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In culture, I would have to say Miami. The cuban population is just such a huge part of that city, that it affects the city's culture. It's probably one of the handful of cities in the US where speaking spanish is more important than speaking english in many industries.
In architecture, the sunbelt cities and other cities along the mexican border, are probably most influenced by latin America. Of the cities that I've been to, San Jose was the most influenced by latin american architecture.
Miami without question. I say this as an Angeleno who has also lived in San Antonio for a short, brutal time. And outside of touristy city centers, the architecture argument is not important - if it was, St. Augustine, Florida might be on the list, along with their 17 hispanic residents.
Metropolitans by Total Hispanic Population:
- Los Angeles: 8,206,577
- New York: 4,903,875
- Miami: 2,369,074
- Houston: 2,218,894
- Chicago: 2,020,341
- Dallas: 1,875,995
- Bay Area: 1,846,994
- Washington: 806,207
- Boston: 699,068
- Atlanta: 623,428
- Philadelphia: 598,043
Metropolitans by Hispanic Population (exclusion of their largest Hispanic group):
- New York: 3,444,749 (excluding Puerto Ricans)
- Los Angeles: 1,553,897 (excluding Mexicans)
- Miami: 1,328,551 (excluding Cubans)
- Washington: 529,710 (excluding El Salvadorans)
- Houston: 503,642 (excluding Mexicans)
- Boston: 470,871 (excluding Puerto Ricans)
- Bay Area: 434,769 (excluding Mexicans)
- Chicago: 412,412 (excluding Mexicans)
- Philadelphia: 279,595 (excluding Puerto Ricans)
- Dallas: 269,274 (excluding Mexicans)
- Atlanta: 256,086 (excluding Mexicans)
Metropolitans by Mexican Population:
- Los Angeles: 6,652,680
- Houston: 1,715,252
- Chicago: 1,607,929
- Dallas: 1,606,721
- Bay Area: 1,412,225
- New York: 642,472
- Atlanta: 367,342
- Miami: 134,944
- Washington: 119,803
- Philadelphia: 116,859
- Boston: 52,388
That being the case:
- Tier One (in any order): Miami, New York, Los Angeles
- Tier Two (in any order): Houston, Chicago, the Metroplex, Bay Area
- Tier Three (in any order): Washington DC, Boston
- Tier Four (in any order): Phoenix, Denver, San Diego, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Tucson, El Paso
That being the case:
- Tier One (in any order): Miami, New York, Los Angeles
- Tier Two (in any order): Houston, Chicago, the Metroplex, Bay Area
- Tier Three (in any order): Washington DC, Boston
- Tier Four (in any order): Phoenix, Denver, San Diego, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Tucson, El Paso
Then the rest of the country.
If I had to pick just one then Miami for sure.
This is it, perfectly.
I would pick Miami if we're only picking one, but the tier system above is perfect.
Miami without question. I say this as an Angeleno who has also lived in San Antonio for a short, brutal time. And outside of touristy city centers, the architecture argument is not important - if it was, St. Augustine, Florida might be on the list, along with their 17 hispanic residents.
What does Spanish architecture from Spain have to do with Latin America?
Metropolitans by Total Hispanic Population:
- Los Angeles: 8,206,577
- New York: 4,903,875
- Miami: 2,369,074
- Houston: 2,218,894
- Chicago: 2,020,341
- Dallas: 1,875,995
- Bay Area: 1,846,994
- Washington: 806,207
- Boston: 699,068
- Atlanta: 623,428
- Philadelphia: 598,043
Metropolitans by Hispanic Population (exclusion of their largest Hispanic group):
- New York: 3,444,749 (excluding Puerto Ricans)
- Los Angeles: 1,553,897 (excluding Mexicans)
- Miami: 1,328,551 (excluding Cubans)
- Washington: 529,710 (excluding El Salvadorans)
- Houston: 503,642 (excluding Mexicans)
- Boston: 470,871 (excluding Puerto Ricans)
- Bay Area: 434,769 (excluding Mexicans)
- Chicago: 412,412 (excluding Mexicans)
- Philadelphia: 279,595 (excluding Puerto Ricans)
- Dallas: 269,274 (excluding Mexicans)
- Atlanta: 256,086 (excluding Mexicans)
Metropolitans by Mexican Population:
- Los Angeles: 6,652,680
- Houston: 1,715,252
- Chicago: 1,607,929
- Dallas: 1,606,721
- Bay Area: 1,412,225
- New York: 642,472
- Atlanta: 367,342
- Miami: 134,944
- Washington: 119,803
- Philadelphia: 116,859
- Boston: 52,388
That being the case:
- Tier One (in any order): Miami, New York, Los Angeles
- Tier Two (in any order): Houston, Chicago, the Metroplex, Bay Area
- Tier Three (in any order): Washington DC, Boston
- Tier Four (in any order): Phoenix, Denver, San Diego, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Tucson, El Paso
Then the rest of the country.
If I had to pick just one then Miami for sure.
I would switch your tier 3 and 4 with each other. Phoenix, San Diego, San Antonio etc. feel FAR more "Latin" influenced than DC or Boston.
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