Those wacky guys over at Forbes have just released their list of the best cities for single folk. The criteria for decoding how single-friendly a city is was determined by a ranking of culture, nightlife, job growth, cost of living, number of single people, and how easy it is to get some via online dating services. So if you're traveling in the near future and want to make sure you run into your fair share of eligible single people here are the top 10 cities where you should put in some face time-
- San Francisco
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Washington D.C.
- San Diego
- Seattle
- Dallas
- Philadelphia
We don't get how Philly could be better for singles than Miami or Vegas nor does it make sense that Portland (#29) ranks lower than Memphis (#23), unless there's just a lot more people trolling Craigslist in Tennessee.
Here are the cities that ranked #1 in each of the different categories-
- Culture - San Francisco
- Nightlife - New York
- Singles - New Orleans
- Job growth - Austin
- Cost of living alone - Dallas and Denver
- Online dating - Houston
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Posted by: adam | September 19, 2007 at 02:43 AM
i think the online dating bit was counted a bit high in this, is that really an important element of people's quality of life?
Posted by: marriedwithchildren | November 07, 2007 at 10:15 AM
I found this blog on a google search and boy am I glad I did. I thought I heard someone mention it in a free chat room.
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Posted by: Free Chat | July 20, 2008 at 08:51 PM
Nice research made to identify the top 10 cities for one night stands.. Its really informative those who are looking for it.
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Posted by: mgmgrand | October 11, 2008 at 09:50 AM
I would definitely put Las Vegas on the top of the list
Posted by: South Africa Events | February 27, 2010 at 08:58 AM
I would put Los Angeles on the first place.
Posted by: lots in costa rica | March 04, 2010 at 09:19 AM
I would also think Vegas would be towards the top of the list.
Posted by: Vacation Getaways | November 29, 2010 at 07:49 AM