Cities (pop 100,000-300,000) with the best nightlife (better, population, cons)

[585WNY]

What smaller cities population 100 to 300k have the best nightlife in the US?

[john_starks]

Providence, RI
New Haven, CT
Key West, FL

[Daytonnatian]

Actually, Dayton really has a good nightlife scene for a city of its size.

The obvious winner is Ann Arbor, MI.

[tommyc_37]

New Orleans.

[tablemtn]

If you mean 100K to 300K in the entire metro area, then probably a college town like Lincoln, NE, or a resort town focused on skiing or beachgoing.

[ckhthankgod]

Syracuse can be good in terms of the Arts, has a few areas with Bars/Clubs and has some sporting events. Rochester isn't too bad either.

[EastSideMKE]

Appleton, Wisconsin is a city of 80,000 in a metro of 350,000. College Avenue serves as Northeast Wisconsin's main hub of nightlife and culture. Appleton has a much better nightlife scene than neighboring Green Bay and even better than the much larger Madison.

[OyCrumbler]

Pasadena, CA but that's part of a much larger metro.

[CMDallas]

St. Louis? It's a bit over 300,000 city proper.

[Akhenaton06]

Charleston, Savannah