Where Does Boise Rank On The Best Cities For Singles List
Are you bummed out because you just got out of a relationship and you don't want to deal with the hassle of dating but you want to find your person? Maybe you simply just hate being single or maybe you've been single for a while and you're ready to jump in but you're hesitant. Turn that frown upside down because according to a recent WalletHub study Boise ranked Top 10 in the Best Cities For Singles List. Is it because going out is affordable in Boise? Is it because the gender ratio is is fairly even? or is it because we're horrible at being in relationships and we bounce around from one to another? Whatever it is, Boise is a pretty good place to find love. Check the complete list as well as the methodology below. By the way Nampa also made the list at number 67 out of 182.
"To help America’s singles find love, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 32 key indicators of dating-friendliness. Our data set ranges from the share of the population that is single to the number of online dating opportunities to the average price for a two-person meal."
Best Cities for Singles
Overall Rank (1 = Best) | City | Total Score | ‘Economics’ Rank | ‘Fun & Recreation’ Rank | ‘Dating Opportunities’ Rank |
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1 | Madison, WI | 66.48 | 76 | 12 | 2 |
2 | Atlanta, GA | 65.51 | 109 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Denver, CO | 63.14 | 108 | 28 | 3 |
4 | Salt Lake City, UT | 62.90 | 40 | 5 | 65 |
5 | Columbia, SC | 62.71 | 51 | 61 | 8 |
6 | Fargo, ND | 62.56 | 12 | 63 | 22 |
7 | Missoula, MT | 62.24 | 89 | 69 | 5 |
8 | Portland, ME | 61.89 | 106 | 16 | 15 |
9 | Boise, ID | 61.51 | 41 | 30 | 35 |
10 | Tempe, AZ | 61.49 | 16 | 76 | 26 |
11 | Reno, NV | 61.47 | 70 | 31 | 14 |
12 | Manchester, NH | 60.97 | 38 | 98 | 13 |
13 | Tucson, AZ | 60.95 | 77 | 52 | 10 |
14 | Burlington, VT | 60.89 | 159 | 57 | 1 |
15 | Columbus, OH | 60.88 | 47 | 41 | 27 |
16 | Cincinnati, OH | 60.79 | 82 | 14 | 36 |
17 | Minneapolis, MN | 60.70 | 134 | 39 | 4 |
18 | Lincoln, NE | 60.48 | 17 | 104 | 24 |
19 | Sioux Falls, SD | 60.41 | 13 | 47 | 62 |
20 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 60.25 | 128 | 2 | 60 |
21 | Pittsburgh, PA | 60.00 | 103 | 21 | 28 |
22 | Rapid City, SD | 59.86 | 21 | 49 | 55 |
23 | Tallahassee, FL | 59.75 | 74 | 56 | 18 |
24 | Richmond, VA | 59.75 | 104 | 26 | 25 |
25 | Grand Rapids, MI | 59.66 | 46 | 44 | 44 |
26 | St. Louis, MO | 59.57 | 100 | 19 | 34 |
27 | Knoxville, TN | 59.47 | 33 | 32 | 79 |
28 | Virginia Beach, VA | 59.33 | 26 | 20 | 115 |
29 | Cheyenne, WY | 59.30 | 1 | 96 | 66 |
30 | Portland, OR | 59.05 | 152 | 24 | 11 |
31 | Colorado Springs, CO | 59.03 | 20 | 64 | 58 |
31 | Rochester, NY | 59.03 | 124 | 29 | 17 |
33 | Seattle, WA | 58.98 | 176 | 8 | 19 |
34 | Chandler, AZ | 58.82 | 5 | 118 | 53 |
35 | San Diego, CA | 58.51 | 156 | 36 | 16 |
36 | Des Moines, IA | 58.15 | 18 | 78 | 70 |
37 | Omaha, NE | 57.86 | 44 | 34 | 97 |
38 | Raleigh, NC | 57.65 | 62 | 38 | 71 |
39 | Chicago, IL | 57.55 | 175 | 15 | 23 |
40 | Springfield, MO | 57.54 | 10 | 79 | 112 |
41 | San Francisco, CA | 57.40 | 181 | 35 | 7 |
42 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 57.24 | 29 | 92 | 68 |
43 | Boston, MA | 57.06 | 180 | 18 | 12 |
44 | Houston, TX | 56.94 | 94 | 45 | 69 |
45 | St. Paul, MN | 56.92 | 121 | 70 | 20 |
46 | Tampa, FL | 56.83 | 113 | 9 | 114 |
47 | Phoenix, AZ | 56.74 | 55 | 152 | 38 |
48 | San Antonio, TX | 56.60 | 58 | 60 | 73 |
49 | Lubbock, TX | 56.52 | 15 | 155 | 47 |
50 | Honolulu, HI | 56.49 | 169 | 6 | 51 |
51 | Charleston, SC | 56.38 | 98 | 11 | 118 |
52 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 56.12 | 48 | 65 | 90 |
53 | Scottsdale, AZ | 56.11 | 75 | 37 | 96 |
54 | Oklahoma City, OK | 56.09 | 27 | 73 | 109 |
55 | Bismarck, ND | 56.01 | 9 | 83 | 129 |
56 | Los Angeles, CA | 55.84 | 179 | 99 | 6 |
57 | Austin, TX | 55.75 | 96 | 17 | 125 |
58 | Milwaukee, WI | 55.69 | 119 | 42 | 59 |
59 | Jacksonville, FL | 55.48 | 49 | 33 | 141 |
60 | Washington, DC | 55.38 | 177 | 10 | 31 |
61 | Glendale, AZ | 55.08 | 4 | 158 | 84 |
62 | Corpus Christi, TX | 55.06 | 23 | 136 | 85 |
63 | St. Petersburg, FL | 55.05 | 102 | 22 | 127 |
64 | Wilmington, DE | 55.04 | 143 | 50 | 40 |
65 | Salem, OR | 54.95 | 154 | 95 | 21 |
66 | Worcester, MA | 54.93 | 118 | 125 | 29 |
67 | Nampa, ID | 54.86 | 35 | 107 | 88 |
68 | Casper, WY | 54.86 | 32 | 88 | 116 |
69 | Nashville, TN | 54.85 | 111 | 27 | 110 |
70 | West Valley City, UT | 54.84 | 22 | 109 | 113 |
71 | Tacoma, WA | 54.83 | 132 | 74 | 33 |
72 | Cleveland, OH | 54.73 | 140 | 48 | 46 |
73 | Anchorage, AK | 54.70 | 153 | 40 | 43 |
74 | Norfolk, VA | 54.68 | 92 | 113 | 50 |
75 | Akron, OH | 54.64 | 56 | 101 | 92 |
76 | Augusta, GA | 54.31 | 50 | 144 | 81 |
77 | Miami, FL | 54.25 | 157 | 1 | 147 |
78 | Mesa, AZ | 54.24 | 8 | 128 | 128 |
79 | Wichita, KS | 54.17 | 54 | 106 | 99 |
80 | Fayetteville, NC | 53.97 | 90 | 147 | 45 |
81 | Irving, TX | 53.92 | 64 | 137 | 64 |
82 | Overland Park, KS | 53.92 | 45 | 62 | 135 |
83 | Orlando, FL | 53.91 | 130 | 4 | 153 |
84 | Aurora, IL | 53.87 | 116 | 110 | 57 |
85 | Tulsa, OK | 53.87 | 31 | 72 | 142 |
86 | Charlotte, NC | 53.85 | 80 | 51 | 121 |
87 | Dallas, TX | 53.83 | 97 | 46 | 126 |
88 | Huntington Beach, CA | 53.82 | 144 | 111 | 37 |
89 | Baton Rouge, LA | 53.80 | 122 | 59 | 72 |
90 | Nashua, NH | 53.79 | 24 | 91 | 139 |
91 | Kansas City, MO | 53.77 | 69 | 85 | 100 |
92 | Indianapolis, IN | 53.76 | 83 | 54 | 119 |
93 | Buffalo, NY | 53.75 | 110 | 43 | 107 |
94 | Fort Worth, TX | 53.72 | 34 | 115 | 122 |
95 | Albuquerque, NM | 53.64 | 101 | 75 | 80 |
96 | New Haven, CT | 53.52 | 150 | 102 | 32 |
97 | Las Vegas, NV | 53.16 | 138 | 7 | 151 |
98 | Fort Wayne, IN | 53.01 | 30 | 67 | 155 |
99 | Juneau, AK | 52.98 | 149 | 82 | 67 |
100 | Vancouver, WA | 52.90 | 125 | 58 | 89 |
101 | Louisville, KY | 52.74 | 53 | 103 | 132 |
102 | Huntsville, AL | 52.62 | 14 | 135 | 154 |
103 | Arlington, TX | 52.48 | 37 | 163 | 101 |
104 | Las Cruces, NM | 52.33 | 39 | 157 | 98 |
105 | Providence, RI | 52.33 | 166 | 53 | 52 |
106 | Plano, TX | 52.18 | 19 | 84 | 159 |
107 | Dover, DE | 52.16 | 115 | 131 | 76 |
108 | El Paso, TX | 52.13 | 11 | 126 | 160 |
109 | Spokane, WA | 52.05 | 85 | 77 | 137 |
110 | Baltimore, MD | 51.91 | 164 | 25 | 105 |
111 | Durham, NC | 51.81 | 28 | 119 | 150 |
112 | Aurora, CO | 51.80 | 81 | 138 | 94 |
113 | New Orleans, LA | 51.70 | 171 | 23 | 95 |
114 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 51.46 | 7 | 89 | 171 |
115 | Chesapeake, VA | 51.30 | 25 | 151 | 130 |
116 | Huntington, WV | 51.26 | 105 | 146 | 82 |
117 | San Jose, CA | 51.20 | 163 | 133 | 30 |
118 | Amarillo, TX | 51.15 | 3 | 156 | 167 |
118 | Chattanooga, TN | 51.15 | 43 | 71 | 168 |
120 | Jersey City, NJ | 51.13 | 167 | 87 | 42 |
121 | Columbus, GA | 50.93 | 60 | 130 | 133 |
122 | Gilbert, AZ | 50.89 | 2 | 142 | 165 |
123 | Oceanside, CA | 50.79 | 127 | 123 | 91 |
124 | Memphis, TN | 50.77 | 79 | 97 | 143 |
125 | Billings, MT | 50.76 | 57 | 117 | 149 |
126 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 50.75 | 112 | 149 | 83 |
127 | Sacramento, CA | 50.60 | 145 | 108 | 75 |
128 | Charleston, WV | 50.53 | 99 | 122 | 123 |
129 | Mobile, AL | 50.51 | 52 | 105 | 162 |
130 | Henderson, NV | 50.46 | 68 | 100 | 148 |
131 | Fresno, CA | 50.21 | 123 | 164 | 63 |
132 | Newark, NJ | 50.19 | 155 | 127 | 61 |
133 | Long Beach, CA | 49.90 | 172 | 116 | 39 |
134 | Toledo, OH | 49.82 | 95 | 132 | 131 |
135 | Riverside, CA | 49.82 | 139 | 169 | 41 |
136 | Irvine, CA | 49.73 | 148 | 86 | 108 |
137 | Birmingham, AL | 49.68 | 117 | 80 | 146 |
138 | Garden Grove, CA | 49.65 | 168 | 153 | 49 |
139 | Bridgeport, CT | 49.57 | 142 | 145 | 77 |
140 | Newport News, VA | 49.48 | 73 | 143 | 140 |
141 | New York, NY | 49.36 | 182 | 13 | 78 |
142 | Chula Vista, CA | 49.16 | 133 | 162 | 74 |
143 | Oxnard, CA | 49.07 | 158 | 175 | 48 |
144 | Little Rock, AR | 49.03 | 107 | 81 | 157 |
145 | Cape Coral, FL | 48.91 | 61 | 68 | 172 |
146 | Fort Smith, AR | 48.72 | 78 | 124 | 152 |
147 | North Las Vegas, NV | 48.66 | 93 | 168 | 104 |
148 | Fontana, CA | 48.58 | 131 | 172 | 87 |
149 | Jackson, MS | 48.43 | 63 | 154 | 156 |
150 | Anaheim, CA | 48.38 | 151 | 150 | 86 |
151 | Santa Clarita, CA | 48.01 | 126 | 165 | 111 |
152 | Bakersfield, CA | 47.70 | 114 | 178 | 106 |
153 | Peoria, AZ | 47.70 | 6 | 174 | 174 |
154 | Ontario, CA | 47.67 | 136 | 173 | 93 |
155 | Gulfport, MS | 47.55 | 84 | 139 | 161 |
156 | Grand Prairie, TX | 47.50 | 72 | 176 | 134 |
157 | Detroit, MI | 47.47 | 135 | 148 | 120 |
158 | South Burlington, VT | 47.40 | 59 | 141 | 163 |
159 | Fremont, CA | 47.32 | 141 | 134 | 138 |
160 | Garland, TX | 47.29 | 67 | 167 | 144 |
161 | Montgomery, AL | 47.23 | 65 | 120 | 170 |
162 | Santa Rosa, CA | 46.94 | 173 | 90 | 136 |
163 | Greensboro, NC | 46.81 | 42 | 121 | 179 |
164 | Santa Ana, CA | 46.72 | 170 | 166 | 56 |
165 | Stockton, CA | 46.66 | 120 | 179 | 102 |
166 | Columbia, MD | 46.37 | 88 | 140 | 169 |
167 | Oakland, CA | 46.05 | 178 | 112 | 103 |
168 | Shreveport, LA | 45.87 | 91 | 160 | 166 |
169 | Lewiston, ME | 45.55 | 87 | 171 | 158 |
170 | San Bernardino, CA | 45.41 | 174 | 181 | 54 |
171 | Yonkers, NY | 45.22 | 162 | 94 | 164 |
172 | Philadelphia, PA | 44.85 | 165 | 55 | 173 |
173 | Pearl City, HI | 44.45 | 146 | 182 | 124 |
174 | Modesto, CA | 44.35 | 137 | 177 | 145 |
175 | Winston-Salem, NC | 44.35 | 65 | 161 | 177 |
176 | Moreno Valley, CA | 44.29 | 160 | 180 | 117 |
177 | Hialeah, FL | 44.18 | 129 | 114 | 175 |
178 | Laredo, TX | 43.85 | 36 | 170 | 176 |
179 | Warwick, RI | 43.63 | 147 | 93 | 178 |
180 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 43.11 | 86 | 66 | 182 |
181 | Brownsville, TX | 40.98 | 71 | 159 | 181 |
182 | Glendale, CA | 38.96 | 161 | 129 | 180 |