collection of neighboring cities of a necta/metro that could give their hub city a run for its money (population, people)

[stanley-88888888]

this post got me thinking:

Originally Posted by btownboss4

There is a real difference between the East coast and basically every other city in the country.

It is almost impossible to find a 7.6 sq mile area that has 167,000 people like Everett/Chelsea/Somerville does in intown areas of cities not names Boston, Philly, DC, NYC, SF, LA, Chicago let alone suburbs.

is there any collection of bordering cities within a metro (outside the hub city) with a similar size and population that would give the hub city a run for its money.

i will extend boston to:
cambridge
somerville
everett
chelsea
medford
arlington
revere
malden
watertown

any other cities ?

[gladhands]

I’ve said this before, but, in terms of function, Cambridge is much closer to a twin city than a suburb.

[The_General]

Originally Posted by gladhands

I’ve said this before, but, in terms of function, Cambridge is much closer to a twin city than a suburb.

That's cause most of Cambridge is closer to Downtown Boston than most of Boston

[Space_League]

no one considers Everett the suburbs

[Iconographer]

St. Petersburg>Tampa
Ft. Lauderdale>Miami
Virginia Beach>Norfolk
Clayton>St. Louis
Ft. Worth>Dallas
Bellevue>Seattle
Oakland>San Francisco

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by Iconographer

St. Petersburg>Tampa
Ft. Lauderdale>Miami
Virginia Beach>Norfolk
Clayton>St. Louis
Ft. Worth>Dallas
Bellevue>Seattle
Oakland>San Francisco

Definitely agree on St-Pete/Tampa.