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Both cities are among the largest in the US with a population of 1.6 miillion based on the official 2020 census. Which is the better city? Which do you prefer? Which city will have the better future?
Livability
Education
Nightlife
Infrastructure
Natural Scenery
Cuisine
Safety
Transportation
Architecture
Amenities
Weather
Dating
Economy/Jobs
Sports Culture
etc.
This will be a fun one. And basing this off city general city limits since it seems the thread is not about metros.
Livability - Very different, but I say Philadelphia because you cannot do anything in Phoenix without a car, and general amenities are sparser and far between.
Education - K-12, I feel that Philadelphia slightly performs better, but neither are great. Higher education, Philadelphia, not even close.
Nightlife - Philadelphia offers more across the board.
Infrastructure - I guess Philadelphia even with its aging infrastructure?
Natural Scenery - Edge to Phoenix, though Philadelphia has a nice Northeastern setting.
Cuisine - Philadelphia, not even close.
Safety - Phoenix (though both don't perform well here).
Transportation - Philadelphia.
Architecture - Philadelphia, not close.
Amenities - Philadelphia.
Weather - Subjective. I prefer Philadelphia weather, but I'll call this a draw.
Dating - Philadelphia.
Economy/Jobs - Philadelphia.
Sports Culture - Philadelphia, not close.
Etc. - Skyline - Philadelphia, we love our skylines on CD! And local culture and history might be good ones to add.
In summary, Philadelphia cleanly wins this comparison. Phoenix punches under it's weight for a city of it's size, though it has improved a lot in recent years.
This will be a fun one. And basing this off city general city limits since it seems the thread is not about metros.
Livability - Very different, but I say Philadelphia because you cannot do anything in Phoenix without a car, and general amenities are sparser and far between.
Education - K-12, I feel that Philadelphia slightly performs better, but neither are great. Higher education, Philadelphia, not even close.
Nightlife - Philadelphia offers more across the board.
Infrastructure - I guess Philadelphia even with its aging infrastructure?
Natural Scenery - Edge to Phoenix, though Philadelphia has a nice Northeastern setting.
Cuisine - Philadelphia, not even close.
Safety - Phoenix (though both don't perform well here).
Transportation - Philadelphia.
Architecture - Philadelphia, not close.
Amenities - Philadelphia.
Weather - Subjective. I prefer Philadelphia weather, but I'll call this a draw.
Dating - Philadelphia.
Economy/Jobs - Philadelphia.
Sports Culture - Philadelphia, not close.
Etc. - Skyline - Philadelphia, we love our skylines on CD! And local culture and history might be good ones to add.
In summary, Philadelphia cleanly wins this comparison. Phoenix punches under it's weight for a city of it's size, though it has improved a lot in recent years.
I agree with absolutely all of these. Phoenix feels like nowhere near the city that Philadelphia is.
I'm a sucker for Phoenix and the Phoenix area. I love how you can get up and hike in your back yard up a 800ft mountain, then enjoy the day. Im comparing the MSAs.
Livability: Phoenix
Education: Philadelphia
Nightlife: Philadelphia
Infrastructure: Philadelphia (More rapid transit)
Natural Scenery: Phoenix (Im a sucker for PHXs natural enviornment)
Cuisine: Philadelphia
Safety: Phoenix
Transportation: Philadelphia
Architecture: Philadelphia
Amenities: Philadelphia (Ocean, mountains, towns, cities, burbs, etc)
Weather: Phoenix
Dating: Idk tbh. EVeryone is moving to Phoenix I hear.
Economy/Jobs: Phoenix
Sports Culture: Philadelphia
Here, I would chose Philadelphia. But if I had to personally chose, I'd be living in Scottsdale AZ. I love it there. I would chose Phoenix over Boston and Seattle, in case you are wondering.
Both cities are among the largest in the US with a population of 1.6 miillion based on the official 2020 census. Which is the better city? Which do you prefer? Which city will have the better future?
Livability
Education
Nightlife
Infrastructure
Natural Scenery
Cuisine
Safety
Transportation
Architecture
Amenities
Weather
Dating
Economy/Jobs
Sports Culture
etc.
Livability: Phoenix by far
Education: Philadelphia by far (higher ed), not sure k-12, assume both are lacking
Nightlift: Philadelphia (by far if we are excluding Scottsdale)
Infrastrucure: Phoenix by a lot
Natural Scenery: Phoenix, not close
Cuisine: Philadelphia but not by all that much
Safety: Phoenix by a solid margin
Transportation: Philadelphia, not close
Architecture: Philadelphia by an enormous amount
Amenities: Philadelphia comfortably
Weather: Phoenix by far for me but I could see picking Philadelphia as it's milder
Dating: not sure, assume Philadelphia
Economy/Jobs: Not sure
Sports Culture: Not sure
Overall Personal Preference: Phoenix
Phoenix is cool and all but it’s not really in Philly’s league tbh.
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