What are the top 5 or 10 city propers that punch above their weight the most for their land area size? (populations, people)

[pinytr]

What are the top 5 or 10 city propers that punch above their weight the most for their land area size?


You can choose a specific criteria or just overall if you'd like.

[KodeBlue]

You may be asked to be more specific in your criterion.

[manitopiaaa]

You mean cities with small areas that appear larger or are more influential?

Obvious ones are Boston, Miami and San Francisco.

Seattle and Washington also come to mind.

Personally, I think any city below 15 sqmiles and with a population over 150,000 is really neat.

It makes it feel like an urban village. It's why I picked Alexandria, VA - 16sqmi and 160,000. Hartford also seems appealing for this reason.

[Peter1948]

I think Boston and SF are clear winners here. Pound for pound, their entire city centers have action baby! Urban, urban, more urban. Love it.

[mwj119]

Originally Posted by peter1948

i think boston and sf are clear winners here. Pound for pound, their entire city centers have action baby! Urban, urban, more urban. Love it.

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[Vincent_Adultman]

Originally Posted by Peter1948

I think Boston and SF are clear winners here. Pound for pound, their entire city centers have action baby! Urban, urban, more urban. Love it.

Agreed. I’d add add DC to that list.

Next tier would be Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Seattle.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by manitopiaaa

You mean cities with small areas that appear larger or are more influential?

Obvious ones are Boston, Miami and San Francisco.

Seattle and Washington also come to mind.

Personally, I think any city below 15 sqmiles and with a population over 150,000 is really neat.

It makes it feel like an urban village. It's why I picked Alexandria, VA - 16sqmi and 160,000. Hartford also seems appealing for this reason.

Providence is about 18 square miles and has about 180,000 people. So, that is another city with similar characteristics in that regard.

[IndieIndy]

Jersey City has less than 15 sq mi with over 270,000, over 18k ppsm, similar to SF and more than BOS.

[Ne999]

Cambridge ma is 113000 in 6 sq miles 18k ppsm as well

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by IndieIndy

Jersey City has less than 15 sq mi with over 270,000, over 18k ppsm, similar to SF and more than BOS.

Pretty much any decent sized city in Northern NJ would fit in terms of smaller city limits and having decent populations.