E: conomy

Does your city function as a business and employment center, or is it more of a bedroom community?  Does your city have a recognized downtown district?  Is your city’s downtown area the primary Central Business District (CBD) of the surrounding region?  What is the level of employment density in your city’s downtown, close-in neighborhoods, and the city as a whole?

Top 10 Cities With the Most Urban Economy (2014)

1. New York, NY
2. Boston, MA
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Washington, DC
5. Portland, OR
6. Orlando, FL
7. Seattle, WA
8. Pittsburgh, PA
9. Tampa, FL
10. Honolulu, HI

The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Economy for all 100 cities (10 being the most urban Economy and 1 being the least urban Economy):

Rank	City	State	Economy urbanSCALE Score
1	New York	NY	10.0
2	Boston	MA	8.2
3	San Francisco	CA	8.2
4	Washington	DC	7.4
5	Portland	OR	7.4
6	Orlando	FL	7.1
7	Seattle	WA	7.1
8	Pittsburgh	PA	7.0
9	Tampa	FL	6.7
10	Honolulu	HI	6.6
11	Miami	FL	6.5
12	Jersey City	NJ	6.4
13	Minneapolis	MN	6.3
14	Atlanta	GA	6.3
15	Raleigh	NC	6.2
16	Madison	WI	6.1
17	Chicago	IL	6.0
18	Winston-Salem	NC	6.0
19	Philadelphia	PA	5.9
20	Cincinnati	OH	5.9
21	Sacramento	CA	5.9
22	Baltimore	MD	5.9
23	Phoenix	AZ	5.9
24	Cleveland	OH	5.8
25	Charlotte	NC	5.8
26	Los Angeles	CA	5.8
27	St. Louis	MO	5.7
28	Houston	TX	5.7
29	Norfolk	VA	5.7
30	Austin	TX	5.7
31	Denver	CO	5.6
32	Birmingham	AL	5.6
33	Buffalo	NY	5.6
34	San Diego	CA	5.5
35	Greensboro	NC	5.5
36	Albuquerque	NM	5.5
37	Tucson	AZ	5.5
38	Dallas	TX	5.5
39	Newark	NJ	5.5
40	Riverside	CA	5.4
41	Milwaukee	WI	5.4
42	Indianapolis	IN	5.4
43	Bakersfield	CA	5.4
44	Oklahoma City	OK	5.4
45	Lexington	KY	5.4
46	Tulsa	OK	5.3
47	Columbus	OH	5.3
48	Boise	ID	5.3
49	Baton Rouge	LA	5.3
50	Durham	NC	5.3
51	Lincoln	NE	5.3
52	Nashville	TN	5.2
53	Santa Ana	CA	5.2
54	Omaha	NE	5.2
55	Reno	NV	5.2
56	Fort Wayne	IND	5.2
57	Fresno	CA	5.2
58	Kansas City	MO	5.1
59	Wichita	KS	5.1
60	Memphis	TN	5.0
61	Corpus Christi	TX	5.0
62	Detroit	MI	4.9
63	Louisville	KY	4.9
64	Las Vegas	NV	4.9
65	San Jose	CA	4.9
66	St. Paul	MN	4.9
67	San Antonio	TX	4.8
68	Toledo	OH	4.8
69	Lubbock	TX	4.8
70	Oakland	CA	4.8
71	El Paso	TX	4.8
72	Laredo	TX	4.7
73	Colorado Springs	CO	4.7
74	Stockton	CA	4.7
75	Jacksonville	FL	4.6
76	Scottsdale	AZ	4.4
77	Anchorage	AK	4.4
78	Fort Worth	TX	4.4
79	New Orleans	LA	4.3
80	Irving	TX	4.2
81	Plano	TX	4.2
82	Long Beach	CA	4.2
83	Anaheim	CA	3.9
84	St. Petersburg	FL	3.7
85	Irvine	CA	3.7
86	Chandler	AZ	3.7
87	San Bernardino	CA	3.7
88	Fremont	CA	3.5
89	Mesa	AZ	3.3
90	Arlington	TX	3.2
91	Hialeah	FL	3.1
92	Garland	TX	3.1
93	Glendale	AZ	3.0
94	Chula Vista	CA	3.0
95	Gilbert	AZ	3.0
96	Henderson	NV	2.8
97	Chesapeake	VA	2.0
98	Virginia Beach	VA	1.9
99	Aurora	CO	1.7
100	North Las Vegas	NV	1.6