HEAD TO HEAD
Houston vs San Francisco-San Jose
Cross-tier: Continental Metro vs Global Capital. Houston 2 · 12 San Francisco-San Jose on dimension wins.
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Houston sits in the Continental Metro tier; San Francisco-San Jose is a Global Capital. On the composite, San Francisco-San Jose edges out Houston by 57.4 points (123.6 to 66.2). Across the fourteen dimensions tracked here, Houston leads on 2, San Francisco-San Jose leads on 12. The widest gap is on metro stations: San Francisco-San Jose ranks #10 globally while Houston sits at #T-138.
Dimension verdicts
ECONOMY
Market cap#9#1
Major companies#17#1
SPORTS
Major league teams#T-42#T-18
Major sporting events#T-13#T-16
EDUCATION
Universities / hospitals / research#T-19#T-15
CULTURE
Cultural events#T-32#T-11
Museums and landmarks#T-23#T-16
Luxury hospitality#T-102#11
INFRASTRUCTURE
Airport score#T-21#T-8
Ports, exchanges, infra#T-48#T-29
Metro stations#T-138#10
Commuter rail#—#T-99
Intercity train hubs#—#T-18
Skyscrapers (150m+)#T-41#T-57