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And on Income produced- Really a better metric as far as what actually flows into the metro and not GDP associated with a zip code on financial filings
The Total Personal Income List 2009:
01. New York City: 998,776,802
02. Los Angeles: 551,271
03. Chicago: 418,929
04. Washington DC: 309,080
05. Philadelphia: 271,943
06. San Francisco-Oakland: 257,761
07. Houston: 255,635
08. Dallas-Fort Worth: 254,769
09. Boston: 246,471
10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale: 229,380
11. Atlanta: 199,747
12. Seattle: 166,902
13. Detroit: 165,311
14. Phoenix: 149,611
15. Minneapolis-St. Paul: 149,594
Right, but we're still talking about 6 Million vs 4.5 Million so Philadelphia SHOULD be ahead as far as total income. If Philadelphia had the Bay Area's Per Capita Personal Income of $59,000-its total income would be $354 Billion.
Actually to me all three are pretty damn close on the urbanity aspect
Agreed...however I think the historical aspect of those neighborhoods in Boston & Philadelphia have a certain charm and character about them that can't be found in many other places.
It's hard to beat old colonial row homes with cobblestone streets.
Right, but we're still talking about 6 Million vs 4.5 Million so Philadelphia SHOULD be ahead as far as total income. If Philadelphia had the Bay Area's Per Capita Personal Income of $59,000-its total income would be $354 Billion.
Per cap is greater (as is for Boston) but also the COL is 1.45 times that of Philly - they are all actually pretty close
I'm not really impressed by stucco buildings, brick for the win
However there's a certain Jack-the-Ripper vibe in a couple of your pics that kinda make it a deal breaker for me. Sorry.
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