Rankings

Every U.S. metro, ranked.

124 metros, five real dimensions each: singles pool size, gender balance, 1-bedroom rent, coupling rate, and political lean. Sorted by singles pool by default, every column sortable by clicking its header on a real spreadsheet after you download it. Sourced, confidence-flagged, free to cite.

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#	Metro	Singles 22-50	Male %	1BR rent	Coupled HH	Cohabiting	R / D
1	New YorkNY	4.3M	52%	$4,750	51%	12%	—
2	Los AngelesCA	3.0M	53%	$2,100	53%	14%	— / 51
3	ChicagoIL	1.9M	53%	$2,195	52%	13%	—
4	Dallas-Fort WorthTX	1.4M	53%	$1,314	56%	10%	— / 60
5	HoustonTX	1.3M	53%	$1,100	57%	11%	— / 52
6	PhiladelphiaPA	1.3M	51%	$1,460	52%	14%	— / 72
7	AtlantaGA	1.2M	51%	$1,675	53%	11%	— / 72
8	MiamiFL	1.2M	54%	$2,600	52%	15%	—
9	San Francisco Bay AreaCA	960k	54%	$3,950	56%	13%	— / 62
10	BostonMA	960k	—	—	55%	14%	—
11	PhoenixAZ	949k	55%	$1,154	56%	15%	—
12	RiversideCA	915k	55%	$1,750	60%	12%	— / 38
13	DetroitMI	826k	53%	$975	50%	13%	36 / 63
14	SeattleWA	797k	57%	$1,950	58%	15%	—
15	San DiegoCA	673k	57%	$2,195	57%	12%	— / 41
16	Minneapolis-St. PaulMN	666k	54%	$1,250	57%	14%	— / 70
17	DenverCO	598k	55%	$1,535	55%	15%	—
18	Tampa BayFL	585k	53%	$1,400	52%	15%	—
19	OrlandoFL	550k	53%	$1,435	57%	15%	— / 39
20	BaltimoreMD	549k	51%	$1,220	51%	13%	— / 73
21	AustinTX	501k	56%	$1,302	56%	15%	—
22	CharlotteNC	501k	52%	$1,395	55%	12%	— / 39
23	San AntonioTX	489k	55%	$950	54%	13%	— / 54
24	St. LouisMO	486k	52%	$1,075	53%	13%	37 / 61
25	PortlandOR	485k	55%	$1,395	57%	16%	— / 48
26	Las VegasNV	460k	55%	$1,150	52%	16%	— / 29
27	SacramentoCA	449k	54%	$1,495	56%	13%	— / 44
28	PittsburghPA	426k	54%	$1,363	52%	13%	— / 55
29	ColumbusOH	411k	54%	$1,179	54%	16%	— / 63
30	ClevelandOH	409k	52%	$1,195	48%	15%	— / 65
31	CincinnatiOH	391k	54%	$1,095	54%	13%	— / 57
32	NashvilleTN	372k	52%	$1,634	55%	12%	— / 62
33	Kansas CityMO	359k	54%	$1,125	55%	13%	— / 59
34	IndianapolisIN	354k	52%	$1,000	55%	13%	— / 63
35	ProvidenceRI	340k	53%	$1,860	53%	16%	— / 35
36	Virginia BeachVA	328k	54%	$1,650	52%	12%	48 / 50
37	MilwaukeeWI	311k	52%	$1,100	50%	15%	— / 68
38	JacksonvilleFL	285k	53%	$1,100	54%	13%	— / 37
39	MemphisTN	267k	49%	$895	46%	13%	— / 62
40	RichmondVA	256k	52%	$1,410	52%	12%	— / 82
41	RaleighNC	253k	52%	$1,233	59%	11%	— / 34
42	Oklahoma CityOK	246k	55%	$879	54%	13%	—
43	FresnoCA	235k	54%	$1,300	56%	15%	— / 37
44	LouisvilleKY	230k	54%	$981	52%	13%	— / 56
45	BuffaloNY	227k	52%	$1,250	48%	16%	— / 44
46	Salt Lake CityUT	227k	56%	$1,199	60%	12%	—
47	HartfordCT	224k	53%	$1,350	53%	14%	— / 35
48	Washington, DCDC	221k	46%	$2,299	54%	12%	— / 75
49	New OrleansLA	215k	49%	$1,432	43%	16%	— / 62
50	TucsonAZ	207k	55%	$875	51%	17%	— / 36
51	RochesterNY	202k	52%	$1,250	52%	17%	— / 41
52	Grand RapidsMI	197k	55%	$1,440	60%	12%	46 / 52
53	BirminghamAL	195k	52%	$1,000	52%	10%	— / 54
54	HonoluluHI	188k	57%	$2,400	57%	11%	38 / 60
55	AlbuquerqueNM	183k	54%	$975	50%	18%	— / 44
56	Baton RougeLA	182k	52%	$975	50%	13%	— / 44
57	AlbanyNY	178k	53%	$1,400	53%	18%	— / 48
58	BakersfieldCA	178k	57%	$1,150	58%	15%	37 / —
59	ColumbiaSC	162k	51%	$1,100	50%	11%	32 / 66
60	WorcesterMA	160k	54%	$1,730	56%	14%	— / 19
61	El PasoTX	159k	56%	$830	53%	11%	42 / 57
62	OmahaNE	157k	55%	$1,050	56%	12%	— / 36
63	GreenvilleSC	156k	53%	$1,375	55%	11%	60 / 38
64	TulsaOK	156k	55%	$920	54%	12%	48 / —
65	AllentownPA	153k	54%	$1,300	57%	14%	— / 44
66	CharlestonSC	151k	53%	$1,900	53%	12%	46 / 52
67	MadisonWI	150k	55%	$1,540	53%	16%	23 / 75
68	StocktonCA	148k	55%	$1,400	60%	13%	— / 41
69	KnoxvilleTN	144k	55%	$1,250	56%	11%	59 / 40
70	GreensboroNC	141k	50%	$1,050	51%	13%	— / 39
71	DaytonOH	139k	53%	$760	51%	15%	49 / 50
72	AkronOH	130k	53%	$825	52%	15%	46 / 53
73	DurhamNC	125k	50%	$1,240	51%	14%	— / 50
74	Little RockAR	124k	51%	$950	51%	11%	37 / 59
75	New HavenCT	122k	51%	$1,850	50%	14%	— / 61
76	SyracuseNY	122k	52%	$1,350	52%	18%	— / 37
77	Des MoinesIA	121k	54%	$1,025	56%	13%	— / 37
78	BoiseID	120k	57%	$1,350	62%	11%	52 / —
79	ToledoOH	119k	53%	$810	48%	17%	44 / 56
80	Colorado SpringsCO	118k	60%	$1,100	60%	11%	28 / —
81	JacksonMS	117k	50%	$950	47%	10%	26 / 72
82	ProvoUT	105k	57%	$1,150	72%	5%	59 / —
83	RenoNV	104k	58%	$1,450	55%	18%	32 / —
84	WichitaKS	103k	57%	$800	55%	12%	40 / —
85	ModestoCA	103k	55%	$1,550	58%	13%	36 / 36
86	Springfield, MAMA	101k	51%	$1,425	49%	18%	— / 25
87	SpokaneWA	100k	56%	$1,050	56%	15%	51 / 46
88	HarrisburgPA	100k	55%	$1,150	55%	14%	39 / 43
89	LexingtonKY	98k	53%	$995	52%	15%	— / 52
90	Portland, MaineME	92k	53%	$1,825	58%	14%	— / 45
91	Ann ArborMI	90k	54%	$1,450	51%	13%	27 / 71
92	PensacolaFL	90k	58%	$1,315	54%	12%	48 / 29
93	ChattanoogaTN	89k	53%	$1,200	54%	10%	56 / 43
94	GainesvilleFL	88k	51%	$1,175	47%	16%	— / 44
95	Santa RosaCA	87k	54%	$1,900	57%	16%	18 / 55
96	OgdenUT	86k	57%	$1,000	67%	8%	49 / —
97	HuntsvilleAL	86k	55%	$1,050	55%	9%	53 / 44
98	SavannahGA	81k	52%	$1,550	51%	12%	41 / 59
99	EugeneOR	80k	53%	$1,175	53%	19%	— / 35
100	ManchesterNH	78k	56%	$1,640	59%	16%	32 / —
101	MobileAL	76k	50%	$920	48%	12%	58 / 41
102	Fort CollinsCO	76k	54%	$1,500	59%	15%	— / 24
103	SalemOR	75k	57%	$1,200	58%	15%	27 / —
104	TrentonNJ	75k	53%	$1,400	52%	9%	— / 44
105	LubbockTX	74k	54%	$890	50%	14%	69 / 30
106	WilmingtonNC	74k	54%	$1,360	57%	13%	29 / —
107	AshevilleNC	73k	54%	$1,450	55%	11%	— / 33
108	Fort WayneIN	72k	53%	$925	55%	14%	55 / 43
109	AnchorageAK	71k	58%	$1,300	57%	15%	21 / —
110	LafayetteLA	71k	52%	$1,000	53%	15%	42 / —
111	LincolnNE	70k	56%	$900	53%	14%	40 / —
112	ShreveportLA	69k	51%	$815	45%	14%	29 / 44
113	DavenportIA	61k	54%	$800	54%	14%	32 / —
114	FargoND	57k	55%	$950	52%	16%	53 / 44
115	Green BayWI	55k	56%	$870	58%	16%	53 / 46
116	Las CrucesNM	50k	53%	$1,030	52%	21%	— / 40
117	BurlingtonVT	49k	54%	$1,850	57%	18%	22 / 75
118	Sioux FallsSD	47k	57%	$925	57%	13%	44 / —
119	Cedar RapidsIA	45k	56%	$865	57%	14%	— / 35
120	AmarilloTX	41k	56%	$890	52%	9%	77 / 22
121	Charleston, WVWV	31k	54%	$850	51%	14%	37 / 34
122	DoverDE	31k	52%	$1,200	56%	13%	— / 37
123	BillingsMT	28k	56%	$1,300	56%	13%	62 / 35
124	CheyenneWY	14k	60%	$1,050	58%	13%	72 / 15

Methodology

Every column is a real, sourced figure, not a derived or invented composite score: singles population (ages 22-50) and gender balance from the U.S. Census ACS, 1-bedroom rent from Zumper/RentCafe (modeled where noted), coupling and cohabitation rates from ACS household composition tables (DP02), and political lean from state voter-registration data or, where a state doesn’t register by party, the most recent presidential-election result as a proxy. A dash means that metro doesn’t have that figure sourced yet, not zero. Full citation-level detail lives on Sources & methodology.

Citing this data

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According to The Dating Gazette's National Dating-Market Rankings
(https://datinggazette.com/rankings), [Metro] has a singles pool of
[N] (ages 22-50) and a [X]% male / [Y]% female split.