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Posted on 09/08/2004 4:55:02 PM PDT by qam1
There are some U.S. cities that just don’t have what it takes when it comes to dating. Take Pittsburgh, PA for example.
(PRWEB) September 4, 2004 -- There are some U.S. cities that just don’t have what it takes when it comes to dating. Take Pittsburgh, PA for example. According to a recent study conducted by Sperling’s Best Places and featured on MSN.com, the city ranks as one with the lowest number of 18-24 year-olds. So, if you’re a Pittsburgh single between 18-24 years old looking to “hook up” with someone your age, your chances are probably slim to none.
Study experts for Sperling’s Best Places identified several cities as the “worst cities for dating” including Houston, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; Atlanta, GA; Louisville, KY; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN and Wichita, KS.
These cities had one or more reasons for not measuring up, including:
Lowest percentage of singles. Jewelry is least often bought as a gift in this area. Least number of bars, coffee shops or other “hotspots” to meet singles.
So, what can single people do?
“It’s good to be proactive, but instead of packing up and moving to a different city or state in search of more singles, consider joining a dating service. A dating service often has a large membership database and the ability to accommodate thousands of members,” said Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together Dating Service.
Meeting the Dating Demand Catering to more than 125,000 members at over 60 locations throughout North America, The Right One and Together Dating Service is the largest bricks and mortar dating service in the industry, offering a more consistent product, a greater number of potentially compatible mates and added value of flexibility in transferring memberships to another geographic region.
Not surprisingly, The Right One and Together Dating offices are located precisely where lack of singles makes dating near impossible. The Right One offices are located in Louisville, KY, Atlanta, GA and Pittsburgh, PA. Together Dating meets the demand of singles with offices in Wichita, KS, Minneapolis, MN and Houston, TX.
“When new members provide us with feedback on what made them decide to join our dating service, more often than not it is because they want to be proactive in finding that special someone. Yet, the old real estate adage ‘location, location, location’, can also ring true in the dating world. If the demographic in your area is made up of mostly senior citizens and you’re a single 20-or 30-something trying to find a date with someone around your own age, the choices are going to be very limited. There’s no guarantee that your path will ever cross with those other single folks. Consider enlisting the help of professional matchmakers. Don’t leave dating all to chance,” Falzone explained.
About Sperling’s Best Places Sperling’s Best Places has been analyzing data of people and places and rating them for publications for nearly 20 years. For more information about Sperling’s Best Places, visit www.BestPlaces.net.
| Rank | Name | Score | 18-24 Pct | 18-24 Single Pct | Score - Online dating | Index - venues | Index - expen. |
| 1 | Austin-San Marcos, TX | 100.0 | 13.4% | 81.2% | 77.8 | 59.4 | 84.8 |
| 2 | Colorado Springs, CO | 88.7 | 10.5% | 74.2% | 88.9 | 69.6 | 69.6 |
| 3 | San Diego, CA | 84.0 | 11.3% | 79.4% | 77.4 | 89.8 | 34.1 |
| 4 | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 80.7 | 11.6% | 82.9% | 79.2 | 37.9 | 67 |
| 5 | Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA | 78.7 | 9.0% | 83.9% | 100.0 | 100 | 44.3 |
| 6 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 78.7 | 11.2% | 82.7% | 66.9 | 62 | 96.2 |
| 7 | Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC | 77.0 | 11.2% | 75.6% | 82.9 | 29.1 | 58.2 |
| 8 | Ann Arbor, MI | 75.5 | 12.9% | 90.3% | 51.1 | 56.9 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Springfield, MA | 75.2 | 11.7% | 89.8% | 63.5 | 94.9 | 62 |
| 10 | Honolulu, HI | 75.2 | 10.1% | 82.3% | 50.2 | 91.1 | 5 |
| 11 | Jersey City, NJ | 73.2 | 10.4% | 85.6% | 61.0 | 60.7 | 94.9 |
| 12 | Columbus, OH | 71.5 | 10.7% | 84.5% | 64.8 | 51.8 | 63.2 |
| 13 | Tacoma, WA | 70.4 | 9.8% | 76.2% | 88.4 | 55.6 | 59.4 |
| 14 | Columbia, SC | 69.3 | 11.6% | 79.8% | 53.7 | 26.5 | 86 |
| 15 | Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA | 67.9 | 9.3% | 79.3% | 75.0 | 74.6 | 74.6 |
| 16 | Denver, CO | 65.2 | 9.0% | 77.3% | 75.2 | 87.3 | 48.1 |
| 17 | Baton Rouge, LA | 61.6 | 12.8% | 83.7% | 39.0 | 3.7 | 72.1 |
| 18 | New York, NY | 61.4 | 9.6% | 85.5% | 55.9 | 53.1 | 53.1 |
| 19 | Oakland, CA | 61.1 | 8.8% | 83.5% | 55.8 | 68.3 | 8.8 |
| 20 | Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 60.8 | 10.3% | 88.4% | 57.5 | 81 | 83.5 |
| 21 | Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 57.8 | 10.1% | 76.0% | 62.1 | 39.2 | 64.5 |
| 22 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 57.5 | 9.0% | 83.7% | 41.6 | 65.8 | 26.5 |
| 23 | Orlando, FL | 57.3 | 9.5% | 81.4% | 85.0 | 17.7 | 92.4 |
| 24 | Dayton-Springfield, OH | 57.0 | 10.0% | 81.9% | 50.2 | 36.7 | 45.5 |
| 25 | Akron, OH | 56.1 | 9.5% | 88.0% | 48.5 | 77.2 | 17.7 |
| 26 | Fresno, CA | 54.8 | 10.9% | 76.1% | 21.0 | 5 | 11.3 |
| 27 | Gary, IN | 54.6 | 9.4% | 86.1% | 40.2 | 67 | 36.7 |
| 28 | Toledo, OH | 53.9 | 11.1% | 85.3% | 54.4 | 83.5 | 39.2 |
| 29 | Tucson, AZ | 53.2 | 10.9% | 81.8% | 49.9 | 20.2 | 77.2 |
| 30 | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 52.8 | 9.7% | 73.7% | 58.8 | 7.5 | 78.4 |
| 31 | New Orleans, LA | 52.0 | 9.7% | 85.6% | 33.0 | 43 | 51.8 |
| 32 | Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 51.9 | 10.3% | 81.2% | 42.1 | 63.2 | 13.9 |
| 33 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 50.7 | 9.5% | 82.9% | 74.0 | 82.2 | 91.1 |
| 34 | Baltimore, MD | 50.6 | 8.6% | 86.8% | 58.4 | 79.7 | 10.1 |
| 35 | Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD | 50.5 | 9.9% | 84.1% | 55.1 | 58.2 | 27.8 |
| 36 | Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI | 50.4 | 10.3% | 82.3% | 41.8 | 13.9 | 24 |
| 37 | Omaha, NE-IA | 49.8 | 9.8% | 81.5% | 54.4 | 75.9 | 55.6 |
| 38 | San Francisco, CA | 49.8 | 8.1% | 86.1% | 93.2 | 98.7 | 25.3 |
| 39 | San Jose, CA | 49.7 | 9.3% | 83.0% | 66.9 | 70.8 | 1.2 |
| 40 | Sacramento, CA | 47.5 | 8.8% | 80.0% | 61.8 | 48.1 | 35.4 |
| 41 | Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT | 47.4 | 12.7% | 71.3% | 58.5 | 16.4 | 65.8 |
| 42 | Nashville, TN | 47.0 | 10.2% | 78.2% | 65.1 | 6.3 | 75.9 |
| 43 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 47.0 | 9.1% | 86.2% | 43.5 | 78.4 | 22.7 |
| 44 | Miami, FL | 46.2 | 9.1% | 81.6% | 39.8 | 24 | 54.4 |
| 45 | Oklahoma City, OK | 46.0 | 11.4% | 76.8% | 61.4 | 12.6 | 82.2 |
| 46 | Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV | 45.6 | 8.7% | 83.8% | 75.0 | 49.3 | 6.3 |
| 47 | Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 45.1 | 10.0% | 76.0% | 51.5 | 21.5 | 73.4 |
| 48 | Ventura, CA | 44.3 | 9.0% | 80.5% | 44.7 | 93.6 | 0 |
| 49 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 44.1 | 7.5% | 80.6% | 77.1 | 46.8 | 87.3 |
| 50 | Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | 43.8 | 9.8% | 77.1% | 34.3 | 10.1 | 16.4 |
| 51 | Dallas, TX | 43.5 | 10.1% | 73.5% | 67.3 | 31.6 | 41.7 |
| 52 | Las Vegas, NV-AZ | 43.0 | 8.8% | 73.9% | 68.0 | 44.3 | 89.8 |
| 53 | Jacksonville, FL | 42.4 | 9.0% | 79.1% | 74.0 | 50.6 | 79.7 |
| 54 | Syracuse, NY | 42.0 | 9.8% | 87.3% | 48.3 | 88.6 | 97.4 |
| 55 | Chicago, IL | 41.7 | 9.5% | 83.5% | 38.6 | 64.5 | 12.6 |
| 56 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 41.7 | 11.3% | 65.3% | 0.0 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 57 | San Antonio, TX | 41.5 | 10.3% | 77.3% | 47.6 | 11.3 | 88.6 |
| 58 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 41.4 | 7.2% | 83.3% | 77.5 | 35.4 | 60.7 |
| 59 | Orange County, CA | 41.2 | 9.4% | 80.7% | 56.0 | 84.8 | 2.5 |
| 60 | Indianapolis, IN | 41.1 | 8.8% | 80.1% | 59.9 | 34.1 | 20.2 |
| 61 | Richmond-Petersburg, VA | 40.9 | 8.9% | 83.2% | 59.7 | 2.5 | 46.8 |
| 62 | Rochester, NY | 40.4 | 9.3% | 85.7% | 58.4 | 96.2 | 70.8 |
| 63 | Boston, MA-NH-ME | 38.4 | 8.9% | 88.8% | 68.1 | 97.4 | 29.1 |
| 64 | Philadelphia, PA-NJ | 38.2 | 8.8% | 88.2% | 46.9 | 73.4 | 43 |
| 65 | Albuquerque, NM | 36.8 | 9.8% | 81.1% | 47.4 | 22.7 | 98.7 |
| 66 | Memphis, TN-AR-MS | 36.6 | 9.5% | 81.0% | 38.8 | 1.2 | 32.9 |
| 67 | Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH | 35.9 | 7.8% | 86.3% | 35.4 | 86 | 30.3 |
| 68 | Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA | 35.8 | 8.7% | 82.9% | 52.5 | 72.1 | 100 |
| 69 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 35.5 | 8.8% | 83.6% | 44.4 | 40.5 | 37.9 |
| 70 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | 35.5 | 10.0% | 73.1% | 27.0 | 15.1 | 50.6 |
| 71 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | 35.3 | 9.1% | 75.8% | 55.4 | 45.5 | 49.3 |
| 72 | Houston, TX | 34.5 | 10.0% | 73.7% | 42.7 | 27.8 | 31.6 |
| 73 | Pittsburgh, PA | 33.1 | 8.1% | 87.7% | 40.5 | 92.4 | 93.6 |
| 74 | Atlanta, GA | 32.5 | 9.5% | 79.3% | 72.8 | 18.9 | 21.5 |
| 75 | Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC | 31.8 | 9.5% | 76.9% | 44.9 | 8.8 | 56.9 |
| 76 | Louisville, KY-IN | 29.9 | 8.8% | 81.2% | 50.9 | 32.9 | 68.3 |
| 77 | Detroit, MI | 29.7 | 8.1% | 86.8% | 41.7 | 54.4 | 7.5 |
| 78 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 29.6 | 9.2% | 85.0% | 59.9 | 30.3 | 18.9 |
| 79 | Wichita, KS | 29.1 | 9.4% | 75.0% | 51.8 | 41.7 | 81 |
| 80 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 28.5 | 8.6% | 79.4% | 55.7 | 25.3 | 40.5 |
I am SOOO glad I'm out of the dating scene!
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("SF...somewhere near the bottom..." No pun intended.)
columbus Ohio is so high because of OSU being in town....
Sounds about right for Minneapolis. Still single, but fortunate that I basically fell into a large group of friends by chance. Especially since I work from home!
I would hate to be single and move here (Like I did) because this town is definately cliqueish
I bet it would be for singles over 30!!
I just know Mrs. SV is going to be asking all kinds of questions about why I got pinged to this one.
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Oh, I dunno - Seattle is a great place to find a boyfriend...if you're a guy...
add Glassboro NJ...uh wait, the phone is ringing, be right back...
True, but for us old folks (I'm 41) there is a ton of action. Between my first and second marriage I actually picked up a womam at Kroger. How Mid-Western middle class is that? LOL!
Despite what he said, I always noticed he seemed to do very well. I also think the city has more than it's share of lookers.
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Interesting list... I would've guess Houston to be higher up on the list... I never seem to have a problem meeting guys here. :)
And regarding the article, give me a break, of course cities aren't good for these age groups, colleges and universities is where these people (18-24) should be! How about one that hits 24-40s singles?
Honolulu scored 10th. Har! "Say where should we go," "Oh, I dunno, how about we LUXURIOUSLY LINGER AROUND FRICKIN' PARADISE!"
You know, it's funny......I used to live in pittsburgh and never had any trouble there (#73?). At the same time, this reinforces for me just how much living where I am is than there....;^p (that's south of MAcon, GA for y'all who don't know me) There's pretty much a lack of everything here.
oh, and the dating service thing is worthless unless you are near a major metropolitan center, for anyone else who is interested in reading this.
Boy, I am glad that I travel a lot for my job.
Well you can quickly find 20 random threads and just Bump them to knock this out of your my comments screen. :-D
But I'm surprised Burlington isn't on the list, It's a fun little city (Well before the smoking ban sucked all the fun out of it).
But given the large number of "new grad" type jobs here, it makes for a fairly active scene. One thing to note, which distorts this study, San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland are a single contiguous mass of concrete, saddling San Francisco Bay. So, for example, a person sitting in San Francisco or the suburbs near it will just as likely be dating someone in what they call "Oakland" or "San Jose." Back when I was of that age I quite literally lived in all three, depending on where I had my place at the time, and dated in all three. Strange that the number for "Oakland" is out of whack with "San Francisco" and "San Jose" (note these last two being nearly identical) - it sort of makes me suspect the whole thing.
#8 = Ann arbor Mi; lol, the "study" never bothered to check out the "talent" - not a pretty sight.
True, but look at the positve side of your equation. If you are bi-sexual, you double your chance to score on a Saturday Night!
It's a Long, Lonely Search for Men Looking for Love in Alaska
They say there are so few women in Alaska that you never lose your girlfriend you just lose your turn.
You know what else is funny? I just realized that I think much faster than I type, and what I posted really doesn't make much sense at all. At least I know what I was thinking.
And do you know what else is funny? Apparently I talk to myself!
Lake City, FL = Worst. Dating. Scene. Ever.
I just hope "She who has size 11 pumps", doesn't know I got pinged two times for this thread.
How the hell would I know? I spend all my time trying to get Illegals Deported, and looking for a job in Utah.
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Know the majority there is under 35...blonde and female....and not quite as much hair under the arms as in Oregon.
Enough for me. Besides, what's better than a rebelling Mormon girlfriend?
LOL
A's fans.
Memphis TN is a great place to meet..can you say... large girls! Must be the fried foods, especially the fried peanut butter banana sandwiches!
Being from KC, I can say it is not a very good place for dating since it is such a family oriented area. I was lukcy enough to find my wife there although.
This sounds more like a press release for the dating services or even as an advertisement than a news story.
And what's this crap about not enough bars in Pittsburgh?
I think that Pittsburgh still has more bars, per capita, than ANY city in the country. Along with more bridges to jump from if you can't find a date or end up marrying the wrong one.
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