Favored Quarters

[Del Tachi]

Jackson - Northeast from Downtown, picking up portions of Madison/Ridgeland and Flowood as well

In the US Birmingham (Hoover) seems another obvious example. Maybe sorta kinda Boston or Atlanta? I don't know.

It's true that Mtn Brk/Hoover and Buckhead are all more elevated than Downtown BHM/ATL, respectively

Not too sure about Boston though...

[Del Tachi]

Talking about Greater New Orleans using cardinal directions is a sin, but the most monied areas of the city are uptown of the French Quarter/CBD along St. Charles Avenue.  The Garden District and other uptown neighborhoods are historically rich and Anglo, which stands in contrast to the more Catholic "creole" neighborhoods of downtown.  It's practically two different cities.

I'm of the opinion that nothing beyond Claiborne Ave (i.e., "backatown") is actually New Orleans lol

Favored suburbs are Metairie, Jefferson and across the causeway in St Tammany; more downscale areas in St Bernard and the Westbank. 

[Del Tachi]

Multi-centric urban areas and water features kind of mess this up.  I can't really think of any logic for the location of the "preferred" suburbs on the MS Gulf Coast, for example.  Tampa Bay is another weird area.