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Which Northern City is the most underrated and which is the most overrated in your opinion and why? Out of the underrated cities which do you think will be the next world class or great city in time. Out of the overrated cities which do you think deserves all the praise it gets?
I'm defining "northern" as the area east of the Missouri River and north of the Ohio and Potomac.
I'll start
Overrated: Washington DC (runner up: Boston)
Underrated: Cleveland (runner up: Rochester, NY)
Which Northern City is the most underrated and which is the most overrated in your opinion and why? Out of the underrated cities which do you think will be the next world class or great city in time. Out of the overrated cities which do you think deserves all the praise it gets?
I'm defining "northern" as the area east of the Missouri River and north of the Ohio and Potomac.
I'll start
Overrated: Washington DC (runner up: Boston)
Underrated: Cleveland (runner up: Rochester, NY)
Over: Boston. (Runner up DC.)
Under: Pittsburgh (Runner up Philadelphia)
Overrated-Boston and DC, although that is not to say they aren't great cities-just overpriced for what they offer.
Underrated-Providence and Baltimore
To answer your question about which underrated city will be the next great one, I am a firm believer that Philadelphia will reclaim all of its former glory. Of course I am biased.
Good lord was that city just the pits. Sleepy town where bars kick you out at 1:30, last call called at 1:20-1:30. Super cliquish city with a crappy dating scene. Bad weather and utterly boring over all. Great stuff to do during the day, beautiful town and an intellectuals dream city but just not the exciting college town I thought it was.
I'm surprised I'm not the only one who thinks this, apparently Boston is considered overrated.
Philly is grossly underrated as is Baltimore. These towns have excellent nightlife scenes. As does DC but that isn't enough to excuse the douchebaggery.
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Ok, I'll say it: New York City is the most overrated city in the north, if not the country.
+ 1 for NYC being overrated. It's the holy grail for most urbanites but I just don't like it. It's draining and astronomically expensive, and it's just not a pretty city at all to me. There are some exceptions about it that are great, but overall I"m just not a fan.
Underrated: Philadelphia with plenty of urban bustle and an easily managable size, pretty skyline, historic charm, great food, and I just have fun there every time I visit.
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