Which US city has the highest Total Score?

Atlanta, GA has the highest Total Score of the 172 US cities listed in 2025, at 64.15, followed by Las Vegas, NV (63.71) and Tampa, FL (62.73).

Which US city ranks last on Total Score of those listed?

Brownsville, TX ranks last of the 172 US cities listed in 2025, at 37.09. The list covers 172 of 477 US cities.

What is the median Total Score across US cities?

The median is 51.31 across the 172 US cities listed in 2025.

Where does the Best Cities for Single Men data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Best & Worst Cities for Singles - Wallet Hub; Where Most People Are Single or Married - Smart Asset. Last updated Oct 28, 2026.

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Best Cities for Single Men

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Atlanta, GA has the highest Total Score of the 172 US cities listed in 2025 (64.15), followed by Las Vegas, NV (63.71) and Tampa, FL (62.73). Brownsville, TX ranks last of the 172 listed (37.09).

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Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 172 cities.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one city; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

51.31

Middle half 48.23 – 54.86

Average

51.28

172 cities

Highest

64.15

Atlanta, GA

Lowest

37.09

Brownsville, TX

Data

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172 cities · # = rank by Total Score

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1	Atlanta, GA	64.15	16th	3rd	128th
2	Las Vegas, NV	63.71	46th	7th	56th
3	Tampa, FL	62.73	9th	12th	115th
4	Seattle, WA	62.32	4th	9th	168th
5	Denver, CO	61.15	3rd	21st	154th
6	Austin, TX	60.71	25th	16th	118th
7	Pittsburgh, PA	60.63	18th	24th	92nd
8	Orlando, FL	60.51	91st	1st	124th
9	St. Louis, MO	60.27	48th	11th	100th
10	Portland, OR	60.26	8th	17th	160th
11	Miami, FL	59.42	43rd	4th	174th
12	Minneapolis, MN	59.33	7th	31st	114th
13	Madison, WI	59.32	2nd	47th	117th
14	Reno, NV	59.1	13th	35th	84th
15	Tucson, AZ	58.42	36th	26th	101st
15	Cincinnati, OH	58.42	64th	22nd	90th
17	San Francisco, CA	58.09	44th	6th	180th
18	Rapid City, SD	57.91	5th	118th	19th
19	San Diego, CA	57.74	24th	13th	175th
20	Columbia, SC	57.56	55th	40th	26th
21	Chicago, IL	57.55	95th	2nd	171st
22	Salt Lake City, UT	57.52	70th	30th	29th
23	Lincoln, NE	57.48	21st	84th	18th
24	Honolulu, HI	57.14	86th	8th	170th
25	Las Cruces, NM	57.04	1st	132nd	28th
26	Fargo, ND	56.88	10th	154th	11th
27	Columbus, OH	56.34	31st	41st	99th
28	Cleveland, OH	56.14	19th	68th	93rd
29	Rochester, NY	55.88	23rd	52nd	134th
30	Norfolk, VA	55.75	12th	110th	62nd
31	Tempe, AZ	55.62	88th	42nd	31st
32	Sioux Falls, SD	55.4	35th	136th	5th
33	Los Angeles, CA	55.34	58th	10th	181st
34	Knoxville, TN	55.32	71st	48th	50th
35	Phoenix, AZ	55.31	32nd	44th	135th
35	Colorado Springs, CO	55.31	67th	39th	85th
37	Burlington, VT	55.18	17th	108th	79th
38	Spokane, WA	55.06	27th	67th	122nd
39	Missoula, MT	55.01	22nd	112th	52nd
40	Wilmington, DE	54.96	34th	60th	82nd
41	St. Paul, MN	54.94	40th	76th	77th
42	Chandler, AZ	54.88	63rd	86th	10th
43	Nampa, ID	54.87	15th	147th	16th
44	Houston, TX	54.85	101st	25th	120th
45	Omaha, NE	54.84	84th	51st	34th
46	Albuquerque, NM	54.49	96th	36th	73rd
47	Billings, MT	54.3	33rd	119th	40th
48	Fort Lauderdale, FL	54.08	98th	14th	172nd
49	Lubbock, TX	54.01	62nd	138th	3rd
50	Bismarck, ND	53.83	60th	168th	4th
51	Buffalo, NY	53.68	50th	46th	147th
52	Des Moines, IA	53.56	37th	113th	70th
53	Anchorage, AK	53.55	28th	80th	145th
54	Richmond, VA	53.38	77th	34th	148th
55	Tacoma, WA	53.36	41st	96th	110th
56	New Haven, CT	53.31	20th	135th	112th
57	Mesa, AZ	53.23	85th	79th	35th
58	West Valley City, UT	53.18	11th	179th	17th
59	Tallahassee, FL	53.1	89th	109th	22nd
60	Sacramento, CA	53.08	80th	29th	158th
61	Providence, RI	53.02	54th	66th	141st
62	San Bernardino, CA	52.98	30th	130th	108th
63	Grand Rapids, MI	52.96	83rd	55th	113th
64	Corpus Christi, TX	52.88	87th	116th	12th
65	Washington, DC	52.82	106th	15th	176th
66	Milwaukee, WI	52.81	53rd	73rd	137th
67	Aurora, CO	52.77	57th	117th	30th
68	San Antonio, TX	52.67	93rd	45th	125th
69	Oklahoma City, OK	52.57	134th	61st	13th
70	Akron, OH	52.44	66th	141st	37th
71	Fontana, CA	52.4	52nd	149th	67th
72	New Orleans, LA	52.39	137th	19th	162nd
73	Wichita, KS	52.23	79th	128th	25th
74	Springfield, MO	52.05	102nd	105th	27th
75	Fayetteville, NC	52.03	59th	127th	68th
76	Toledo, OH	51.92	49th	115th	104th
77	El Paso, TX	51.87	127th	56th	33rd
78	Raleigh, NC	51.81	115th	65th	64th
79	Salem, OR	51.78	6th	120th	159th
80	Henderson, NV	51.62	126th	74th	21st
81	Dallas, TX	51.55	94th	33rd	166th
82	Scottsdale, AZ	51.49	162nd	23rd	109th
83	Vancouver, WA	51.41	109th	75th	87th
83	Casper, WY	51.41	42nd	145th	111th
85	Cedar Rapids, IA	51.38	74th	152nd	41st
86	Kansas City, MO	51.36	133rd	54th	58th
87	North Las Vegas, NV	51.26	72nd	153rd	1st
88	Charleston, SC	51.23	171st	20th	86th
88	Cheyenne, WY	51.23	45th	164th	81st
90	Nashville, TN	51.05	120th	37th	130th
91	Tulsa, OK	50.99	118th	70th	74th
92	Huntsville, AL	50.91	128th	82nd	43rd
93	St. Petersburg, FL	50.77	151st	28th	132nd
94	Detroit, MI	50.61	68th	89th	149th
95	Overland Park, KS	50.59	147th	93rd	2nd
96	Juneau, AK	50.52	39th	162nd	136th
97	Indianapolis, IN	50.5	125th	83rd	55th
98	Louisville, KY	50.44	141st	59th	71st
99	Oakland, CA	50.3	75th	69th	163rd
100	Santa Ana, CA	50.29	73rd	98th	143rd
101	Birmingham, AL	50.23	113th	85th	96th
102	Amarillo, TX	50.13	142nd	133rd	7th
103	Philadelphia, PA	50.11	119th	27th	173rd
103	Moreno Valley, CA	50.11	56th	163rd	98th
105	Augusta, GA	50.08	69th	176th	95th
106	Riverside, CA	50.05	105th	88th	105th
107	Oceanside, CA	50.04	111th	77th	126th
108	Stockton, CA	49.99	100th	134th	48th
109	Ontario, CA	49.74	76th	143rd	107th
110	Virginia Beach, VA	49.71	158th	53rd	32nd
111	Glendale, AZ	49.58	123rd	101st	36th
112	Baltimore, MD	49.56	121st	49th	146th
113	Long Beach, CA	49.55	90th	43rd	177th
114	Modesto, CA	49.38	104th	100th	129th
115	Gilbert, AZ	49.28	135th	99th	38th
116	Fresno, CA	49.15	92nd	91st	157th
117	Bakersfield, CA	49.01	140th	92nd	69th
118	Fort Worth, TX	48.96	152nd	63rd	83rd
119	Fort Wayne, IN	48.95	129th	121st	39th
119	Huntington Beach, CA	48.95	117th	57th	161st
121	San Jose, CA	48.89	78th	62nd	178th
122	Charlotte, NC	48.88	138th	50th	144th
123	Chattanooga, TN	48.78	148th	97th	61st
124	Jacksonville, FL	48.74	146th	78th	91st
125	Chula Vista, CA	48.62	110th	106th	102nd
126	Irvine, CA	48.43	136th	64th	142nd
127	Oxnard, CA	48.42	103rd	144th	94th
128	Garden Grove, CA	48.24	112th	102nd	140th
128	Bridgeport, CT	48.24	29th	169th	151st
130	South Burlington, VT	48.19	108th	181st	6th
131	Irving, TX	48.11	99th	165th	80th
132	Huntington, WV	48.03	107th	173rd	60th
133	Baton Rouge, LA	47.93	114th	90th	150th
134	Fort Smith, AR	47.84	97th	160th	59th
135	Newport News, VA	47.71	116th	170th	57th
136	Arlington, TX	47.5	154th	104th	47th
137	New York, NY	47.38	166th	5th	182nd
138	Santa Rosa, CA	47.1	131st	71st	169th
139	Columbus, GA	46.82	153rd	155th	9th
140	Plano, TX	46.6	169th	72nd	51st
141	Cape Coral, FL	46.49	161st	107th	42nd
142	Durham, NC	46.47	165th	129th	15th
142	Charleston, WV	46.47	143rd	178th	20th
144	Mobile, AL	46.43	157th	122nd	63rd
145	Fremont, CA	46.37	144th	125th	89th
146	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	46.27	159th	103rd	45th
147	Aurora, IL	46.12	130th	150th	116th
148	Gulfport, MS	46.09	124th	177th	88th
149	Greensboro, NC	45.49	172nd	94th	54th
150	Columbia, MD	45.29	149th	151st	66th
151	Warwick, RI	45.23	139th	156th	46th
152	Shreveport, LA	45.19	155th	148th	97th
153	Laredo, TX	44.69	164th	159th	8th
154	Winston-Salem, NC	44.62	176th	111th	23rd
155	Memphis, TN	44.54	156th	137th	121st
156	Santa Clarita, CA	44.19	132nd	140th	164th
157	Chesapeake, VA	44.18	174th	146th	14th
158	Montgomery, AL	43.96	168th	172nd	24th
159	Anaheim, CA	43.5	163rd	95th	155th
160	Peoria, AZ	43.24	180th	114th	49th
161	Garland, TX	43.08	160th	158th	103rd
162	Dover, DE	43.07	145th	175th	127th
163	Jackson, MS	42.72	170th	180th	75th
164	Little Rock, AR	42.11	167th	167th	133rd
165	Glendale, CA	41.99	181st	58th	153rd
166	Pembroke Pines, FL	41.95	179th	124th	106th
167	Grand Prairie, TX	41.94	175th	161st	65th
168	Port St. Lucie, FL	40.99	177th	174th	78th
169	Hialeah, FL	40.74	178th	142nd	139th
170	Yonkers, NY	39.32	173rd	157th	167th
171	Pearl City, HI	39.2	150th	182nd	165th
172	Brownsville, TX	37.09	182nd	166th	72nd

What correlates with Total Score (2025)?

Pearson r against 35 other city metrics sharing at least 104 cities. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Score tend to score higher on these

Property Crime Rate (per 100K)Crime Rates by City (FBI)
r = +0.33 · moderate · n = 158
Plot
RapeMost Violent Cities in America
r = +0.30 · weak · n = 134
Plot
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+)Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census)
r = +0.30 · weak · n = 169
Plot
Motor Vehicle Theft Rate (per 100K)Crime Rates by City (FBI)
r = +0.29 · weak · n = 158
Plot
Burglary Rate (per 100K)Crime Rates by City (FBI)
r = +0.27 · weak · n = 158
Plot
RobberyMost Violent Cities in America
r = +0.17 · weak · n = 134
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Score tend to score lower on these

Average Commute (Minutes)Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census)
r = −0.23 · weak · n = 169
Plot
Price Level (Utilities)Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities)
r = −0.16 · weak · n = 171
Plot
Nonwhite-White DissimilarityMost Racist Cities in America
r = −0.14 · weak · n = 108
Plot
Price Level (Goods)Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities)
r = −0.14 · weak · n = 171
Plot
Price Level (Other Services)Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities)
r = −0.11 · weak · n = 171
Plot
Median Rent (Monthly, Capped at $3,501)Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census)
r = −0.11 · weak · n = 169
Plot

Quick answers

Which US city has the highest Total Score?: Atlanta, GA has the highest Total Score of the 172 US cities listed in 2025, at 64.15, followed by Las Vegas, NV (63.71) and Tampa, FL (62.73).
Which US city ranks last on Total Score of those listed?: Brownsville, TX ranks last of the 172 US cities listed in 2025, at 37.09. The list covers 172 of 477 US cities.
What is the median Total Score across US cities?: The median is 51.31 across the 172 US cities listed in 2025.
Where does the Best Cities for Single Men data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Best & Worst Cities for Singles - Wallet Hub; Where Most People Are Single or Married - Smart Asset. Last updated Oct 28, 2026.

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