HEAD TO HEAD
Houston vs San Francisco-San Jose
Cross-tier: World City vs Global Capital. Houston 1 · 12 San Francisco-San Jose on dimension wins.
Houston sits in the World City tier; San Francisco-San Jose is a Global Capital. On the composite, San Francisco-San Jose edges out Houston by 56.8 points (122.1 to 65.3). Across the fourteen dimensions tracked here, Houston leads on 1, San Francisco-San Jose leads on 12, and 1 are tied. 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#10#1
Major companies#T-17#1
SPORTS
Major league teams#T-35#T-13
Major sporting events#T-14#T-14
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