. In this smaller list, the top three cities were all in New York State.
It's worth noting that some of these cities are home to big colleges and universities, and their economies have been negatively impacted from schools moving to remote learning and temporarily closing their campuses. For instance, Ithaca placed second on our list of Northeastern cities, but its nature as a college town could hamper its economy because of a lack of students and visitors during the outbreak. Using 2017-2018 fiscal year data from the labor-market analytics company EMSI,found that Cornell University in Ithaca generates $1.8 billion from university operations, $60 million from student spending, and $50 million from visitor spending.21.
Great to see Bangor, Maine on the list!