One of the Worst Cities for Singles in 2023 is in Missouri
Suppose you are single and don't want to be single in 2024. then it would be best if you avoided this city in Missouri because the experts say it is one of the worst cities for single people in 2023...
According to WalletHub, Kansas City, Missouri is one of the lowest-rated big cities in the country for singles in 2023. Kansas City ranked 125th on the list of the best and worst cities for singles this year according to WalletHub, and this is out of the top 182 cities in the US.
How did they come up with the list?
On their site, WalletHub says...
"...nearly 47% of the U.S. adult population is unmarried (never married, divorced, or widowed)...To help America’s singles find love, WalletHub compared more than 182 U.S. cities across 35 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."
Kansas City struggles in the Dating Opportunities category being ranked 137th, that category consists of metrics like Share of Singles, Online Dating opportunities, and so on.
How does Kansas City compare?
Since Kansas City is low on the list you might expect the same from its cross-state sister city St. Louis, but actually, St. Louis is ranked 28th on the list! Other comparable cities to Kansas City include Des Moines ranked 72nd, Minneapolis ranked 16th, Omaha ranked 37th, Milwaukee ranked 94th, and even Detroit ranked 123rd ahead of KC's 125th ranking. The biggest city in the midwest Chicago ranked 22nd, the best city for singles is Seattle, followed by Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, and Austin round out the top 5, to see the complete list, click here!
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