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Indianapolis is not trendy at all. That's neither good nor bad. But I don't know what planet you're living on where Indianapolis is trendy.
Right.
I think all cities like to generate buzz that they are "trendy," and that generates people moving there, buying and renting, and spending money in the city.
It's a good marketing game when it works.
But true trends happen in cities, where the cities are not saying they are trendy.
Historically, trends in culture have began in huge cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Boston, Philadelphia, DC, Miami, and probably Chicago and Detroit.
Mostly large coastal cities that have huge artistic and creative populations, and big segments of diversity.
Midwest cities, besides maybe Chicago and Detroit, are not historical generators of trends.
Boise is not one of the top 50 cities in terms of population, so it was not considered in this list.
The list is for cities #6 - #50.
Wow! Looking it up, it's barely in the top 100 at number 98 based on the 2020 estimates. And it's not just a city limits issue. Boise's peers at the MSA level are Stockton and Ft Myers.
Salt Lake is another surprise as it doesn't even make the 100 largest cities and its peers at the metro level are Louisville and Richmond.
When I think trendy cities I think Nashville or Austin, Tx. Indianapolis is becoming more trendy from a Midwest perspective but I wouldn't call Indy super trendy (and I live south of Indy currently).
Wow! Looking it up, it's barely in the top 100 at number 98 based on the 2020 estimates. And it's not just a city limits issue. Boise's peers at the MSA level are Stockton and Ft Myers.
Salt Lake is another surprise as it doesn't even make the 100 largest cities and its peers at the metro level are Louisville and Richmond.
this is why city limit populations in general are a useless stat. metro area tells a much better story.
Wow! Looking it up, it's barely in the top 100 at number 98 based on the 2020 estimates. And it's not just a city limits issue. Boise's peers at the MSA level are Stockton and Ft Myers.
Salt Lake is another surprise as it doesn't even make the 100 largest cities and its peers at the metro level are Louisville and Richmond.
Salt Lake City is a tricky one as its MSA number is also debatably misrepresented. Both Ogden and Provo are 30 min away from downtown SLC, yet they both anchor separate MSAs. The CSA for SLC is is over 2.5 Million, which puts it among much larger peers.
Raleigh and San Francisco are other examples, as they catapult up the population rankings when including Durham or San Jose, respectively.
I don't know that Milwaukee is trend-setting, but it has a very cool vibe that doesn't need validation from elsewhere to know it's cool. It's nice to see it on a list once in a while regardless.
Salt Lake City is a tricky one as its MSA number is also debatably misrepresented. Both Ogden and Provo are 30 min away from downtown SLC, yet they both anchor separate MSAs. The CSA for SLC is is over 2.5 Million, which puts it among much larger peers.
Raleigh and San Francisco are other examples, as they catapult up the population rankings when including Durham or San Jose, respectively.
That's what I was missing. I consider all of that to be the Salt Lake metro.
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