There’s Hope….The Top Ten Cities To Find A Date


Midtown Atlanta

Atlanta Ranks As The Top Spot

The Daily Beast complied a list of the top ten cities to find a date.

They used three categories to measure the best places to find love.

Singles: Using summary Census data from 2008 to 2010, we took into account the percentage of men who are single (never married, divorced, or widowed) over age 15, and the percentage of women over age 15 who are single

Salary: Using cost-of-living data from the third quarter of 2011 and average-salary data for nonfamily households (people living alone or with nonrelatives) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Mental & Physical Health: Using the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which measures emotional and physical health, among other things

1. Atlanta, GA

Single men: 69%
Single women: 
71%
Median singles salary:
 $38,174
Average movie ticket: 
$10.52
Well-being score: 
67.

2. Gainsville, FL

Single men: 73%
Single women: 
75%
Median singles salary: 
$20,863
Average movie ticket: 
$8.86
Well-being score: 
70.3

3. Lincoln, NE 

Single men: 51%
Single women: 
51%
Median singles salary: 
$28,021
Average movie ticket: 
$9.00
Well-being score: 
72.8

4. Austin, TX 

Single men: 57%
Single women: 
57%
Median singles salary: 
$38,457
Average movie ticket: 
$9.58
Well-being score: 
69.8

5. Minneapolis, MN 

Single men: 65%
Single women: 
66%
Median singles salary: 
$36,030
Average movie ticket: 
$9.42
Well-being score: 
69

Washington, D.C.

6. Seattle, WA

Single men: 59%
Single women: 
60%
Median singles salary: 
$44,179
Average movie ticket: 
$10.43
Well-being score: 
69.2

7. Madison, WI 

Single men: 58%
Single women: 
61%
Median singles salary:
 $35,128
Average movie ticket: 
$9.46
Well-being score: 
70.8

8. San Francisco, CA 

Single men: 61%
Single women: 
61%
Median singles salary: 
$58,887
Average movie ticket: 
$10.70
Well-being score: 
69.1

9. Ann Arbor, MI 

Single men: 65%
Single women: 67%
Median singles salary: $35,686
Average movie ticket: $8.07
Well-being score: 68.2

10. Washington, DC

Single men: 69%
Single women: 
74%
Median singles salary: 
$51,948
Average movie ticket: 
$11.03
Well-being score: 
69.9

Does your city make the list or are you planning on relocating?

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