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Is Atlanta the second sexiest city in the country?

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Dec 4, 2015

Atlanta may have a bad dating scene, but it's not because singles in the city don't have a high opinion of themselves.

Read More: Why Atlanta is one of the worst cities for dating

Atlanta’s singles rated the attractiveness of their appearance on a scale from 1 to 7 and their responses landed the city in the number two slot for the most attractive city in the country.

The study, conducted by dating site elitesingles.com, analyzed anonymous data from 80,000 Americans to come up with the results.

San Francisco singles rated themselves more attractive than singles in any other city in the country.

Here is the full list of cities and how they rank in terms of attractiveness:

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Nedra Rhone is a lifestyle columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she has been a reporter since 2006. A graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, she enjoys writing about the people, places and events that define metro Atlanta.

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