After NY, LA, and Chicago, what is America's FOURTH city? (state, Los Angeles)

[TAM88]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

wouldn't say they were all tier two.

My tiers would be something like this:

1. NY

2.
A. LA
B. Chicago

3.
A. SF
B. DC
C. Houston
D. Boston

4.
A. DFW
B. Philly

5.
A. Miami
B. ATL
C. Phoenix
D. Seattle

That's a solid looking list, imo. I would sub out Phoenix and slide in Denver.

[Trafalgar Law]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

wouldn't say they were all tier two.

My tiers would be something like this:

1. NY

2.
A. LA
B. Chicago

3.
A. SF
B. DC
C. Houston
D. Boston

4.
A. DFW
B. Philly

5.
A. Miami
B. ATL
C. Phoenix
D. Seattle

Not bad. I like the ordering and I can sort of understand your tiering too.

Anyhow, I never got the chance to tier them myself (on importance/relevance/power):

- New York
(gap)
- Los Angeles
(gap)
- Chicago/Washington/Bay Area
(gap)
- Boston/Houston/Dallas
(gap)
- Philadelphia
(gap)
- Atlanta/Miami/Seattle
(gap)
- Detroit/Minneapolis
(gap)
- Phoenix/Denver/San Diego

The end.

My guess is by the eve of 2020, we'll see Atlanta and Miami on a minimum of the same tier as Philadelphia, whether Seattle follows up is to be seen given it's size disadvantage.

[Henry Hill]

Philadelphia could be fourth due to having the Fourth highest GDP in the country and 9th in the world. That's pretty big.

[HtownLove]

Philly does not have the 4th largest GDP

It is behind ny, la, chicago, dc, bay area, houston and dfw
I think its behind Boston too.

That would make it ninth

[Trafalgar Law]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Philly does not have the 4th largest GDP

It is behind ny, la, chicago, dc, bay area, houston and dfw
I think its behind Boston too.

That would make it ninth

Present day it's no longer the case.

Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Washington, Bay Area, Nagoya, Chicago, Seoul, Rhine-Ruhr, Boston, Houston, Dallas, and Randstad. This year in 2013: Shanghai, Moscow, Beijing, Toronto, and one other have surpassed it too and São Paulo and Mexico City will by the end of this summer.

[HtownLove]

Ah.

I think rip van winkle fever is spreading in Philly.
They go to bed, wake up decades later quoting old stats? Lol

[Henry Hill]

Actually it is fourth city wise. SF is right under. Looking at the list right now.

The 9 Richest Cities In The World (By GDP) - Refined Guy

[HtownLove]

Bogus link. First of all this is by metro not city, and i would rather go with the BEA than some random site.

Lol how on earth did they rank those cities above London? Paris is not above London.

And philly is ninth in the country not even top ten in North America

[Henry Hill]

That could be all well and true, (Which it isn't) however Htown doesn't have to bash philly posters for repoint their city hard. It's 4th in GDP city wise and its top 3 in the country for gentrification. In about 3 years, Philly will be the next hot place to be.

[Henry Hill]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Bogus link. First of all this is by metro not city, and i would rather go with the BEA than some random site.

Lol how on earth did they rank those cities above London? Paris is not above London.

And philly is ninth in the country not even top ten in North America

I hate posting links but here

Top Ten Store: Top 10 Richest Cities in the World 2013