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1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Chicago
4. DMV
5. Bay Area
6-7. Houston and Boston
8. Philadelphia
9-11. DFW, Atlanta and Miami
12. Seattle
13-15. Detroit, Denver, MSP
Agree with your comment about Miami. Miami is the one in this group that does not necessarily belong. Its salaries, wages and jobs are very low paying compared to other major metros similarly sized in the US. Miami is in the 10-15 rung or so, due to this. It is very hospitality, tourism, service-oriented driven, and has many Latin American influenced, lower paying companies there.
My rankings would go like this:
#6 Atlanta
#7 Boston
#8 Philadelphia
#9 Dallas
#10 Houston
#11 Seattle
#12 Detroit
#13 Miami
#14 Minneapolis
#15 Denver
Yes. A really good list. Maybe bump Dallas above Philadelphia.
It's tough between Atlanta and Boston. I can see a fair argument for both. I am going with Atlanta because it's the de facto capital of an entire region.
It's tough between Atlanta and Boston. I can see a fair argument for both. I am going with Atlanta because it's the de facto capital of an entire region.
Are we giving Seattle enough credit? The population is smaller, but where would we be without Boeing, Microsoft, and Amazon. And to a lesser extent, Zillow, Starbucks, Costco? These companies have reshaped American lives, reshaped lives globally as well. It has many major landmarks, the most gorgeous setting out of any U.S. city, a mild climate, famous artists, good transit, gateway to Asia... I think it absolutely has a right to be considered. It's continuing to enhance by the day, and the population has been growing like crazy. What makes a city number 6? Population? I mean Seattle's CSA is around 5 million.
Just putting that out there..
Other cities on here are great contenders too, but Seattle shouldn't be written off, and very well could be number 6. It has a lot going for it.
Boston, Miami, and Seattle can make that claim too. Miami would have the most related population...it claims a special relationship with Latin America. Seattle has way fewer people (PNW + Alaska) but it has minimal regional competition outside Portland.
This has been done before a few times with Boston always coming out on top. This needs to evolve to a discussion about #7 with Boston claiming #6.
#7 would be Houston imo.
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