2 cities that are opposites in the same state (cons, south, Chicago)

[supfromthesite]

Dallas, texas and McAllen, texas

[Nemean]

Any combination of Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery. They define the four main regions of the state pretty well.

Fayetteville and Pine Bluff

Asheville and Fayetteville

Fresno and San Francisco

Peoria and Chicago

Traverse City and Detroit

[FL_Expert]

If we aren’t talking about major cities anymore…

Palm Beach and Belle Glade are total opposites despite being in not just the same state, but the same county.

If we include small cities though, the examples become numerous.

[SixthCoordinate]

Actually, SF and LA are different enough

[atl2021]

Definitely Atlanta and Savannah. Atlanta is a newish skyscraper laden metropolis, whereas Savannah id old and historic. Atlanta is faster paced and has a very diverse economy. Savannah is much slower, with a ton of tourists, and an economy centered around tourism and the port.

[MarketStEl]

I'd also say that both

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

and

Kansas City and St. Louis

are also different enough from each other to be opposites.

[NCN]

Charlotte and Raleigh--for some reason they are always at odds with each other.

[TarHeelNick]

Originally Posted by NCN

Charlotte and Raleigh--for some reason they are always at odds with each other.

Nah that's really only a "stark rivalry" in the C-D vacuum. In real world reality Charlotte and The Triangle area way more alike than they are different. Most residents of both areas live very similar lives and are happy to spend time/move to one from the other without much hesitation.......and most people in other areas of the country could easily confuse the two.

I do think that the Ashville vs Fayetteville comment upthread has some merit in a variety of factors, however. I certainly can't think of two more "opposite" cities within the state of NC.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by Nemean

Any combination of Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile and Montgomery. They define the four main regions of the state pretty well.

I'd say Huntsville and any of the other three, especially Mobile or Montgomery.

Originally Posted by NCN

Charlotte and Raleigh--for some reason they are always at odds with each other.

That's because they are peers and competitors, which speak to their similarities more than anything.

In NC, I'd say it doesn't get any more opposite than Asheville and Fayetteville.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by atl2021

Definitely Atlanta and Savannah. Atlanta is a newish skyscraper laden metropolis, whereas Savannah id old and historic. Atlanta is faster paced and has a very diverse economy. Savannah is much slower, with a ton of tourists, and an economy centered around tourism and the port.

For Georgia, I'd go with a pairing like Albany and Athens.

In SC, Sumter and Hilton Head is my submission.

As a former short-term Jersey resident, I'd say Princeton and Camden...or Vineland. A couple of combos could potentially work actually. East Orange and Cape May, stuff like that.