Rank how the Top 10 Midwest Metros will stack up in 2030 (state, better)
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As the title implies, how do you think the Midwest Metro Areas will rank in the year 2030? Note this is not purely on population, but more on influence and stature.
Here is my list:
1. Chicago
(gap)
2. Detroit (I think it still retains the number two spot by the slimmest of margins)
3. Minneapolis/St. Paul (very much gaining on Detroit, but still not quite past it)
(gap)
4. Indianapolis (beneficiary of having an entire state back it’s growth)
5. St. Louis (much like Detroit fighting of MSP, St. Louis is battling it’s in-state neighbor.
6. Kansas City (not quite past St. Louis, but gaining quick)
7. Cincinnati (overtakes Cleveland as the top dog in Ohio, but CBus is right there)
8. Columbus (growing fast, but still has to split Ohio resources with the other C’s.)
9. Cleveland (could have placed CLE anywhere 5-9)
10. Milwaukee (still going strong, but not enough to jump higher)
Honestly, I think you can very easily justify either one of MSP or Detroit for #2/#3. After that, I also think the difference between #4 and #10 is also razor thin. I am curious to hear how others would rank them.
Again, it is how you think they will rank in 2030... not today.
As the title implies, how do you think the Midwest Metro Areas will rank in the year 2030? Note this is not purely on population, but more on influence and stature.
Here is my list:
1. Chicago
(gap)
2. Detroit (I think it still retains the number two spot by the slimmest of margins)
3. Minneapolis/St. Paul (very much gaining on Detroit, but still not quite past it)
(gap)
4. Indianapolis (beneficiary of having an entire state back it’s growth)
5. St. Louis (much like Detroit fighting of MSP, St. Louis is battling it’s in-state neighbor.
6. Kansas City (not quite past St. Louis, but gaining quick)
7. Cincinnati (overtakes Cleveland as the top dog in Ohio, but CBus is right there)
8. Columbus (growing fast, but still has to split Ohio resources with the other C’s.)
9. Cleveland (could have placed CLE anywhere 5-9)
10. Milwaukee (still going strong, but not enough to jump higher)
Honestly, I think you can very easily justify either one of MSP or Detroit for #2/#3. After that, I also think the difference between #4 and #10 is also razor thin. I am curious to hear how others would rank them.
Again, it is how you think they will rank in 2030... not today.
I mostly agree with your list.
I do think the margin will be a bit wider for St. Louis vs. Kansas City though. STL still has several hundred thousand more people and more Fortune 500 companies than KC. Plus, I think AMC's struggles and the T-Mobile / Sprinter merger are going to be a gut punch to KC's economy.
There's going to be little or no economic growth between now and 2030. I'd say the more suburban cities will do better and the more urban ones will becomes less desirable.
1. Chicago
(large gap)
2. Minneapolis/St. Paul
(gap)
3. Detroit
(gap)
4. Cincinnati/Dayton/Northern Kentucky
5. St. Louis
6. Indianapolis
7. Columbus
8. Kansas City
9. Cleveland
10. Milwaukee
Keep in mind this is just in the midwest. Faster growing cities in other regions such as the south and west will zoom past the majority of these below the top 3.
Stature
(1) Chicago
(2) Detroit
(3) Minneapolis
(4) Cleveland
(5) Saint Louis
(6) Cincinnati
(7) Kansas City
(8) Columbus
(9) Indianapolis
(10) Milwaukee
Beauty
(1) Chicago
(2) Cincinnati
(3) Milwaukee
(4) Detroit
(5) Cleveland
(6) Kansas City
(7) Minneapolis
(8) Columbus
(9) Saint Louis
(10) Indianapolis
Preference
(1) Cincinnati
(2) Chicago
(3) Minneapolis
(4) Kansas City
(5) Detroit
(6) Milwaukee
(7) Cleveland
(8) Columbus
(9) Indianapolis
(10) Saint Louis
There's going to be little or no economic growth between now and 2030. I'd say the more suburban cities will do better and the more urban ones will becomes less desirable.
No growth for a decade? What a dire perspective of things, lol
...the rest are all bunched up between $40B and $70B, don't think the top three changes, and don't expect any break the top 20 nationally besides those three. Also think Minneapolis might pull a little bit ahead of Detroit.
1. Chicago
(large gap) 2. Minneapolis/St. Paul
(gap)
3. Detroit
(gap)
4. Cincinnati/Dayton/Northern Kentucky
5. St. Louis
6. Indianapolis
7. Columbus
8. Kansas City
9. Cleveland
10. Milwaukee
Keep in mind this is just in the midwest. Faster growing cities in other regions such as the south and west will zoom past the majority of these below the top 3.
There’s not too many people in this country, much less the world, that would put Minneapolis over Detroit, especially by a “gap”?
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