Top 5 most important cities on a national scale (state, rates, largest)

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by polo89

1st Tier
Miami
Houston
Dallas
LA
Atlanta

2nd Tier
SF
NYC
Chicago
Boston

agreed!

[grapico]

Originally Posted by polo89

I'd put both SF bay area, and LA metro area above Chicago and Boston metros.

so would I but... don't wanna cause a crap storm...

[TXSooner]

1) LA
2) NYC
3) Miami
4) Houston
5) Washington D.C.

[LINative]

Originally Posted by grapico

so would I but... don't wanna cause a crap storm...

Yeah, especially because umbrellas are totally useless during those.

[TylerJAX]

1) NYC
2) Washington D.C(all of the los angelenos can go **** themselves if they think otherwise)
3) LA
4) SF
5) Chicago

Honorable mentions go to Boston, Houston, Detroit(sorta, not so much nowadays), Atlanta, and Miami eeking it's way in as well.

[LINative]

Originally Posted by TylerJAX

1) NYC
2) Washington D.C(all of the los angelenos can go **** themselves if they think otherwise)
3) LA
4) SF
5) Chicago

Honorable mentions go to Boston, Houston, Detroit(sorta, not so much nowadays), Atlanta, and Miami eeking it's way in as well.

You would need to move Chicago to the number 4 spot. I think your the first serious poster to mention Miami also. Good job.

[TylerJAX]

Originally Posted by LINative

You would need to move Chicago to the number 4 spot.

It was a hard descison, but a descision that had to be made. Chicago stays at #5. SF's "visitability" gave it the edge.

[LINative]

Originally Posted by TylerJAX

It was a hard descison, but a descision that had to be made. Chicago stays at #5. SF's "visitability" gave it the edge.

Well hey, no problem! Everyone is entitled to a honest mistake now and then. In any case at the very least, Chicago's major importance to the national rail network trumps errr ... San Francisco's "visitability"! But I will give you #5 for San Francisco.

[chitown3pa]

Originally Posted by AcroJimmy

Considering everything from culture to economics...

1.) NYC (although I do feel like many trends originate on the West Coast and then make their way east...but come one, it's NYC)

2.) LA

3.) Washington D.C.

4.) San Francisco

5.) Chicago

Not surprisingly, these are 5 of the biggest metro areas in the country.

1. Washington (Now that the federal government has beseiged the private sector)
2. New York (still has a whole heck of a lot of private sector, though)
3. Los Angeles (tie) (which has more real impact on a country...)
3. Chicago (tie) (...it's entertainment or its infrastructure?)
4. Atlanta (had to pick something--and they have CNN and Coke... and Ludacris)
5. Springfield, IL (now THAT'S entertainment)

[chitown3pa]

Originally Posted by polo89

1st Tier
Miami
Houston
Dallas
LA
Atlanta

2nd Tier
SF
NYC
Chicago
Boston

You do know that "1st Tier" indicates more importance, right? Miami is more important than NYC? Would love to hear an explanation about this one.