Principal West Coast City: LA or SF or Seattle? (population, people, economy)

[DynamoLA]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

I would say that LA dominates the west coast even more than NYC dominates the east based on this poll. If there were a similar poll for the east (and I would imagine that there is) I would expect DC to do pretty well considering that it's the US capital.

It would be interesting to see. I honestly can't imagine even 20% of the most ardent DC homers arguing that NYC is NOT the "principal" East Coast city.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by CaliSon

LOL at both Seattle and SF boosters claiming that internet and microsoft have made their cities more influential

LOL

Who said anything about being 'more' influential than LA. The point is, there are plenty of ways influence people and there are plenty of ways that LA is NOT the most influential on the West Coast.

Furthermore, the comment you made about California being 'world famous' because of LA is preposterous(and factually incorrect), and totally laughable.

Originally Posted by 2Easy

would say that LA dominates the west coast even more than NYC dominates the east based on this poll.

Economically New York dominates the Northeast much more than LA dominates the West, or even just the West Coast.

New York Metro Region GDP $1.460 Trillion represents 48.8% of the Northeastern Economy

Los Angeles Metro Region GDP $881.2 Billion represents 24.8% of the Western Economy

Even if its just CA/OR/WA, LAs $881.2 Billion GDP represents 35.8% of the West Coast economy.

If there were a similar poll for the east (and I would imagine that there is) I would expect DC to do pretty well considering that it's the US capital.

Not realistically. LA may be the 800-lb gorrilla in the room out west, but new york is the 1-ton gorrilla in the room in the Northeast.

LOL.

[CaliSon]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

LOL

Who said anything about being 'more' influential than LA. The point is, there are plenty of ways influence people and there are plenty of ways that LA is NOT the most influential on the West Coast.

Furthermore, the comment you made about California being 'world famous' because of LA is preposterous(and factually incorrect), and totally laughable.


Economically New York dominates the Northeast much more than LA dominates the West, or even just the West Coast.

New York Metro Region GDP $1.460 Trillion represents 48.8% of the Northeastern Economy

Los Angeles Metro Region GDP $881.2 Billion represents 24.8% of the Western Economy

Even if its just CA/OR/WA, LAs $881.2 Billion GDP represents 35.8% of the West Coast economy.


Not realistically. LA may be the 800-lb gorrilla in the room out west, but new york is the 1-ton gorrilla in the room in the Northeast.

LOL.

Yea I agree the influence that NYC has on the eastcoast is much more prominent than LA on the west, I would go as far as saying that LA's umbrella mostly consists of SoCal/Phoenix/Las Vegas

[xcalgal]

Thankfully Seattle is not the principal city on the West Coast. That is what makes it great.

[nephi215]

Seattle is a very nice and important city (especially in the tech industry), but I wonder how could anyone vote for it over the other two cities?

[SeattleWANative]

I've lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle. L.A. wins this question hands down, in L.A. you feel like you're a city always in the news you don't really feel that way in SF or Seattle. And when you're thinking tech industry you're thinking Silicon Valley which isn't in SF.

[18Montclair]

Dont feel like creating a whole new thread so I am putting this here for whomever is interested.

I selected the MEAN(or AVERAGE) HH Income because for Median, the census stops at $249,999, for larger amounts it only says $250,000+

Suburbs in the West by Average Household Income, 2005-2010, $150,000+

City,State/ Average Household Income/Metro Area or Metro Division
Glenbrook, NV $504,900 Sacramento
Diablo, CA $493,970 Oakland
Hunts Point, WA $405,471 Seattle
Hidden Hills, CA $383,731 Los Angeles
Rolling Hills, CA $373,524 Los Angeles
Rancho Santa Fe, CA $369,026 San Diego
Atherton, CA $340,915 San Francisco
Los Altos Hills, CA $338,932 San Jose
Cherry Hills Village, CO $333,620 Denver
Hillsborough, CA $327,784 San Francisco

Woodside, CA $316,019 San Francisco
Lake Sherwood, CA $310,731 Oxnard
Castle Pines, CO $302,583 Denver
Sereno del Mar, $298,816 Santa Rosa(CA)
Portola Valley, CA $296,255 San Francisco
Medina, WA $290,865 Seattle
Clyde Hill, WA $289,865 Seattle
Ross, CA $258,849 San Francisco
Ladera, CA $249,356 San Francisco
Loyola, CA $248,106 San Jose

Belvedere, CA $247,896 San Francisco
Palos Verdes Estates, CA $245,930 Los Angeles
Norris Canyon, CA $242,444 Oakland
Yarrow Point, WA $241,563 Seattle
Tiburon, CA $238,890 San Francisco
Shell Ridge, CA $237,388 Oakland
Malibu, CA $236,370 Los Angeles
Paradise Valley, AZ $238,325 Phoenix
Bell Canyon, CA $233,092 Oxnard
Blackhawk, CA $229,252 Oakland

Piedmont, CA $227,537 Oakland
Kentfield, CA $222,799 San Francisco
San Marino, CA $221,787 Los Angeles
Monte Sereno, CA $221,489 San Jose
Alamo, CA $220,862 Oakland
La Canada Flintridge, CA $218,869 Los Angeles
Pasatiempo, CA $217,019 Santa Cruz
Rutherford, CA $214,951 Napa
Sleepy Hollow, CA $212,822 Oakland
Woodway, WA $212,563 Seattle

Indian Wells, CA $211,196 Riverside
Villa Park, CA $211,065 Orange County
Orinda, CA $209,432 Oakland
Bow Mar, CO $209,414 Denver
Paragon Estates, CO $206,414 Denver
Acalanes Ridge, CA $203,178 Oakland
Manhattan Beach, CA $201,923 Los Angeles
Saratoga, CA $201,996 San Jose
Bradbury, CA $201,658 Los Angeles
Rolling Hills Estates, CA $200,738 Los Angeles

Alhambra Valley, CA $199,558 Oakland
Pine Brook Hill, CO $198,878 Boulder
Los Altos, CA $198,501 San Jose
Greenwood Village, CO $197,319 Denver
West Menlo Park, CA $196,173 San Francisco
Castle Hill, CA $190,782 Oakland
Santa Rosa valley, CA $188,785 Oxnard
Muir Beach, CA $188,679 San Francisco
Reliez valley, CA $185,197 Oakland
Mercer Island, WA $183,123 Seattle

Silverado, CA $179,033 Napa
Lafayette, CA $178,935 Oakland
Emigration Canyon, UT $178,006 Salt Lake City
Highlands-Baywood Park $177,987 San Francisco
Granite, UT $177,453 Salt Lake City
Newport Beach, CA $177,Orange County
Montara, CA $177,092 San Francisco
Pajaro Dunes, CA $176,512 Santa Cruz
Granite Bay, CA $176,336 Sacramento
Genesee, CO $174,205 Denver

Columbine Valley, CO $173,027 Denver
Crisman, CO $172,334 Boulder
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA $172,816 San Francisco
Laguna Beach, CA $171,892 Orange County
Tall Timber, CO $171,302 Denver
Danville, CA $171,202 Oakland
Topanga, CA $170,211 Los Angeles
La Honda, CA $168,084 San Francisco
Menlo Park CA $164,852 San Francisco
Calabasas, CA $164,833 Los Angeles

Seven Hills, CO $164,302 Denver
Westlake Village, CA $162,246 Los Angeles
Los Gatos, CA $162,212 San Jose
La Habra Heights, CA $160,189 Orange County
Mill Valley, CA $159,758 San Francisco
Sammamish, WA $158,167 Seattle
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA $156,734 Seattle
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $155,671 Los Angeles
Moraga, CA $155,303 Oakland
Lexington Hills, CA $153,962 San Jose

Beverly Hills, CA $153,327 Los Angeles
Maunawili, HI $151,453 Honolulu
Cottage Lake, WA $150,137 Seattle

[LongIslandPerson]

If Silicon Valley/San Jose is included with San Fracisco then I would say San Francisco easily. All those Fortune 500 countries speak for themselves.

Yeah, LA has more people, but an extremely large percentage of those people are uneducated foriegn migrants.

And that map posted above is not fair. Maryland, DC and Deleware should be in the Northeast category. How the hell is Delaware the South?

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by LongIslandPerson

If Silicon Valley/San Jose is included with San Fracisco then I would say San Francisco easily. All those Fortune 500 countries speak for themselves.

Yeah, LA has more people, but an extremely large percentage of those people are uneducated foriegn migrants.

And that map posted above is not fair. Maryland, DC and Deleware should be in the Northeast category. How the hell is Delaware the South?

Why is a large working class a bad thing? East Coast cities brag about their working class Irish, Italian, Eastern European migrants that had no education and 'made it'. Why is it bad that in LA they have brown skin and are getting started now? (of course the Bay area has a large population of uneducated foreign migrants too)

[EclecticEars]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

I vote for LA.

Los Angeles is the largest city and most influential.

San Francisco is incredibly iconic and well known around the world. We could demonstrate ways in which SF is actually more influential, but overall, LA wins.

Seattle is the dominant city of the Pacific Northwest and its corporations are household names all over the world.

I agree with above.