The Best Cities for Singles

Featuring

• 

  Single in the City?

  If you're sick of being single, think about moving. The ease of mobility these days means that the young, educated and unattached can live pretty much where they please. Forbes looked at 40 of the largest urbanized areas in the country and judged them on culture, nightlife, job growth, the cost of living alone, online dating, the number of other singles and that ever-elusive quality, cool.
  
  Read the article: Best Cities For Singles
  
  
  Next: San Francisco-Oakland

  Related Features:

  Top Trips For Singles

  Most Expensive Cities For A First Date

  Worst Cities for Singles

• San Francisco

  No. 1 San Francisco-Oakland

  Rankings
  
  Culture: 1
  
  Nightlife: 2
  
  Singles: 5
  
  Job Growth: 23
  
  Cost of Living Alone: 20
  
  Online Dating: 5
  
  More on San Francisco-Oakland
  
  
  Next: New York

  Related Features:

  Top Trips for Singles

  Most Expensive Cities for a First Date

  Worst Cities for Singles

• New York

  No. 2 New York

  Rankings
  
  Culture: 3
  
  Nightlife: 1
  
  Singles: 8
  
  Job Growth: 30
  
  Cost of Living Alone: 24
  
  Online Dating: 3
  
  More on New York
  
  
  Next: Los Angeles

  Related Features:

  Top Trips for Singles

  Most Expensive Cities for a First Date

  Worst Cities for Singles

• Los Angeles

  Nol. 3 Los Angeles

  Rankings
  
  Culture: 2
  
  Nightlife: 3
  
  Singles: 4
  
  Job Growth: 28
  
  Cost of Living Alone: 24
  
  Online Dating: 11
  
  More on Los Angeles
  
  
  Next: Atlanta

  Related Features:

  Top Trips for Singles

  Most Expensive Cities for a First Date

  Worst Cities for Singles

• Atlanta

  No. 4 Atlanta

  Rankings
  
  Culture: 12
  
  Nightlife: 10
  
  Singles: 16
  
  Job Growth: 6
  
  Cost of Living Alone: 7
  
  Online Dating: 10
  
  More on Atlanta
  
  
  Next: Chicago

  Related Features:

  Top Trips for Singles

  Most Expensive Cities for a First Date

  Worst Cities for Singles

• Chicago

  Nuccio Dinuzzo / MCT

  No. 5 Chicago

  Rankings
  
  Culture: 4
  
  Nightlife: 4
  
  Singles: 12
  
  Job Growth: 32
  
  Cost of Living Alone: 22
  
  Online Dating: 2
  
  More on Chicago
  Next: Washington
  See: All 40 Best Cities for Singles Next: Billionaire Bachelors

  Related Features:

  Top Trips for Singles

  Most Expensive Cities for a First Date

  Worst Cities for Singles

• billionaire bachelors

  Schneider Press/Sipa Press; Getty Images

  Also on AOL:
  Billionaire Bachelors

  These eligible bachelors have it all except for someone to share it with.
  
  See Billionaire Bachelors
  
  Next: Hottest Billionaire Heiresses

  Related Features:

  Getting Rich in America

  Most Expensive Celeb Weddings

  Self-Made Billionaires

• Amanda Hearst

  Also on AOL:
  Billionaire Heiresses

  There are thousands of gals out there who are related to billionaires. But only a few of them have the buzz to go along with the bling.
  
  See Hottest Billionaire Heiresses
  
  Next: More

  Related Features:

  Getting Rich in America

  Most Expensive Celeb Weddings

  Self-Made Billionaires

• 

   

  Bloggingstocks:
  More on what makes certain cities hotspots for singles.
  Best cities for singles -- size matters!
  
  Get more from AOL Money & Finance
  
  Extreme Weather Cities
  Palaces of the Nouveau Riche
  
  Make, save and learn about your money!
  
  Stock Quotes
  Tax Guidance
  Personal Finance
  Money & Lifestyle Features

  More from AOL:

  Companies That Changed Quiz

  Best Time to Buy