Shortest and Tallest cities/states in the US

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Sorry if this has been asked before. Can any Americans give me insight?

Also how's Bay Area, SF in terms of height?

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Big coastal cities seem to have a smaller average height, and from experience the larger people are concentrated in the upper midwest like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas due to the high concentration of people with Scandinavian ancestry.You'll see a lot of short people in the bay area.

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Nice, I plan on moving to Bay Area eventually and don't wanna feel like a *total* midget at 5'5.
What about Oregon?

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Quote from: Penguinn on August 31, 2016, 08:55:05 AMNice, I plan on moving to Bay Area eventually and don't wanna feel like a *total* midget at 5'5.
What about Oregon?

I haven't been there, but generally cities with a large Latino population will make short guys stick out less, so Los Angeles and San Diego are good options.

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I felt a bit more "normal" when i visited family in a Chicago.

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Chicago's short? Are you sure?

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Penguinn,

I've lived (or worked in for extended periods) a lot of places in the US.

Where I felt short at 5'7.5:

South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska (except Omaha)
Illinois

Where I felt very average in the US:

Texas
Oregon
Washington State
California
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Nevada
Florida

Specific cities I felt most comfortable in, height wise:

Omaha, Nebraska
Seattle, Washington
Vancouver, Washington
Los Angeles, California
San Fransisco, California
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
Austin, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Miami, Florida
Portland, Oregon

These are all large diverse cities with larger Hispanic, Asian, and Indian populations.

By far my favorite area in the country is the Pacific Northwest, which is Washington State and Oregon. I personally will be moving to Vancouver Washington in the near future, as it is very close to both Seattle, WA and Portland, Ore, but is a much cheaper place to live than either of those cities.

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Quote from: Penguinn on August 31, 2016, 12:55:00 PMChicago's short? Are you sure?

Remember where im coming from.

I think it's more about consistency of people height where i'm living. When i have been in a chicago i could just see people similar height and age to me which was nice since here chance to spot any young 5'5 guy is close to none.

Never claimed that its a short city i just felt a bit taller there lol.

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Quote from: Penguinn on August 31, 2016, 12:55:00 PMChicago's short? Are you sure?

I'm gonna disagree that they are shorter there. It's a large city though, so it's pretty diverse.

I've been to Chicago a lot, in fact I will be catching a flight there later this week for work.

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on August 31, 2016, 01:11:36 PMRemember where im coming from.

I think it's more about consistency of people height where i'm living. When i have been in a chicago i could just see people similar height and age to me which was nice since here chance to spot any young 5'5 guy is close to none.

This I agree with.

I've said it before here, but living in a diverse area is a huge thing for us shorter guys. Just like myspaceboyfriend, I live in an area where I can go a long time without seeing someone my height or shorter.