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View Poll Results: The Most under-rated Major City in the US?
Minneapolis 31 13.36%
Portland 14 6.03%
New Orleans 9 3.88%
St. Louis 12 5.17%
Des Moines 4 1.72%
Omaha 13 5.60%
Cincinnati 6 2.59%
Cleveland 7 3.02%
Columbus 4 1.72%
Philadelphia 25 10.78%
Austin 3 1.29%
Dallas 8 3.45%
Houston 27 11.64%
San Antonio 7 3.02%
Madison 6 2.59%
Milwaukee 14 6.03%
Seattle 12 5.17%
Oklahoma City 13 5.60%
Charlotte 7 3.02%
Baltimore 10 4.31%
Voters: 232. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-09-2009, 12:08 PM
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Location: Fort Worth
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Do you think the reason why Fort Worth is so huge is because of Dallas? I wonder if Forth Worth is huge in the same way Newark is huge. Perhaps Fort Worth benefits from being near Dallas.
...Ah, no.
Fort Worth's population growth comes from two things:
-expansion of city limits
-and new jobs.

The whole city sits on top of the Barnett Shale, so maybe that has something to do with it. But Dallas has barely anything to do with Ft. Worth's population.
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Old 01-09-2009, 10:29 PM
 
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What about Providence, RI? I have seen that it actually has a pretty nice sized GDP (actually larger than my capital of Raleigh) and it seems to have a nice skyline, I haven't heard much about this city.
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Old 01-14-2009, 09:37 AM
 
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Minneapolis and St. Paul...there are few cities that blend cosmopolitan and low-keyness as well!
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Old 01-14-2009, 09:39 AM
 
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What about Providence, RI? I have seen that it actually has a pretty nice sized GDP (actually larger than my capital of Raleigh) and it seems to have a nice skyline, I haven't heard much about this city.
Providence is an often overlooked city. It is most likely due to the fact that it sits near Boston and between NYC.
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Old 01-14-2009, 10:06 AM
 
Location: New England
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Providence is an often overlooked city. It is most likely due to the fact that it sits near Boston and between NYC.
To be more accurate, Providence sits in the shadow of Boston. (49 miles 180 to NYC). Hartford is smack between NYC and Boston. (117 NYC 101 Boston)
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Old 01-14-2009, 01:05 PM
 
Location: moving again
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Minneapolis and St. Paul...there are few cities that blend cosmopolitan and low-keyness as well!
Could Explain how it's Underrated? It seems to me people always mistake liberal for Underrated and it doesn't make sense. People name places like Austin or Portland underrated when they certainly are not. They get a lot of attention, like Minneapolis. Though i would agree with St Paul as very underrated
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Old 01-14-2009, 01:31 PM
 
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St.Paul may be under-rated the same way Fort Worth is under-rated. Being close to a big city like they are seems to dominate the spotlight.
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Old 01-14-2009, 02:44 PM
 
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To be more accurate, Providence sits in the shadow of Boston. (49 miles 180 to NYC). Hartford is smack between NYC and Boston. (117 NYC 101 Boston)
Um, 109 miles to each would be "smack between". Geez.
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Old 01-15-2009, 02:21 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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St.Paul may be under-rated the same way Fort Worth is under-rated. Being close to a big city like they are seems to dominate the spotlight.
But Fort Worth IS a big city....
In fact, Fort Worth is bigger than BOTH St. Paul and Minneapolis.

It takes alot more than just being big to overshadow another city that's close to yours.
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Old 01-15-2009, 02:30 PM
 
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^ in Comparison, St. Paul is WAY overshadowed by Minneapolis, much like Ft.Worth and Dallas' relationship
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