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Seven priority downtowns, and the seven strongest in every continental time zone.
Priority markets
An Urban Resort belongs in a downtown with a true urban mix: people who work there by day, people who live there at night, attractions that bring the wider city in, and a center that is growing. These seven meet every one of our criteria today: at least 30,000 downtown residents, at least 85,000 downtown jobs, measured growth, major destinations, and a metro area that is not crowded with massage and spa providers.
Greater Center City is one of the largest live-work downtowns in the country, and its core population is still rising.
Attractions Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, Museum of the American Revolution, Rittenhouse Square
The Loop holds the largest downtown workforce in the country outside New York, with thousands of apartments on the way in converted offices.
Attractions Millennium Park, the Art Institute, the Theatre District, the Riverwalk
The commercial center of the Southeast, with a downtown population up 44 percent since 2010.
Attractions Georgia Aquarium, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, State Farm Arena, Centennial Olympic Park
One of the largest downtown residential communities in the Midwest, up about 9,200 residents since 2020.
Attractions Mill City Museum, the Mississippi riverfront, Walker Art Center
A downtown whose resident count has more than doubled since 2015 and is still climbing.
Attractions Lucas Oil Stadium, Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Convention Center, White River State Park
A banking center where Uptown and South End have grown into a true live-work district.
Attractions Bank of America Stadium, Spectrum Center, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Mint Museum
Downtown residents are up 147 percent since 2000, helped by more than 40 buildings converted to housing.
Attractions T-Mobile Center, Kauffman Center, the National WWI Museum, River Market
Coast to coast
We track the seven strongest downtowns in each continental time zone. Priority markets meet every criterion now. Watch-list markets are strong on some measures and are being followed as their downtowns develop.
| Downtown | Residents | Jobs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 210,700 | 309,000 | Priority |
| Atlanta | 34,000 | 200,000 | Priority |
| Charlotte | 73,000 | 125,000 | Priority |
| Indianapolis | 30,500 | 143,000 | Priority |
| Miami | 52,300 | 155,000 | Watch list |
| Baltimore | 40,900 | 110,600 | Watch list |
| Cleveland | 21,000 | 95,300 | Watch list |
| Downtown | Residents | Jobs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 46,400 | 240,000 | Priority |
| Minneapolis | 60,500 | 160,000 | Priority |
| Kansas City | 33,300 | 122,000 | Priority |
| Milwaukee | 29,300 | 84,900 | Watch list |
| Nashville | 22,000 | 88,000 | Watch list |
| Houston | 17,100 | 150,000 | Watch list |
| Austin | 14,000 | 131,800 | Watch list |
| Downtown | Residents | Jobs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 35,000 | 145,100 | Watch list |
| Phoenix | 24,000 | n/a | Watch list |
| Salt Lake City | 21,200 | n/a | Watch list |
| Boise | 13,400 | 26,000 | Watch list |
| Colorado Springs | 4,900 | 21,400 | Watch list |
| El Paso | 4,800 | 11,400 | Watch list |
| Albuquerque | 2,000 | n/a | Watch list |
| Downtown | Residents | Jobs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 109,800 | 317,000 | Watch list |
| Los Angeles | 80,000+ | 325,000 | Watch list |
| Las Vegas | 32,000 | n/a | Watch list |
| Sacramento | 24,900 | n/a | Watch list |
| San Jose | 23,000 | 32,000 | Watch list |
| Oakland | 18,600 | 73,200 | Watch list |
| San Francisco | n/a | 245,500 | Watch list |
Figures are rounded and come from each city’s downtown organization, city government, the U.S. Census or Scioto Analysis, mostly for 2022 to 2026. Each source draws its own downtown boundary, so figures are a guide and are not strictly comparable. Older figures: Denver jobs 2019, Houston jobs 2017, Oakland jobs 2013, El Paso 2015 to 2016, San Francisco office jobs 2019. “n/a” means no reliable published figure was found. Franchises are offered only in states where the offering is registered or exempt. Your city not listed? Ask us.
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