It's always worth pointing out that the only reasonable way to compare or talk about regions is at the level of the MSA. Every "city" has its own weird (often v

It's always worth pointing out that the only reasonable way to compare or talk about regions is at the level of the MSA. Every "city" has its own weird (often very silly) political boundaries, but they are basically irrelevant when talking about regional issues. Edit: I don't think it's disingenuous, though. People genuinely do get confused about the difference between what a thing really is and what a thing is officially called.