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I wanted to do the Western US versus the Eastern US cause I thought that would be fun and really interesting but I'm tired and this is alot more manageable, so maybe later.
West Coast
States
Alaska
Hawaii
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arizona
Population - 58,927,670 GDP - 2,890,352 (Millions)
Top 10 Metros
1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 12,874,797
2. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 4,364,094
3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 4,317,853
4. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4,143,113
5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3,407,848
6. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,053,793
7. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,241,841
8. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA 2,127,355
9. Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,902,834
10. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,839,700
East Coast
States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Population - 113,244,226 GDP - 5,452,393 (Millions)
Top 10 Metros
1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 19,069,796
2. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,968,252
3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 5,547,051
4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,476,241
5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,475,213
6. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 4,588,680
7. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,747,272
8. Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,690,886
9. Pittsburgh, PA 2,354,957
10. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,082,421
I know it's a huge comparison but we can try, if you can't comment on everything, comment on what you know.
Transportation/Airports/Ports (Also for economy)/Roads/Rail-
Things to do/Amusement Parks/Outdoors/Beaches/Cities-
Culture (High culture, museums, theater, art, music, architecture etc.)(Culture of an area, food, sports, music etc., there's some overlap) +Whatever you consider to be part of culture/History/Your preference-
Personal preference/Weather, Where would you rather live etc.-
Anything else you can think of/Anything you want (The more the better)-
I prefer the east coast. It has more large cities, more urban cities, better history, better connected, the nation's capital, more top universities, larger economy, closer to the most populous region of Canada, more accessible to Europe. The main advantage of the west coast is stunning natural scenery. But even in that respect, the east coast is pretty good.
Last edited by BigCityDreamer; 02-06-2011 at 11:02 PM..
I prefer the east coast. It has more large cities, more urban cities, better history, better connected, the nation's capital, more top universities, larger economy, closer to the most populous region of Canada, more accessible to Europe. The main advantage of the west coast is stunning natural scenery. But even in that respect, the east coast is pretty good.
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I love both coasts for different reasons. I love the barrier islands and warm summer currents of the beaches on the east coast. I also love the dramatic cliffs, rugged scenery, and big surf of the west coast. Both coasts have fabulous cities and easily have the most international appeal in America.
Although the topography in nice on the east coast it really cannot compare to the natural superlatives of the west. From Maine to about Maryland/Virginia the topography looks pretty much the same with some slight variations. Basically the stony rounded peaks of the Appalachians down to the rolling hills and eventually coastal lowlands with marshes and barrier islands are consistent from Georgia all the way up to Southern New England.
The west coast has much more diversity of spectacular landscapes. Washington State alone has dramatic rocky ocean beaches, several islands, a temperate rain forest, rolling hills, lofty mountain peaks, volcanic mountains, semi arid agricultural valleys, a dessert, and canyons with rapid change in climate zones and stunning scenery. California has much of that too plus inland desserts. I love how on the west coast one can be in the middle of a thriving cosmopolitan city then disappear into uncrowded wilderness within a 1/2 hour. The scenery out west is good for the soul.
Last edited by Champ le monstre du lac; 02-07-2011 at 03:28 AM..
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