Top Ten Most Overrated U.S. Cities

The Top Ten
1 Las Vegas Las Vegas, officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

It basically on has the Strip, The rest of it is is a boring hot suburb. It's still pretty cheap, but why on earth would you wanna live in Las Vegas.

It's not to bad if you are only there for a day or two to see a concert/convention, but if you are there just to sight-see and you're not into gambling or partying, then you will get bored very quick. I knew it was bad when by the first night I was there, I already wanted to go home.

Why is this here? I mainly come here for sightseeing, eating, some shows, and some partying, but not gambling. I'll NEVER get bored of this place!

Pretty much worthless if you're not into gambling or debauchery.

2 New York City The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.

I never understood why New York City gets so much praise there's a lot of good things but there's also a lot of bad things about it to

I like New York City quite a lot, but I do have to admit it's pretty overrated.

Too crowded for me anyways...

3 Miami Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the cultural, economic and financial center of South Florida. Miami is the seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida.
4 San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.

It's really expensive and full of crazy weird people and bad politics. I like that it has more seasons then Southern California, but its a city a lot of people are leaving

Lovely sights, but that's about it.

5 Los Angeles Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often abbreviated as L.A., is the largest city in California. It has an estimated population of nearly 4 million, and is the second-largest city in the United States, after New York City, and the third-largest city in North America, after Mexico City and New York City. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, Hollywood entertainment industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. ...read more.

LA should top this one. At least Vegas is a casino city and is not pretending to be something else. It is also very affordable if you're not a gambler.

I'd say it's worth visiting at least once, but overall, it's much more style over substance with this city.

6 Paradise, NV
7 Boston Boston is Massachusetts’ capital and largest city. Founded in 1630, it’s one of the oldest cities in the U.S.

Boston seems overrated, Sure its pretty in the fall, just miserable in winter. There's not that much to do. People can't drive, they are very stuck up, East coast people are pretty nasty

8 Orlando, Florida
9 Chicago Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States. Chicago is considered one of the most important business centers in the world. ...read more.
10 Anaheim

They only have Disneyland. They are trying to make an arts scene downtown. It's just a Mexican ghetto suburb

Disneyland is NOT the happiest place on earth!

The Contenders
11 Houston Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 2.312 million in 2017. It is the most populous city in the Southern United States and on the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Houston is pretty gross. It's full of traffic and there isn't much to do. It's really hot and way too big. The beaches are gross.

12 Portland Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.

Portland is pretty gross, It was safe and chill when my mom grew up there. Bad politics and Californians moving there, things got worse. Tons of homeless, drugs, and weird people

How is this not number 2 at the very least? At least people know LA is bad, people are under the illusion that Portland is better than it actually is. The homeless rate increases daily, less diverse than you think, almost completely white, crime has been increasing for a while now, and jobs are a diamond dozen. Las Vegas is 100% the most overrated city but Portland is number 2 by a landslide

13 Honolulu Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It is an unincorporated part of and the county seat of the City and County of Honolulu along the southeast coast of the island of Oʻahu.

Hawaii only has 1 city, this one. Its crowded, full of hobos, it's a tourist trap, rude people, expensive.

14 Philadelphia Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States, with an estimated population of 1,567,872 and more than 6 million in the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area, as of 2016. Philadelphia is the economic and cultural anchor of the Delaware Valley region, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.
15 Washington D.C
16 San Diego

San Diego is overrated, I am from here. Most of it is a boring suburb full of stuck up people. It's hard to make a living here because it's so expensive, you have to go inland to find anything cheap, and once you go inland, it's an ugly white/mexican trash desert of despair. San Diego is not beautiful or charming, the people are the total opposite

I agree, this place is terrible. Ice cold in winter, blazing hot in summer, plus horrible smoggy conditions with constant wind, and such a boring place. Whatever you do, DO NOT move here!

This city is SOOO overrated! Everything in this city is tourist-based and there is nothing to do. Plus the jobs are an absolute joke! Terrible wages, very difficult to find stable employment, it's just terrible!

17 Dallas
18 Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is also the 38th most-populous city in the United States.
19 San Antonio
20 Baltimore
21 Austin, Texas
22 Phoenix Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of Arizona, with 1,626,000 people. It is also the fifth most populous city in the United States, and the most populous American state capital, and the only state capital with a population of more than one million residents.Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley.

Literally a cultureless desert filled with boring suburbs. Imagine Las Vegas without casinos and the entertainment and full of old folks. That's what Phoenix is

23 Cheyenne, Wyoming
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