Skyscraper Comparison in US Cities by Region (population, Atlanta, Los Angeles)

[jjbradleynyc]

Thought I'd sort these out even more, and break out the top 5 metro areas in each region, with the most skyscrapers in the cities over 300 feet.


New England:

1. Boston: 4.875 million
Skyscrapers: 45+
(under construction 7)

2. Hartford: 1.206 million
Skyscrapers: 9
(under construction none currently)

3. Providence: 1.621 million
Skyscrapers: 5
(under construction none currently)

4. New Haven-Milford, CT: 857k
Skyscrapers: 3
(under construction none currently)

5. Springfield, MA: 631k
Skyscrapers: 3
(under construction none currently)


Mid Atlantic:

1. New York City: 19.979 million
Skyscrapers: 500+
(under construction 10+)

2. Philadelphia: 6.096 million
Skyscrapers: 50+
(under construction 3)

3. Jersey City, NJ: 19.979 million (metro NYC)
Skyscrapers: 47+
(under construction 4)

4. Baltimore: 2.802 million
Skyscrapers: 30
(under construction 2)

5. Pittsburgh: 2.324 million
Skyscrapers: 30
(under construction none currently)


Great Lakes:

1. Chicago: 9.498 million
Skyscrapers: 175+
(under construction 13)

2. Minneapolis: 3.629 million
Skyscrapers: 40
(under construction 3)

3. Detroit: 4.326 million
Skyscrapers: 37
(under construction 3)

4. Cleveland: 2.057 million
Skyscrapers: 21
(under construction 1)

5. Cincinnati: 2.190 million
Skyscrapers: 18
(under construction none currently)

South East:

1. Miami-Ft Lauderdale: 6.198 million
Skyscrapers: 120+
(under construction 6)

2. Atlanta: 5.949 million
Skyscrapers: 55+
(under construction 2)

3. Charlotte: 2.569 million
Skyscrapers: 30
(under construction 8)

4. Nashville: 1.930 million
Skyscrapers: 22
(under construction 10+)

5. Louisville: 1.297 million
Skyscrapers: 14
(under construction none currently)


South Central:

1. Houston: 6.997 million
Skyscrapers: 70+
(under construction 3)

2. Dallas-Ft Worth: 7.539 million
Skyscrapers: 60+
(under construction 4)

3. Austin: 2.168 million
Skyscrapers: 35
(under construction 13+)

4. New Orleans: 1.270 million
Skyscrapers: 26
(under construction none currently)

5.Oklahoma City: 1.396 million
Skyscrapers: 11
(under construction none currently)


Rocky Mountains:

1. Las Vegas: 2.231 million
Skyscrapers: 55+
(under construction 2)

2. Denver: 2.932 million
Skyscrapers: 52+
(under construction 3+)

3. Phoenix: 4.857 million
Skyscrapers: 18
(under construction 1)

4. Salt Lake City: 1.222 million
Skyscrapers: 12
(under construction 1)

5. Reno, NV: 470k
Skyscrapers: 4
(under construction none currently)


Pacific Coast:

1. San Francisco-Oakland: 4.729 million
Skyscrapers: 80+
(under construction 7+)

2. Seattle: 3.939 million
Skyscrapers: 60+
(under construction 15+)

3. Los Angeles: 13.291 million
Skyscrapers: 60+
(under construction 12)

4. Honolulu: 1 million
Skyscrapers: 50+
(under construction 2)

5. San Diego: 3.343 million
Skyscrapers: 37
(under construction 4)


*Boston, NYC, Chicago, LA, San Fran, Miami & Seattle are all huge metros leading the way with skyscrapers under construction

*Mid-sized metros leading the boom with skyscraper construction continue to be Austin, Nashville & Charlotte

[kibblenbitz]

If the threshold is 300ft, NYC has WAAAAAAAAY more than 10 U/C, and closer to 100...

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by kibblenbitz

If the threshold is 300ft, NYC has WAAAAAAAAY more than 10 U/C, and closer to 100...

NYC is closer to +900 100m buildings at this point

[sav858]

That's crazy little ole Honolulu has almost as many skyscrapers as LA. It's very impressive considering its small size.

[atadytic19]

Originally Posted by kibblenbitz

If the threshold is 300ft, NYC has WAAAAAAAAY more than 10 U/C, and closer to 100...

Yeah just about every city is under counted but a lot.
Houston has over 100 buildings over 100M

[Spade]

Originally Posted by atadytic19

Yeah just about every city is under counted but a lot.
Houston has over 100 buildings over 100M

Was about to come in here and say this. There are way more than 3 under construction right now in Houston. Pretty much all are inside the loop and the galleria area. Dallas also has more than what is listed.

[kibblenbitz]

I hate to be that guy, but this smells of Nashville boosterism, as it's seemingly the only city that's about accurate (actually OVER, from my quick observation...) (Miami is also WAY off, among others.) Seems like a "We're building as fast as NYC" post, more than anything.

[The_Quiet_One]

The numbers are off for Connecticut cities. It looks like the OP is using population statistics from the MSAs, so I'd assume that means the total number of 300+ ft buildings in those MSAs should be counted, not just the ones in the central city's downtown.

So Hartford should have a total of 10, since the city of Bristol (within the MSA) has 1 building over 300 ft.

In addition, the Stamford-Bridgeport MSA has a population around a million, so it should be in the top 5 list. Stamford currently has 2 buildings higher than 300 ft and 1 currently under construction.

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by kibblenbitz

If the threshold is 300ft, NYC has WAAAAAAAAY more than 10 U/C, and closer to 100...

I was going to say... there are 6 in my neighborhood alone. (Madison Square Park area)

And Philadelphia has 7 buildings over 300' under construction, that is just off the top of my head.

[jjbradleynyc]

Originally Posted by kibblenbitz

If the threshold is 300ft, NYC has WAAAAAAAAY more than 10 U/C, and closer to 100...

NYC reads "10+" which means I couldn't verify exactly how many, but at least 10 and most likely more.