This document lists and provides information about the top 10 US cities by gross metro product, including their climates, economies, land areas, populations, and crime rates. It finds that New York, NY has the highest GDP at $1.21 trillion, followed by Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL, while Atlanta, GA and Boston, MA rank 10th and 9th, respectively, in GDP. The cities covered range widely in geography, climate, population size, and economic output.
2. #10 Atlanta, GAClimate:Annual precipitation: 49.1 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 41.7 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 79.5 FEconomy:GMP: $264 B1.9 % of national GDP1.7 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 131.8 sq milesPopulation: 540,921Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 1,675Property Crime Rate per 100K: 7,290Photo credit: AhoncFindTheBest.com
3. #9 Boston, MAClimate:Annual precipitation: 42.53 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 29.3 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 73.9 FEconomy:GMP: $298 B2.1 % of national GDP1.9 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 48.4 sq milesPopulation: 307,006,550Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 1,318Property Crime Rate per 100K: 4,441Photo credit: UrbanFindTheBest.com
4. #8 Philadelphia, PA Climate:Annual precipitation: 42.05 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 32.3 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 77.6 FEconomy:City GDP: $335 B2.4 % of national GDP2.1 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 135.1 sq milesPopulation: 1,447,395Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 1,467Property Crime Rate per 100K: 4.102Photo credit: ThesabFindTheBest.com
5. #7 San Francisco, CAClimate:Annual precipitation: 22.28 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 52.3 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 61.3 FEconomy:GMP: $336 B2.4 % of national GDP1.4 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 46.7 sq milesPopulation: 808,976Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 799Property Crime Rate per 100K: 4,574Photo credit: Ali AlmuftiFindTheBest.com
6. #6 Dallas, TXClimate:Annual precipitation: 37.05 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 45.9 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 86.5 FEconomy:GMP: $357 B2.5 % of national GDP2.2 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 342.5 sq milesPopulation: 2,412,827Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 1,254Property Crime Rate per 100K: 7,230Photo credit: Jack KeeneFindTheBest.com
7. #5 Houston, TXClimate:Annual precipitation: 53.96 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 54.3 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 84.5 FEconomy:GMP: $365 B2.6 % of national GDP2.0 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 579.4 sq milesPopulation: 133,161Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 1,173Property Crime Rate per 100K: 5,887Photo credit: UrbanFindTheBest.com
8. #4 Washington, D.C.Climate:Annual precipitation: 39.35 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 34.9 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 79.2 FEconomy:GMP: $407 B2.9 % of national GDP2.3 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 61.4 sq milesPopulation: 599,657Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 1,459Property Crime Rate per 100K: 4,747Photo credit: snty-tactFindTheBest.com
9. #3 Chicago, ILClimate:Annual precipitation: 38.01 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 25.3 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 75.4 FEconomy:GMP: $509 B3.6 % of national GDP3.2 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 227.1 sq milesPopulation: 2,896,016Safety & Crime:Property Crime Rate per 100K: 4,565Photo credit: DoriFindTheBest.com
10. #2 Los Angeles, CAClimate:Annual precipitation: 15.14 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 58.3 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 74.2 FEconomy:GMP: $731 B5.2 % of national GDP4.0 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 469.1 sq milesPopulation: 9,862,049Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 821Property Crime Rate per 100K: 3,030Photo credit: PintaricFindTheBest.com
11. #1 New York, NYClimate:Annual precipitation: 49.69 inchesAverage Daily Temperature in Jan: 32.1 FAverage Daily Temperature in July: 76.5 FEconomy:GMP: $1,210 B8.6 % of national GDP6.4 % of national jobsOpen Space:Land Area Total: 303.3 sq milesPopulation: 8,391,881Safety & Crime:Violent Crime Rate per 100K: 673Property Crime Rate per 100K: 2,002Photo credit: AngMoKioFindTheBest.com