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The Twin Cities, Boston, and Seattle are the three major far-northern metro areas of their respective regions, with Seattle being the northern-most major West-Coast city, the Twin Cities being the northern-most major city in the center, and Boston being the northern-most major city of the East Coast.
All three of these cities are relatively white with still a good amount of diversity, have good amounts of growth, and a highly-educated population and are frequently compared to each other(however, there are still many differences at the same time). So between these Boston, and Seattle, which one is more similar to the Twin Cities?
This comparison is meant to be very open ended.
Last edited by Northeasterner1970; 08-25-2021 at 06:20 PM..
Massachusetts isn’t particularly white. It’s 67% white, the country is 64%. Washington State is 70%, Minnesota is 76%.
So only Minnesota is considerably whiter than the country.
Boston metro is 68% white, Minneapolis-St. Paul metro is 73% white while Seattle metro is 60% white.
It's the most white metro out of the top ten, and the only metro area whiter than Boston in the top 20 is Minneapolis-St. Paul. I know that Boston isn't whitetopia or something, I even say that though they are relatively white they still have a good amount of diversity, Boston being more so than Minneapolis compared to Seattle, but Boston is closer to Minneapolis in terms of white-percentage compared to Seattle. So I don't think my statement is that out-of-line.
built form wise? Seattle, overall/demographically? probably Boston
Why Boston demographically?
Seattle and the Twin Cities have remarkably similar ethnic makeups: large East African and Southeast Asian communities, with the white population having a large Scandinavian component. Both afaik much less Hispanic, Caribbean, Irish, Italian than Boston
Seattle and the Twin Cities have remarkably similar ethnic makeups: large East African and Southeast Asian communities, with the white population having a large Scandinavian component. Both afaik much less Hispanic, Caribbean, Irish, Italian than Boston
Seattle metro is 11.2% Hispanic while Boston's metro is 11.8% Hispanic. Also, Seattle's Asian population is more than double Minneapolis-St. Paul and close to double Boston's. Minneapolis-St. Paul is also more black compared to Boston and Seattle, but the gap isn't as extreme compared to the Hispanic percentage differences.
In terms of built form Minneapolis is what Seattle was 10 years ago. In terms of culture Minneapolis is more like a cross between Seattle and Portland - less corporate and techie than Seattle, not quite as bohemian as Portland. St Paul is more like a midsized northeastern city like Providence - very rooted and neighborhoody, more blue collar with a bunch of small colleges.
In terms of built form Minneapolis is what Seattle was 10 years ago. In terms of culture Minneapolis is more like a cross between Seattle and Portland - less corporate and techie than Seattle, not quite as bohemian as Portland. St Paul is more like a midsized northeastern city like Providence - very rooted and neighborhoody, more blue collar with a bunch of small colleges.
I found Minneapolis very similar to Seattle without the narrow hilly streets and the mountain backdrops. Seattle feels a little more industrial too with the container ports, cargo ships and Boeing factories.
Last edited by Guineas; 08-25-2021 at 08:05 PM..
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