Most Powerful city in the South (life, airport, beach, nightlife)

[atadytic19]

Originally Posted by Spade

I don't agree with most corporate locations going to Houston. I would give that to DFW.

I read that Houston had the most for like 4 years running

[Happiness-is-close]

Originally Posted by Red John

I think "Southern people" would probably find it more acceptable if even Washington, D.C. was on the poll rather than Phoenix, which is literally out of the left field, honestly.

Hell, given that Southerners are the largest migrants into Detroit and comprise of the largest regional migrants in Detroit (yes, even over Midwesterners) that even Detroit would be a more suitable option on the poll than Phoenix.

Total transplant population:
01. Washington DC- Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (CSA): 3,542,688 (Raw number leader)
02. New York (CSA): 3,417,344
03. Los Angeles (CSA): 2,816,721
04. Atlanta (CSA): 2,150,353
05. Phoenix (MSA): 2,066,290
06. Boston (CSA): 1,862,982
07. Dallas/Fort Worth (CSA): 1,812,483
08. Chicago (CSA): 1,772,564
09. Philadelphia (CSA): 1,586,562
10. Seattle (CSA): 1,583,956
11. Miami (MSA): 1,538,231
12. San Francisco Bay Area (CSA): 1,432,952
13. Tampa (MSA): 1,386,810
14. Denver (CSA): 1,386,050
15. Houston (CSA): 1,332,151
16. Orlando (CSA): 1,307,418
17. Minneapolis/Saint Paul (CSA): 891,496
18. Detroit (CSA): 878,299
19. San Diego (MSA): 858,053

Transplants from the Southern United States:
01. Washington DC-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (CSA): 1,677,357 (from Southern states outside of MD, VA, D.C., WV)
02. Atlanta (CSA): 996,459
03. New York (CSA): 767,740
04. Los Angeles (CSA): 759,293
05. Dallas/Fort Worth (CSA): 650,726
06. Houston (CSA): 554,169
07. Chicago (CSA): 522,644
08. Philadelphia (CSA): 420,829
09. Detroit (CSA): 363,620
10. San Francisco Bay Area (CSA): 356,252
11. Orlando (CSA): 321,316
12. Phoenix (MSA): 306,913
13. Tampa (MSA): 304,460
14. Denver (CSA): 297,655
15. Miami (MSA): 281,373
16. Seattle (CSA): 278,133
17. Boston (CSA): 266,313
18. San Diego (MSA): 219,048
19. Minneapolis/Saint Paul (CSA): 111,566

Transplants from the Northeastern United States:
01. New York (CSA): 1,990,245
02. Boston (CSA): 1,245,175
03. Washington DC-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (CSA): 1,043,319
04. Philadelphia (CSA): 917,391
05. Miami (MSA): 903,215
06. Los Angeles (CSA): 671,982
07. Tampa (MSA): 594,694
08. Orlando (CSA): 561,216
09. Atlanta (CSA): 488,200
10. San Francisco Bay Area (CSA): 384,940
11. Phoenix (MSA): 329,940
12. Chicago (CSA): 234,864
13. Dallas/Fort Worth (CSA): 232,452
14. San Diego (MSA): 200,291
15. Denver (CSA): 195,405
16. Houston (CSA): 195,057
17. Seattle (CSA): 188,645
18. Detroit (CSA): 144,250
19. Minneapolis/Saint Paul (CSA): 75,516

Transplants from the Midwestern United States:
01. Los Angeles (CSA): 884,742
02. Chicago (CSA): 829,788
03. Phoenix (MSA): 758,085
04. Minneapolis/Saint Paul (CSA): 572,993
05. Dallas/Fort Worth (CSA): 531,597
06. Denver (CSA): 530,130
07. Washington DC-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (CSA): 478,958
08. Atlanta (CSA): 470,299
09. San Francisco Bay Area (CSA): 407,520
10. Seattle (CSA): 405,246
11. Tampa (MSA): 400,848
12. New York (CSA): 376,501
13. Orlando (CSA): 345,986
14. Houston (CSA): 328,851
15. Detroit (CSA): 288,851
16. San Diego (MSA): 282,296
17. Miami (MSA): 270,222
18. Boston (CSA): 204,326
19. Philadelphia (CSA): 148,786

Transplants from the Western United States:
01. Seattle (CSA): 711,732
02. Phoenix (MSA): 671,352
03. Los Angeles (CSA): 500,704
04. Dallas/Fort Worth (CSA): 397,708
05. Denver (CSA): 362,830
06. Washington DC-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV (CSA): 343,054
07. San Francisco Bay Area (CSA): 284,240
08. New York (CSA): 282,858
09. Houston (CSA): 254,074
10. Atlanta (CSA): 195,395
11. Chicago (CSA): 185,268
12. San Diego (MSA): 155,818
13. Boston (CSA): 144,938
14. Minneapolis/Saint Paul (CSA): 131,411
15. Philadelphia (CSA): 99,556
16. Tampa (MSA): 86,848
17. Miami (MSA): 83,271
18. Detroit (CSA): 81,758
19. Orlando (CSA): 78,820

Oh by the way, these are for transplants from each of the 4 census defined regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, West) for transplants coming from elsewhere from the state the city is located in. So, take Washington DC-Baltimore CSA for example, for the transplants from the Southern United States, it is the number of transplants from the South who are NOT FROM Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, or West Virginia -- the states in the CSA.

Cool data. Where did you get this source from?

[atadytic19]

Originally Posted by Spade

I don't agree with most corporate locations going to Houston. I would give that to DFW.

Chicago Tops Country for Company Expansions & Relocations for Second Year in a Row - The City That Works - Curbed Chicago

Ok it looks like for the last two years Chicago took back the lead, but Houston is still by far the leader in the south on that category

. Houston has ranked No. 1 or No. 2 on the annual survey since 2011. It received the top ranking in 2009, 2012 and 2013.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by atadytic19

Chicago Tops Country for Company Expansions & Relocations for Second Year in a Row - The City That Works - Curbed Chicago

Ok it looks like for the last two years Chicago took back the lead, but Houston is still by far the leader in the south on that category

That's for expansions and relocations combined, but good info nonetheless.

Wasn't expecting to see Atlanta ahead of DFW there.

[atadytic19]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

That's for expansions and relocations combined, but good info nonetheless.

Wasn't expecting to see Atlanta ahead of DFW there.

Expansions and relocations speak to the same thing, positive business environment.

Wasn't expecting to see ATL above DFW either, but I know ATL courts corporations vigorously.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by atadytic19

Expansions and relocations speak to the same thing, positive business environment.

Of course, but relocations were mentioned specifically. Either way, this is probably the closest thing we'll see to data that tabulates such.

Wasn't expecting to see ATL above DFW either, but I know ATL courts corporations vigorously.

As does DFW/Texas. I guess I was surprised since Atlanta's economy, better now but still not as healthy as DFW's, was pretty much the pits for most of 2014.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by atadytic19

Chicago Tops Country for Company Expansions & Relocations for Second Year in a Row - The City That Works - Curbed Chicago

Ok it looks like for the last two years Chicago took back the lead, but Houston is still by far the leader in the south on that category

They stand corrected ! lol

[NoClueWho]

Originally Posted by Happiness-is-close

I'm shocked Dallas isn't winning this by a long shot. Its metro has by far the largest population of any of the cities listed. It has a very diversified economy and an unemployment rate of 4%.

I guess Atlanta is going to a get a lot of votes here because despite being 4th in metro population of the big South cities and the worst economy of them all, it is the only major city situated in the Deep South and it is the one that has Southern culture on full display.

You forget to mention that Atlanta has the most homers on City-Data out of all the cities in this poll.

[ATUMRE75]

A better question would be based on OP criteria is which of the big four has the most balance?

Power is too hard to quantify when none of the cities dominate in all categories.

[Trafalgar Law]

Originally Posted by Happiness-is-close

Cool data. Where did you get this source from?

The census bureau website: American FactFinder