User blog comment:Mattp123/Best city in Skyrim?/@comment-3249003-20140326064735

Best major city is Whiterun or Solitude, followed by Riften and then Markarth.

Best minor city is Falkreath, narrowly ahead of Dawnstar. Morthal is okay, and Winterhold shouldn't even be considered a city anymore. Riverwood is bigger than it.