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I'm sorry. I disagree with Tampa in tier 1 and I disagree with the tier 1a thing. Also, if you're going to put Northern VA in there, you might as well put DC in tie 1 and call it a Southern city. Tier 1a is another way of saying that they are near the same level as the tier 1 cities and I don't see that.
Tier 1 in no order
Houston
Atlanta
Dallas
Miami
DC (if you're going to include NOVA)
There really isn't anything close to these cities
Tier 2
New Orleans
Charlotte
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Tampa St-Pete
Orlando
Tier 3
Austin (tho very close to tier 2)
Jacksonville
Memphis
Nashville
Raleigh (also very close to tier 2)
Tidewater/Hampton Roads area
and a few more.
And this is all opinion especially since we didn't select any cities like 10 from each state or something to sort. We also didn't set any sort of criteria. Some seem to be doing it on population some on economic output some on global importance. I put Tampa up at the top because its a great metro of over 4 million people. I just can't see putting a metro of 4 million people in the same grouping as metros of around 2 million people. If I left in a Tier 1a thing I would've put Tampa there but I didn't see the need to have a sub tier for 1 city.
I think people often overlook just how big Tampa Bay Area is but Tampa Bay Area is over 4 million. New Orleans for example is just over 1 million. Orlando is just over 2 million as is Charlotte.
Can I ask what the size, economic importance, educational importance, or tourism importance of Jacksonville is that you classified it? I'm just curious especially when I always see people list Jacksonville but not Tampa.
Can I ask what the size, economic importance, educational importance, or tourism importance of Jacksonville is that you classified it? I'm just curious especially when I always see people list Jacksonville but not Tampa.
While I may have misread I'm pretty sure that was an Edit. And even still I'd be interested in any of the importance an outsider believes Jacksonville has.
While I may have misread I'm pretty sure that was an Edit. And even still I'd be interested in any of the importance an outsider believes Jacksonville has.
I don't think anyone could come up with a good argue about Jacksonville having more importance than Tampa, which is definitely not the case. I'd say it's on the same level as Birmingham and Memphis.
And this is all opinion especially since we didn't select any cities like 10 from each state or something to sort. We also didn't set any sort of criteria. Some seem to be doing it on population some on economic output some on global importance. I put Tampa up at the top because its a great metro of over 4 million people. I just can't see putting a metro of 4 million people in the same grouping as metros of around 2 million people. If I left in a Tier 1a thing I would've put Tampa there but I didn't see the need to have a sub tier for 1 city.
I think people often overlook just how big Tampa Bay Area is but Tampa Bay Area is over 4 million. New Orleans for example is just over 1 million. Orlando is just over 2 million as is Charlotte.
The stats seem to be a little off and on the low side...The government doesn't even bother with separating Fort Worth/Arlington MSA anymore from Dallas. It’s hard to pin-point Fort Worth exact GDP without raw data from a more reliable source. I can tell you that San Antonio and Austin are not quite economically on Fort Worth level.
IF ANYONE CAN FIND MORE STATS IT WOULD APPRECIATE IT!!!!!
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