U.S. City tiers of importance(Rand McNally)City Rating System. (compared, market)

[Caesarstl]

Originally Posted by Synopsis101

How is OKC and Columbus 1-A?

And St Louis and Cleveland should be moved down 1

Evidence? I don't have all the criteria, but based on the below these two cities would fare rather well.

Among the criteria for categorization are retail sales, newspaper circulation, and the presence of universities and hospitals and corporate headquarters.

[Davis Street]

I would say this is a pretty bad list.

Cleveland ranked with the Bay Area & DC? I don't think Cleveland is comparable to the #3 and #4 economies in the U.S.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by SweethomeSanAntonio

Ranally city rating system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

city rating descriptionExamples (* indicates a complete listing)1-

*1 AAAAUnique rating for New York New York City

*1-AAAUnique rating for Chicago and Los AngelesChicago, Los Angeles

*1-AA Major national business centers Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. (13 cities)

*1-A Other national business centersBaltimore, Cincinnati, Columbus, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, and Seattle (14 cities)

*2-AA Major regional business centersAlbany, Albuquerque, Allentown, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Buffalo, Charlotte, Columbia, Dayton, Des Moines, El Paso, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg, Hartford, Honolulu, Jackson, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison, Memphis, Nashville, New Haven, Norfolk, Omaha, Orlando, Peoria, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Shreveport, Spokane, Springfield, MA, Syracuse, Tampa, Toledo, Tucson, Tulsa, West Palm Beach, Wichita, and Youngstown (48 cities)

*2-BBSecondary major regional business centersAkron, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Worth, Oakland, St. Paul, St. Petersburg, San Jose, Wilmington

How can LA be the Third Ranked City In The World "GDP" behind Tokyo and New York City , yet rank
behind Chicago Ill.

[S.D. Calif]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

How can LA be the Third Ranked City In The World "GDP" behind Tokyo and New York City , yet rank
behind Chicago Ill.

The answer lies somewhere in the fact that GDP isn't the only factor used to calculate the position of the respective city.

[R1070]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

How can LA be the Third Ranked City In The World "GDP" behind Tokyo and New York City , yet rank
behind Chicago Ill.

I dont think it's ranked behind Chicago. It looks like in each category the cities are ranked alphabetically.

[Howest2008]

Originally Posted by R1070

I dont think it's ranked behind Chicago. It looks like in each category the cities are ranked alphabetically.

Yes they are , I didn't even look that far into the rating after I saw the Chicago Los Angeles Ranking.

[Lucky Clover]

Originally Posted by Howest2008

How can LA be the Third Ranked City In The World "GDP" behind Tokyo and New York City , yet rank
behind Chicago Ill.

Not ranked behind. Both equal.

[Bslette]

I think Seattle and denver should be moved up, Cleveland and st louis moved down

[slengel]

Originally Posted by Bslette

I think Seattle and denver should be moved up, Cleveland and st louis moved down

why should denver be moved down. st. louis and cleveland have far superior cultural and educational institutions than denver, and population is very close (i believe st. louis metro is still larger).

[S.D. Calif]

Originally Posted by slengel

why should denver be moved down. st. louis and cleveland have far superior cultural and educational institutions than denver, and population is very close (i believe st. louis metro is still larger).

Would you like to back your statement up with credible evidence? Denver has the University of Denver, Regis, and CU Boulder in it's metro area - all very good schools. Perhaps culturally the other cities have a leg up but I wouldn't say educationally.