Rank the '2 million metros' by the following criteria (best, better, largest)

[Trimac20]

24 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA 2,194,927 2,142,508 +2.45%
25 Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA MSA 2,176,235 2,149,127 +1.26% Sacramento–Arden Arcade–Yuba City, CA-NV CSA
26 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA 2,171,360 2,134,411 +1.73% Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA
27 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA 2,138,038 2,130,151 +0.37% Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
28 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA 2,068,283 2,077,240 −0.43% Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA
29 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 2,052,676 2,035,334 +0.85% Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA
30 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA 1,969,975 1,951,269 +0.96% Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
31 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 1,865,450 1,836,911 +1.55% San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA
32 Columbus, OH MSA 1,858,464 1,836,536 +1.19% Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH CSA
33 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 1,795,472 1,758,038 +2.13% Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC CSA
34 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA 1,783,519 1,716,289 +3.92% Austin-Round Rock-Marble Falls, TX CSA
35 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA

MSA's with roughly 2 million people.

How would you rank them (first to last) in the following criteria:

1. Downtown vibrancy

2. Nighttime vibrancy

3. Size of metro (physical, subjective)

4. Size of downtown (subjective 'downtown' not official)

[PostSecularist]

I've not been to some of those cities, but I am just about certain

Number 1, Night Time Vibrancy goes to Las Vegas by far. haha

San Jose has a pretty downtown, so does Sacramento and Indianapolis

[Natural510]

Austin probably has the most nightlife after Vegas from those choices, though I'd probably prefer Orlando (reggae scene).
Cincinnati probably has the best-looking downtown as far as architecture, followed by KC & Cleveland. Sacramento has a nice downtown area also, with the river and Raley Field.
Largest downtown is tough to say, as most of those places are known for their sprawl. San Jose probably is the largest physically of those metros, because you mightas well include Fremont and the Peninsula as they are a part of Greater Silicon Valley.

[Champ le monstre du lac]

San Antonio
Sacremento
Orlando
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Kansas City
Las Vegas
San Jose
Columbus
Charlotte
Austin
Indianapolis

OK that's better, all those afterthought adjacent cities (Round Rock, Paradise, Kissimmee etc..) just add jumble

[pistola916]

Charlotte
Kansas City
San Antonio
Austin
Cleveland
Las Vegas
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
San Jose
Sacramento
Orlando

[JoeTarheel]

I haven't visited some of the cities on the list, but my best guess would be:

Las Vegas
Austin
San Antonio
Cleveland
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Columbus
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Sacramento
Orlando
San Jose

[Sevenelements]

Why is the title say 2 million plus but there are places listed that are under 2 million? Just saying.

[JoeTarheel]

Originally Posted by Sevenelements

Why is the title say 2 million plus but there are places listed that are under 2 million? Just saying.

I guess the populations were rounded, though why the list was cut-off at Indianapolis is a mystery..

[imaterry78259]

San Antonio has the best nightlife in Texas

[wh15395]

This is based partially on perception because I havent been to some of them, but:

Las Vegas
Austin
San Antonio
Cleveland
Charlotte/Indianapolis/Kansas City
Cincinnati
San Jose
Columbus
Sacramento
Orlando