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I don't think anybody has started a thread like this. Name the top 5 regional city/metro powerhouses. I will leave powerhouse to be defined by the poster. For the sake of order, we'll go by the U.S. Census definition of the 4 regions. Here are mine:
Northeast:
1. NYC
2. Philadelphia
3. Boston
4. Pittsburgh
5. Buffalo
I would replace Buffalo with Hartford: metro of 1.4 million, and a has a huge economy..."Insurance Capitol of the World" after all.
The Hartford, United Technologies, Aetna, the Phoenix, and I'm sure others which I'm forgetting.
I don't think anybody has started a thread like this. Name the top 5 regional city/metro powerhouses. I will leave powerhouse to be defined by the poster. For the sake of order, we'll go by the U.S. Census definition of the 4 regions. Here are mine:
Northeast:
1. NYC
2. Philadelphia
3. Boston
4. Pittsburgh
5. Buffalo
Midwest:
1. Chicago
2. Detroit
3. Minneapolis
4. St. Louis
5. Cleveland
West:
1. LA
2. SFC (bay area)
3. Seattle
4. Phoenix
5. San Diego
The West was the hardest for me because you have cities like Denver, Portland, and Las Vegas that could equally take the 4th or 5th spot based on regional influence or economy. Midwest was hard too, you have Kansas City, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Milwaukee that could have made the list. I know what trouble the South will run in to, but I'll wait to see if it happens.
What about Baltimore for the Northeast? Though it's really close to DC, I do think it has much of its own thing going. I think it should push down both Pittsburgh and Cleveland and get the number 4 spot.
I think Cincinnati should probably placed at number 5 for the Midwest instead of Cleveland as it's not struggling nearly as much has about the same metro population and has a pretty strong economy and a decently bright future.
San Diego can arguably take the number 4 spot because of its relative affluence and stronger/more diversified economy even though Phoenix is significantly bigger (unless you include part or all of the across-the-border shared conurbation SD has with Tijuana).
What about Baltimore for the Northeast? Though it's really close to DC, I do think it has much of its own thing going. I think it should push down both Pittsburgh and Cleveland and get the number 4 spot.
I think Cincinnati should probably placed at number 5 for the Midwest instead of Cleveland as it's not struggling nearly as much has about the same metro population and has a pretty strong economy and a decently bright future.
San Diego can arguably take the number 4 spot because of its relative affluence and stronger/more diversified economy even though Phoenix is significantly bigger (unless you include part or all of the across-the-border shared conurbation SD has with Tijuana).
I placed Baltimore in the South due to US Census standards. Given that I don't find Baltimore able to outperform the metros I listed. Cincinnati over Cleveland is quite an interesting argument.
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