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Portland and Denver are not tier 2 cities, not even close. IMO, the following list is a good representation. To answer your question it would be between Miami and Seattle as far as the top, tier 3 city.
First Tier US Cities
1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Chicago
4. Washington DC/Baltimore
Second Tier US Cities
5. San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland
6. Philadelphia
7. Boston
8. Houston
9. Dallas/Fort Worth
10. Atlanta
Third Tier US Cities
11. Miami
12. Seattle
13. Detroit
14. Minneapolis/St. Paul
15. Phoenix
16. Denver/Aurora
17. St. Louis
Fourth Tier US Cities
18. San Diego
19. Charlotte
20. Cincinnati
21. Tampa/St. Petersburg
22. Cleveland
23. Pittsburgh
24. Portland
Fifth Tier US Cities
25. Las Vegas
26. Orlando
27. Kansas City
28. Milwaukee
29. Columbus
30. Austin
I dont think San Diego is fourth tier.
Its 2nd in Cali (proper) and eighth in the US
Size is arbitrary after you get out of the top tier of LA, NYC, and Chicago. Number 4 is ambiguous because you have the likes of Houston and PHX as the 4th and 5th largest cities. I don't think it is hard to argue that DC or SF Bay Area is in a higher tier than PHX.
So in my opinion.
Top tier:
NYC
LA
CHI
2nd Tier:
SF Bay Area
DC
Boston
Philly
...... (a few others possibly)
3rd tier
the rest
(I guess I pretty much agree with BlackOut's ranking, except I would put DC in tier 2)
Portland and Denver are not tier 2 cities, not even close. IMO, the following list is a good representation. To answer your question it would be between Miami and Seattle as far as the top, tier 3 city.
First Tier US Cities
1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Chicago
4. Washington DC/Baltimore
Second Tier US Cities
5. San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland
6. Philadelphia
7. Boston
8. Houston
9. Dallas/Fort Worth
10. Atlanta
Third Tier US Cities
11. Miami
12. Seattle
13. Detroit
14. Minneapolis/St. Paul
15. Phoenix
16. Denver/Aurora
17. St. Louis
Fourth Tier US Cities
18. San Diego
19. Charlotte
20. Cincinnati
21. Tampa/St. Petersburg
22. Cleveland
23. Pittsburgh
24. Portland
Fifth Tier US Cities
25. Las Vegas
26. Orlando
27. Kansas City
28. Milwaukee
29. Columbus
30. Austin
Hmmm? I think that is a little bit ummm, I don't know, weird...
Hmmm? I think that is a little bit ummm, I don't know, weird...
Not really. He just listed them in just metros which is the best way to do this. However, in these type of lists, it's best to just list the primary city only. do not ask me why either lol.
Hmmm? I think that is a little bit ummm, I don't know, weird...
No, it's not.
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