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Virginia presents an interesting case, especially when you throw in the fact that they have counties that essentially function as cities. Just going by incorporated municipalities, I'd probably go with VA Beach with Richmond being first and Norfolk second. Throwing counties into the mix puts Fairfax County first, Richmond probably ranking second, and Norfolk third.
For my native SC, I'd go with Greenville, with Charleston being first (mainly due to the port) and Columbia second.
Although San Antonio is bigger the obvious answer is Austin for Texas.
1. Houston- Largest City, Economic Powerhouse, Huge industries
2. Dallas- 3rd largest city, economic powerhouse
3. Austin- 4th largest city, Capital, Best on Education
4. San Antonio- 2nd Largest City, popular with tourists
5. Fort Worth- 5th largest city, great with arts and entertainment
El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo, College Station, Tyler, Corpus Christi, Mc Allen, and others are all on their way up, but the big 5 for now is clear
Im not saying your ranking is wrong because you know TX better than I but I would like to humbly point out that San Antonio has more Fortune 500 companies than Austin--4 vs 2.
Not saying this changes anything but I do think its worth mentioning.
For cities
1. Charlotte
2. Raleigh
3. Durham
4. Greensboro
5. Fayetteville
Would have to disagree with Fayetteville at #5. Greensboro and Winston-Salem deserve to be at #4 and #5 (a good case could be made for either city at either position).
Miami #1 International Hub in the Southeast.
Orlando#2 Disney and Universal Studios.
Tampa is awsome but I think it's the third most important.
You have a point. Orlando's tourism and convention business sectors give it a leg up for second, but Tampa's larger and has a port.
I wonder who comes in second in FL for corporate/F500 headquarters? It just might be Jacksonville.
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