World's Most Economically Powerful Cities 2015 (U.S. Cities) (metropolitan, Los Angeles, life)

[jimmykem]

1. New York
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7. Los Angeles
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12. Chicago
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18. Boston
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23. Washington
23. San Francisco
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...based on Overall Economic Clout, Financial Power, Global Competitiveness, and Equity and Quality of Life.

6 U.S. cities ranked in the top 25; 2 in the top 10.

Full list and source: The World

[Craziaskowboi]

I see dense smug in the forecast here.

[TyBrGr]

i would have expected SF to be where Boston is & vice versa. Kind of surprised DC made the list

[TD28194]

NY, Boston and DC: Northeast Bos-Wash powerhouse are on the list - but not Philly?? Interesting?

[steeps]

I saw LA is in only 1 of the other Global rankings for top 10, at 6th. But Chicago made 9th in 2 of the others and 7th in 1.

[Davy-040]

Vienna and Stockholm in top 10, Helsinki tied with Sydney, Dublin above Shanghai and Oslo tied with Shanghai

[Maintainschaos]

Originally Posted by TD28194

NY, Boston and DC: Northeast Bos-Wash powerhouse are on the list - but not Philly?? Interesting?

I actually would have thought Philly and Boston would be near one another in these sorts of rankings.

[PhillyPhan95]

Originally Posted by Maintainschaos

I actually would have thought Philly and Boston would be near one another in these sorts of rankings.

I think it's because it factors in many things. The Philly metro has a slightly higher GDP than does the Boston metro according to this List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . However since it considers factors like "clout" and "quality of life" Boston comes out slightly ahead I guess. I imagine if the rankings went beyond top 25 Philly wouldn't be too much further down the list.

[Deluusions]

Originally Posted by Maintainschaos

I actually would have thought Philly and Boston would be near one another in these sorts of rankings.

I agree, I'm surprised Boston is ahead of DC while Philadelphia is not even listed?

[2e1m5a]

Sometimes Philly is excluded from these lists altogether for being too close to NYC.