbs?). Still, other cities that are in the CSA might be considered suburbs of LA rather than whatever their own MSA suggests. I'm not familiar enough to make that call.

Anyhow, I came across a few possibilities as far as suburbs that might qualify as more dense than the core city. I'll look through the density numbers and revisit that later (or, if someone wants to review the list and do it for me, that would be fine, too ).

awesome list +1

there should be interesting prospects in there.

The Woodlands in Houston should be making the list soon (if it becomes a city) It is near 100K and the density is near Houston's.

[nashvols]

Principle city (or cities)
Principle city with highest density
burb that exceeds core city's density
burb that exceeds at least one core city's density
burb that does not exceed any core city's density


Los Angeles - 3,792,621 - 8,091.8
Inglewood - 109,673 (Los Angeles) - 12,052.0
Santa Ana - 324,528 (Los Angeles) - 11,887.5
El Monte - 113,475 (Los Angeles) - 11,820.3
Norwalk - 105,549 (Los Angeles) - 10,881.3
Garden Grove - 170,883 (Los Angeles) - 9,546.5
Long Beach - 462,257 (Los Angeles) - 9,190.0
Downey - 111,772 (Los Angeles) - 9,013.9
Huntington Beach - 189,992 (Los Angeles) - 7,115.8
Torrance - 145,438 (Los Angeles) - 7,094.5
Costa Mesa - 109,960 (Los Angeles) - 7,003.8
Anaheim - 336,265 (Los Angeles) - 6,752.3
Pomona - 149,058 (Los Angeles) - 6,480.8
West Corvina - 106,098 (Los Angeles) - 6,631.1
Glendale - 191,719 (Los Angeles) - 6,285.9
Fullerton - 135,161 (Los Angeles) - 6,034.0
Burbank - 103,340 (Los Angeles) - 5,973.4
Pasadena - 137,122 (Los Angeles) - 5,961.8
Orange - 136,416 (Los Angeles) - 5,500.6
Santa Clarita - 176,320 (Los Angeles) - 3,345.7
Irvine - 212,375 (Los Angeles) - 3,212.9
Lancaster - 156,633 (Los Angeles) - 1,661.0
Palmdale - 152,750 (Los Angeles) - 1,441.0

San Jose - 945,942 - 5,359.4
San Francisco - 805,235 - 17,169.2
Oakland - 390,724 - 7,002.2
Daly City - 101,123 (Bay Area) - 13,122.9
Berkeley - 112,580 (Bay Area) - 10,721.9
Santa Clara - 116,468 (Bay Area) - 6,329.8
Sunnyvale - 140,081 (Bay Area) - 6,367.3
Santa Rosa - 167,815 (Bay Area) - 4,063.3
Concord - 122,067 (Bay Area) - 4,002.2
Vallejo - 115,942 (Bay Area) - 3,776.6
Antioch - 102,372 (Bay Area) - 3,617.4
Richmond - 103,701 (Bay Area) - 3,445.2
Hayward - 144,186 (Bay Area) - 3,182.9
Fairfield - 105,321 (Bay Area) - 2,816.1
Fremont - 214,089 (Bay Area) - 2,762.4

Dallas - 1,197,816 - 3,517.8
Fort Worth - 741,206 - 2,181.3
Garland - 226,876 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 3,973.6
Arlington - 365,438 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 3,810.6
Plano - 259,841 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 3,629.1
Carrollton - 119,097 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 3,280.9
Irving - 216,290 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 3,228.2
Mesquite - 139,824 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 3,039.7
Grand Prairie - 175,396 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 2,432.7
McKinney - 131,117 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 2,108.0
Frisco - 116,989 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 1,893.0
Denton - 113,383 (Dallas-Fort Worth) - 1,288.4

Phoenix - 1,445,632 - 2,797.8
Tempe - 161,719 (Phoenix) - 4,053.1
Glendale - 226,721 (Phoenix) - 3,778.7
Chandler - 236,123 (Phoenix) - 3,666.5
Mesa - 439,041 (Phoenix) - 3,216.4
Gilbert - 208,453 (Phoenix) - 3,065.5
Scottsdale - 217,385 (Phoenix) - 1,182.1
Surprise - 117,517 (Phoenix) - 1,111.8
Peoria - 154,065 (Phoenix) - 883.4

Riverside - 303,871 - 3,746.9
San Bernardino - 209,924 - 3,546.0
Fontana - 196,069 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 4,624.3
Rancho Cucamonga - 165,269 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 4,142.1
Corona - 152,374 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 3,927.2
Moreno Valley - 193,365 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 3,769.3
Temecula - 100,097 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 3,314.5
Ontario - 163,924 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 3,285.1
Murrieta - 103,466 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 3,079.3
Victorville - 115,903 (San Bernardino-Riverside) - 1,583.4

Denver - 600,158 - 3,922.6
Centennial - 100,377 (Denver) - 3,497.5
Thornton - 118,772 (Denver) - 3,413.0
Westminster - 106,114 (Denver) - 3,358.0
Lakewood - 142,980 (Denver) - 3,332.9
Arvada - 106,433 (Denver) - 3,032.3
Aurora - 325,078 (Denver) - 2,101.3

Miami - 399,457 - 11,126.9
Fort Lauderdale - 165,521 - 4,756.4
Hialeah - 224,669 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 10,449.7
Miami Gardens - 107,167 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 5,888.3
Hollywood - 140,768 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 5,137.5
Coral Springs - 121,096 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 5,088.1
Pembroke Pines - 154,750 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 4,675.2
Miramar - 122,041 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 4,137.0

New York - 8,175,133 - 27,016.3
Paterson - 146,199 (New York) - 17,404.6
Jersey City - 247,597 (New York) - 16,729.5
Newark - 277,140 (New York) - 11,452.1
Yonkers - 195,976 (New York) - 10,887.6
Elizabeth - 124,969 (New York) - 10,160.1

San Diego - 1,307,402 - 4,020.2
Chula Vista - 243,916 (San Diego) - 4,917.7
Oceanside - 167,086 (San Diego) - 4,055.5
Escondido - 143,911 (San Diego) - 3,910.6
Carlsbad - 105,328 (San Diego) - 2,793.8

Chicago - 2,695,598 - 11,843.6
Aurora - 197,889 (Chicago) - 4,407.6
Joliet - 147,433 (Chicago) - 2,374.1
Naperville - 141,853 (Chicago) - 3,656.0
Elgin - 108,188 (Chicago) - 2,908.3

Kansas City (MO) - 459,787 - 1,459.6
Overland Park - 173,372 (Kansas City) - 2,317.8
Olathe - 125,872 (Kansas City) - 2,108.4
Independence - 116,830 (Kansas City) - 1,505.5

Las Vegas - 583,756 - 4,298.6
Henderson - 257,729 (Las Vegas) - 2,393.0
North Las Vegas - 216,961 (Las Vegas) - 2,141.8

Washington - 601,723 - 9,864.3
Alexandria - 139,966 (Washington) - 9,331.1
Arlington - 207,627 (Washington) - 7,985.7

Portland - 583,776 - 4,376.1
Gresham - 105,594 (Portland) - 4,551.5
Vancouver - 161,791 (Portland) - 3,479.4

Sacramento - 466,488 - 4,764.9
Elk Grove - 153,015 (Sacramento) - 3,625.9
Roseville - 118,788 (Sacramento) - 3,281.4

Detroit - 713,777 - 5,142.5
Warren - 134,056 (Detroit) - 3,897.0
Sterling Heights - 129,699 (Detroit) - 3,553.4

Salt Lake City - 186,440 - 1,678.1
West Valley City - 129,480 (Salt Lake City) - 3,637.1
West Jordan - 103,712 (Salt Lake City) - 3,191.1

Oxnard - 197,899 - 7,356.8
Thousand Oaks - 126,683 - 2,303.3
Ventura - 106,433 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks) - 4,904.7
Simi Valley - 124,237 (Oxnard-Thousand Oaks) - 2,993.7

Boston - 617,594 - 12,786.6
Cambridge - 105,162 (Boston) - 16,431.6
Lowell - 106,519 (Boston) - 7,832.3

Seattle - 608,660 - 7,254.6
Bellevue - 122,363 (Seattle) - 3,823.8
Everett - 103,019 (Seattle) - 3,084.4

Virginia Beach - 437,994 - 1,759.0
Norfolk - 242,803 - 4,488.0
Chesapeake - 222,209 (Norfolk-Virginia Beach) - 652.0

Houston - 2,099,451 - 3,501.4
Pasadena - 149,043 (Houston) - 3,482.3

Raleigh - 403,892 - 2,826.4
Cary - 135,234 (Raleigh) - 2,490.5

Oklahoma City - 579,999 - 956.5
Norman - 110,925 (Oklahoma City) - 620.4

Nashville - 601,222 - 1,265.5
Murfreesboro - 108,755 (Nashville) - 1,966.6

Tampa - 335,709 - 2,960.4
St. Petersburg - 244,769 - 3,967.1
Clearwater - 107,685 (Tampa Bay) - 4,206.4




So....the answer to the question is:
Los Angeles
Dallas-Fort Worth
Phoenix
San Diego
Kansas City
Portland
Salt Lake City
Boston
Nashville
Tampa-St. Pete
San Bernardino-Riverside (if you consider that a qualifying city/metro)



Oh, and the densest suburbs of 100k:

1) Paterson - 146,199 (New York) - 17,404.6
2) Jersey City - 247,597 (New York) - 16,729.5
3) Cambridge - 105,162 (Boston) - 16,431.6
4) Daly City - 101,123 (Bay Area) - 13,122.9
5) Inglewood - 109,673 (Los Angeles) - 12,052.0
6) Santa Ana - 324,528 (Los Angeles) - 11,887.5
7) El Monte - 113,475 (Los Angeles) - 11,820.3
8) Newark - 277,140 (New York) - 11,452.1
9) Yonkers - 195,976 (New York) - 10,887.6
10) Norwalk - 105,549 (Los Angeles) - 10,881.3
11) Berkeley - 112,580 (Bay Area) - 10,721.9
12) Hialeah - 224,669 (Miami-Fort Lauderdale) - 10,449.7
13) Elizabeth - 124,969 (New York) - 10,160.1
14) Garden Grove - 170,883 (Los Angeles) - 9,546.5
15) Alexandria - 139,966 (Washington) - 9,331.1
16) Long Beach - 462,257 (Los Angeles) - 9,190.0
17) Downey - 111,772 (Los Angeles) - 9,013.9
18) Arlington - 207,627 (Washington) - 7,985.7
19) Lowell - 106,519 (Boston) - 7,832.3
20) Huntington Beach - 189,992 (Los Angeles) - 7,115.8