Why NOBODY Lives in these 10 EMPTY Big Cities

Did you know that despite Kansas City being the most populated city in the whole state of Missouri and being almost 100 square miles bigger than Chicago, Illinois, Chicago has a population of about 2.6 million people compared to Kansas Cities 510,000 people? This means that Chicago has a population density of about 11,400 people per square mile which is over 7 times more dense than Kansas cities roughly 1,600 people per square mile. This isn't the only example of this either, in fact there's actually a lot of huge well known cities in the U.S in addition to Kansas City that are shockingly empty.

So today on Across the Globe we’re going to be looking at Why NOBODY Lives in these 10 LARGE Empty Cities. For some context, the following list was compiled using cities that are both well known and have a significant total land area.

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While we do our best to provide you with the most accurate information. These are after all just our take based on data we analyzed. You should make your own decisions based on your own experiences by visiting the places we talk about!
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[bongsunkim]

City's are empty, but why is it rent are still high?

[jamespyle]

The stats don't matter until you drive in its rush hour.

[ComDocH]

Public transportation is the difference. Chicago, NYC, Philly, Jersey City, Boston, etc, have great public transportation. All the others are car oriented.

[Kaesemesser]

"empty cities" ... clickbait tiltle

[beenadickarnold]

After living in the DFW area the last few years I could go for empty!

[charliestaton]

Hard to take this video seriously when the video footage for the first 15 seconds of the Memphis segment is actually Nashville

[mattkase]

Does a segment on Memphis while showing a drone shot of what's clearly the Nashville skyline with the iconic Batman Building 🤔

[topplacetoLive]

Fascinating video! It really highlights the importance of considering location in retirement planning. Empty cities could offer unexpected opportunities. Thanks for sharing!

[hudson]

Virginia Beach was a small town with fewer than 6, 000 people in the early 1960s. Later in the decade it consolidated with Princess Anne County (200+ sq.mi.) to prevent County land from being annexed by the adjacent city of Norfolk. So VB is not a real city at all, but basically just a surburb of Norfolk.

[johnmaxwell]

Context for New Orleans: city land area 169 sq miles but at LEAST 100 square miles are uninhabitable swaps to the east and west of the city. And it’s not hurricanes so much that keep people out, it’s the insurance premiums (if you can even get insurance) along with the stated issue of crime. Katrina was a lost opportunity to re-imagine the city, with denser living areas and mass transit. Oh well.

[K.B.Williams]

That KC/Chicago comparison at the beginning hits different when you're from both KC and Chicago.

[waltercasas]

Love how you show the Nashville skyline during the Memphis segment 😂😂

[joelwright]

A lot of American cities went on massive land grabs in the 60's and 70's

[TenThumbsProductions]

I drove through Tucson about a month ago, I swear I was 20 miles out of the city in the desert when I pulled off the highway to fix something in my van… and there was a sign that said “Tucson City Limit” … it was wild

[frnn]

"Empty" and "Nobody" perhaps a bit overstated... Interesting however

[tlewisAK]

I knew Anchorage would be #1 on this list. It really doesn’t feel like it’s as big as it is. I live nearly 400 miles to the North, in Fairbanks, and every time I travel down, I’m always amazed at how well traffic flows around there.

[EmilyTienne]

The emptying of the big cities really began at the same time the interstate highways were being completed. That’s no unrelated coincidence.

[Veganisbadhunter-wxnt]

Tucson, Arizona
New Orleans, Louisiana
Memphis, Tennessee
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Kansas City, Missouri
Nashville, Tennessee
Jacksonville, Florida
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Anchorage, Alaska

[xcjohnnyricox]

Please do me a favor and physically look at a map of Tucson. Their city limits go almost 20 mi away from the city center on the east side. However you don't really hit the city until you're about 7 mi from downtown. Meaning you drive through 13 mi of empty desert, inside Tucson City limits before you ever reach any urbanized area. This skews your number

[Lurch]

I had no idea KCMO was so big. I was born & raised in Chicago, didn’t know it was so big compared with Chicago.