CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree®,
the nation's leading online loan marketplace, released its study on
the best cities for single men and found that Madison, Wis.; Hartford, Conn. and Albany, N.Y. are the top cities where single
men can potentially feel most welcome.
LendingTree looked at aspects like job prospects, demographics,
crime rate, culture and entertainment, and the ability to maintain
a healthy lifestyle in each of the 100 largest metros in America to
find the best cities for single men and those areas that don't
really make the cut.
Key findings
- Madison, Wis., is the best
city for single men thanks primarily to how well it performs on
health and safety measures. The Midwestern city also had one of the
highest culture and entertainment scores of the cities we
ranked.
- Hartford, Conn., and
Albany, N.Y., are the No. 2 and
No. 3 best cities, respectively, for single men, mainly due to
their high scores on health and safety.
- Outside of Madison, Wis.,
metropolitan areas in the Northeast region of the U.S. dominated
the top 10 rankings. The only other non-Northeast metros that
made it to the top 10 are Richmond,
Va., and Oxnard,
Calif.
- Memphis, Tenn. is the worst
city for single men. The metro did poorly on economic
opportunities as well as culture and entertainment. However, the
main factor dragging the final score down was Memphis's extremely low safety score
Here are the 10 best U.S. cities for single men:
- Madison, Wis.
- Hartford, Conn.
- Albany, N.Y.
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Bridgeport, Conn.
- Boston
- Providence, R.I.
- Richmond, Va.
- Oxnard, Calif.
Here are the 10 worst U.S. cities for single men:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Stockton, Calif.
- Bakerfield, Calif.
- McAllen, Texas
- Houston
- Little Rock, Ark.
- Jackson, Miss.
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Greenville, S.C.
- Fresno, Calif.
To view the full report, visit
https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/americas-best-cities-for-single-men/
Methodology
LendingTree analysts used data from the U.S. Census Bureau's
2017 Five-year American Community Survey to gather the
demographic and economic measures, except for the homeownership
rate, which comes from the 2010 decennial census.
The gender ratio, one of the two variables used to compose the
demographics score, is calculated by comparing the number of 20- to
50-year-old unmarried men to the number of 20- to 50-year-old
unmarried women. The smaller of the two numbers is then divided by
the larger number to create the ratio.
The health measures and violent crime rate data were pulled from
the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program. The culture and
entertainment measures come from the Census Bureau's 2016 County
Business Patterns data sets.
Each variable was given a value according to its relative
location between the highest and lowest values. The variable values
in each category were then averaged to create the category score.
The final score is an average over all five category scores.
About LendingTree
LendingTree (NASDAQ: TREE) is the nation's leading online
marketplace that connects consumers with the choices they need to
be confident in their financial decisions. LendingTree empowers
consumers to shop for financial services the same way they would
shop for airline tickets or hotel stays, comparing multiple offers
from a nationwide network of over 500 partners in one simple
search, and can choose the option that best fits their financial
needs. Services include mortgage loans, mortgage refinances, auto
loans, personal loans, business loans, student refinances, credit
cards and more. Through the My LendingTree platform, consumers
receive free credit scores, credit monitoring and recommendations
to improve credit health. My LendingTree proactively compares
consumers' credit accounts against offers on our network, and
notifies consumers when there is an opportunity to save money. In
short, LendingTree's purpose is to help simplify financial
decisions for life's meaningful moments through choice, education
and support. LendingTree, LLC is a subsidiary of LendingTree, Inc.
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