North Carolina Town Named One of the Worst for Singles
If you’re single and looking to mingle or just are curious which cities are the best for singles in America, we have you covered. Some cities are just better for singles, whether that’s because there are a lot of things for single people to do or plenty of single people looking for love. Whatever the reason, it stands to reason that some areas of the country are just better for those who are single and either looking for a relationship or happy alone. As it turns out, one North Carolina town has been named among the worst in the country for the single life.
Best and Worst Towns for Singles in America
The experts at Consumer Affairs have put together a study on the best cities for dating in the U.S. They add that a lot of people are single today, and the numbers are quite interesting. “While dating apps and continued population growth over recent decades have vastly expanded the pool of prospective romantic partners in and around the U.S., the percentage of one-person households has exploded over the past 60 years, from 13% in 1960 to 29% in 2022,” they note in the study. That’s a big increase.
For the studio, the Consumer Affairs Research Team “analyzed the 150 most populous U.S. cities for dating opportunities, cost of living, quality of life and dating interest to determine which cities provide the best environment for singles to explore romantic relationships.” So, they used a lot of different factors in their decision.
So, what about North Carolina? Cary, North Carolina, as ranked No. 147 in the study, making it one of the bottom towns on the tally, with a score of 34.43 out of 100. “While Cary may be a nice place for families looking to settle because of its affordable cost of living and extremely low violent crime rate, it has a low ratio of single residents, at 340 out of every 1,000 people,” the study notes.
The best city in the country for singles, they state, is Rochester, New York, thanks to its affordability, good quality of life and high ratio of single residents, at 682 out of every 1,000 people. In general, they say the entire upstate New York area is good for singles and has a high percentage of unmarried people.
There are more than 127 million single people ages 18 years and older living in the U.S., according to U.S. Census data. That makes up for a staggering 40% of the nation’s population, so more people may be single than you think looking around at all your married friends.
