Providence 15th Best American City for Singles
Monday, July 05, 2010
Is this good news for a single girl?
How'd Providence fare in the metric web created by Forbes? First of all, let's examine the methodology. They ranked 40 of the largest continental U.S. metropolitan statistical areas in seven different categories: coolness, cost of living alone, culture, job growth, online dating participation, nightlife and the ratio of singles to the entire population of the metro. Each metro was assigned a ranking of 1 to 40 in each category, based on quantitative data, and all categories were weighted equally. Fair enough. I guess. This doesn't take safety, access to STD counseling, or ratio of ER visits to cocktail lounges into consideration, but there's always room for improvement in science, right?
So let's see how we're doing. First off, I'm a little disappointed we're ranked behind Cleveland, but it feels good to beat out the hipster scene in Portland. Nike, schmikey. And while I'm ready to crow about landing in the number one position overall in culture, it's shocking to see that we came in nearly dead last in "coolness." Only Houston is less cool. That hurts, and that's got to give us Providence residents something to fix. Like, now. Before local singles give up and move to higher-ranking Boston. Or get married.
Heaven forbid.
Here's the whole table, right here.
Related Articles
- WTF? Providence 33rd Manliest City in America?
- Get Your Tango On
- Free Summer Concerts
- Best Places For Live Music
Comments:
Jessan Otis
9:44am on Monday, July 05, 2010
Here's another possibility not measured with those silly metric thingies -- none of the cities are analyzed within the context of their surrounding state - right? ...and, for Providence that would, of necessity, have to be the entire state of Rhode Island - right?
With that possibility in mind, go ahead - throw your slippery digits at the "Top 40". However, this time, make sure you include the entire state of Rhode Island when you're talkin' 'bout her capital city - PVD!
Happy-day-after-the-4th!
"Rhode Island Rocks"(c)2010-jdo
Nancy Thomas
11:06am on Monday, July 05, 2010
A ranking of #1 for culture is amazing and wonderful to see. I think the challenge for singles in our state is the opportunity just to meet each other...especially for those who do not wish to do so in a bar. Or for those who are looking for the more mature and older person. Not to self-promote, but "40+ Singles" is trying to meet those challenges - we are a great group, just starting out, and appreciate our members making suggestions and leading the way....we support charitable causes with our events and seek to provide opportunities for friendship as well as dating possibilities. Nothing gimmicky. The people who come are top class, lovely, intelligent, sharing, and with a zest for life. It has been a pleasure to help bring people together. RI is a fabulous state to live in - not just Providence - so I like reading positive news about what we have to offer....