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We’re No. 1 — for singles?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lonely Atlanta, don’t panic: stats are on your side.
Forbes magazine just named us the best city for singles using its own methodology. (Take that, San Francisco, with all your coolness, culture and public transportation! How’s life at No. 2 in an arbitrary magazine ranking?! Preeeeetty rough, I bet.)
Out of the 40 largest urban areas, Forbes ranked us 14th in the number of singles, seventh in terms of nightlife, 12th for coolness — I’m sure there’s nothing arbitrary about that — 10th for culture, 12th for the cost of living alone, 24th for online dating and fourth for job growth.
It seems job growth and cost of living alone count for a lot, since our closest competitor, SF, ranked higher in several areas.
“For the first time ever,” the Forbes story said, “Atlanta tops our list of the best cities for singles. The capital of Georgia and home of Coca-Cola earns the top slot because of its hopping nightlife, relatively high number of singles and sizzling job growth. “To those who know ‘Hotlanta,’ the ranking should come as no surprise.”
Well, nobody who knows it calls it Hotlanta. But whatever, we’ll take it.
It makes more sense than Money magazine’s ranking, which inexplicably ranked North Druid Hills No. 9 on its list of top places for singles.
What do you say, newcomers and long-timers? Is this a great city for singles? Do these magazines have any idea what they’re talking about? Did it convince you to move here, or stay here?
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