I won't deny that cities can't turn around, but it still seems to me that Pittsburgh has a lot further to go than other "it" cities. More power to them, but it's still in Western PA. You still have to convince people to stay once the hype brings them in.
Maybe cherry picking but it was the first thing to come to mind...
"PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION WHO ARE 65 YEARS AND OVER - United States -- Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico
Universe: Total population more information
2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates "
(trying to take a big enough sample to not make this a city v city argument)
Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area 17.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area 17.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metro Area 16.0
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metro Area 15.7
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metro Area 15.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metro Area 13.3
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area 13.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metro Area 12.3
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metro Area 11.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area 11.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metro Area 11.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area 8.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area 8.1
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