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Top 40 Best U.S. Cities
for Singles

America's Best Cities for Singles ranks 40 of the largest metropolitan areas in six different categories: Nightlife, Culture, Job Growth, Number of Other Singles, Cost of Living Alone and Coolness.*

1. San Francisco-Oakland
2. New York
3. Los Angeles
4. Atlanta
5. Chicago
6. Washington
7. San Diego
8. Seattle
9. Dallas-Ft. Worth
10. Philadelphia
11. Boston
12. Austin
13. Minneapolis-St. Paul
14. Houston
15. Phoenix
16. Denver-Aurora
17. New Orleans
18. Las Vegas
19. Columbus
20. Miami
21. Detroit
22. Orlando
23. Memphis
24. Milwaukee
25. Sacramento
26. Baltimore
27. St. Louis
28. San Antonio
29. Portland
30. Indianapolis
31. Buffalo
32. Tampa-St. Petersburg
33. Virginia Beach-Norfolk
34. Jacksonville
35. Pittsburgh
36. Salt Lake City
37. Cleveland
38. Kansas City
39. Cincinnati
40. Providence

Source: Forbes.com

* A different U.S. census definition of "city" was used this year — four cities have been removed from consideration (Charlotte, Greensboro, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham) and have been replaced with four new cities (Jacksonville, Buffalo, Memphis and Baltimore). For the first time in four years there is a new number one city: San Francisco. New York City also placed in the top two for the first time.

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US Best Cities for Singles in 2006

1. Denver-Boulder
2. Boston
3. San Francisco
4. Raleigh-Durham
5. Washington-Baltimore
6. Atlanta
7. Los Angeles
8. New York
9. Chicago
10. Seattle
11. Austin
12. Philadelphia
13. Minneapolis-St. Paul
14. Phoenix
15. Sacramento
16. Detroit
17. Houston
18. Columbus
19. Portland
20. Dallas-Ft. Worth
21. San Diego
22. Nashville
23. Miami
24. Salt Lake City
25. Las Vegas
26. New Orleans
27. St. Louis
28. Cleveland
29. Pittsburgh
30. Cincinnati
31. Orlando
32. Milwaukee
33. Charlotte
34. Indianapolis
35. San Antonio
36. Tampa
37. Providence
38. Kansas City
39. Norfolk
40. Greensboro

Source: Forbes.com

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