Up and Coming Mid-Level Cities (best, compare, bigger, Chicago)

[happytown]

Originally Posted by bchris02

Oklahoma City is booming and its not liberal, but most up and coming cities do lean blue.

Good pick. Development is happening everywhere and the downtown is booming. The largest single project that is about to break ground is the Devon Tower. Its very tall at 925' and has an incredible timeless design. Total cost is 750- 800 million. I believe a high rise condo is also on the way.

http://highriseconstruction.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/devon-tower.jpg (broken link)


The skyline will change dramatically....

[MassVt]

Originally Posted by Boston14

Providence RI, New Haven CT, Worcester MA, Springfield MA, West Palm Beach Fl, Hartford CT, and many other mid-size major cities

..some of these may be promising, I don't know if I'd classify cities such as Springfield, MA and New Haven, CT as "up-and-coming". They have a bit more work to do, although they are light years ahead of cities like Camden, NJ.

[jacknotion]

Originally Posted by PDX_LAX

I think we need to work on our definition of "mid-level" cities.

Portland? Minneapolis? Denver? These are major cities.
Fresno, Stockton, Bakersfield. These are mid-level cities.

I should have said mid-majors. Mid major meaning smaller than the top 20 largest cities.

[DailyJournalist]

Jersey City, New Jersey

[nycricanpapi]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Jersey City, New Jersey

Yeah Jersey City has a great future

[fashionguy]

I don't think there is anything up and coming in Denver. It has always been a nice city and hasn't changed much for a long time, except maybe the light rail projects.

Originally Posted by jacknotion

I heard that denver is liberal with up and coming downtown and nightlife.
What do you think are some up and coming liberal cities that are mid major cities?

[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by jacknotion

I should have said mid-majors. Mid major meaning smaller than the top 20 largest cities.

Top 20 cities or top 20 MSAs? There is a difference.

Atlanta (for example) is a top 10 MSA, but it is not a top 20 city.

Assuming that you meant smaller than the top 20 MSAs, I would call Charlotte a very good candidate for an up and coming mid-major city. Austin also.

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by fashionguy

I don't think there is anything up and coming in Denver. It has always been a nice city and hasn't changed much for a long time, except maybe the light rail projects.

Denver seems fairly new and fresh for a city that's allegedly stagnant.

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

Denver seems fairly new and fresh for a city that's allegedly stagnant.

I don't think he meant anything negative with that--he was probably saying that Denver's been doing well and in the "majors" for quite some time now.

[costello_musicman]

Charleston, SC continues to impress me everytime I go there.

Not sure of any stats, but it very underrated for its size.