Can’t get a date? Don’t blame yourself, as a new report from apartment search website Zumper might be your excuse to blame your city instead.
The report, published October 21, ranked 100 U.S. cities on friendliness for singles, based on a few key metrics: population percentage of singles, median one-bed rent, restaurants per capita, nightlife per capita, entertainment per capita, cost of living index, median nonfamily income and unemployment. The two most important data points were population and rent, which were weighted heavier than other factors.
The idea there is that the best city for single people is one where there’s lots of them (duh), but also has places for people to test the waters (like restaurants, bars, clubs and concerts) while not breaking the bank. Sound like San Antonio? Probably not, because the 210 scored pretty low on the list at No. 48…