What is the best Satellite/Secondary City? (state, better, people) - City vs. City - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

BurnInTheMil · 02-05-2018, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Raleigh's 160 some odd miles from Charlotte.

The one that jumps out at me first is St. Paul to Minneapolis.

Congrats on your genius observation, I simply misread / misinterpreted the thread.

BurnInTheMil · 02-05-2018, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ASJackson814

Raleigh is nice, but it's a primary city with its own metro. This thread is about the secondary cities in different metro areas, not the main ones.

Yeah I jumped the gun, misread it a little. My baaad

ASJackson814 · 02-05-2018, 07:30 PM

No problem

Nomad21 · 02-05-2018, 07:33 PM

I’d like to nominate Wilmington (Philly). It won’t and shouldn’t win, but it is at least as good as some of the options here.

ASJackson814 · 02-05-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nomad21

I’d like to nominate Wilmington (Philly). It won’t and shouldn’t win, but it is at least as good as some of the options here.

Yes Wilmington counts

49erfan916 · 02-05-2018, 08:22 PM

I don't know if I'm qualified to answer this question because I only been to Mesa, Scottsdale and Oakland. Out of those three, I would choose Scottsdale. Oakland, by itself, is an amazing city. What ruins that city are the people there. It's a high crime area. However, Scottsdale has that "rich man" vibe but has a lower COL than Oakland.

rowhomecity · 02-06-2018, 08:42 AM

I would vote for Bethesda, MD but it is not on this list. I am always very impressed with the transit connectivity, mix of uses and diversity of housing stock when I visit Bethesda. I think it really is an amazing suburban/urban model and really has more character and charm than Arlington, VA

HumpDay · 02-06-2018, 09:01 AM

Stamford, CT to NYC and Alexandra to D.C. are good ones too

aquest1 · 02-06-2018, 10:01 AM

FYI, in reality Norfolk is the principal city of Coastal Virginia/Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach is actually the satellite.

rnc2mbfl · 02-06-2018, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by aquest1

FYI, in reality Norfolk is the principal city of Coastal Virginia/Hampton Roads. Virginia Beach is actually the satellite.

Virginia Beach's enormous land area thwarts its neighbors' populations in an apples to oranges comparison kind of way. I agree; Norfolk is the main city.