Looking For Love? These Are The 10 Best — And 10 Worst — Cities To Live In

A new study ranks U.S. cities in terms of how dating-friendly they are. Did yours make the list?

If you’re single and ready to mingle, the city you live in could be helping — or hurting — your chances of finding love, a new study says.

WalletHub, a personal finance company, recently released its Best & Worst Cities for Singles report. It measured 182 U.S. cities across 35 indicators of dating friendliness that fall into three main categories: economics (e.g., the average price of a cocktail or a meal for two); fun and recreation (e.g., the number of restaurants and parks per capita); and dating opportunities (e.g., the share of the population that’s single).

Of the 35 metrics used, the ones that carried the most weight in the rankings were the share of single population and the gender balance of those singles, WalletHub analyst Cassandra Happe told HuffPost. (The gender balance refers to the ratio of single men to single women and assumes people are seeking opposite-sex partners, which isn’t the case for everyone and a limitation of the study.)

In a writeup of the study on the WalletHub website, Happe explained how the place you live can have a notable impact on your dating life.

“If a city has a high population of singles and is packed with activities that you’ll enjoy, then you’ll have a better chance to meet someone with similar interests and can go on higher-quality dates,” she said. “In the current economy, a city that minimizes costs through inexpensive restaurants and venues, plus free things to do, is especially attractive.”