Is data available on smaller cities surrounding major cities?
Where there is a major city and/or a nexus, we will normally include the effective municipal area of that city. Benchmarking data is available on cities in the San Francisco bay area, even though those cities are effectively included in the index score of San Francisco for the index. In some cases dual cities or tri-cities will list the larger entity (Gdansk in Poland) or the common urban grouping and name (Minneapolis-St Paul in Minnesota). In special cases such as East Riding of Yorkshire, the administrative regional name has been used — not the major city Hull (also Kingston-upon Hull). See also our earlier comments above about naming conventions. Population is based on the larger geographical area. If you feel there is a better naming suggestion for your city or region or index, let us know via a quick submission. Also, please note city benchmarking data is available to order for any major municipal classification, irrespective of the Index classifications.
