In these affluent towns, singles are abundant.
| Rank |
City |
% population single |
2009 median family income |
| 1 |
Newport Beach, CA |
30.0% |
$144,917 |
| 2 |
Newton, MA |
31.3% |
$138,070 |
| 3 |
Brookline, MA |
42.0% |
$124,035 |
| 4 |
Sandy Springs, GA |
35.6% |
$115,171 |
| 5 |
Irvine, CA |
31.3% |
$113,768 |
| 6 |
Milpitas, CA |
30.4% |
$113,735 |
| 7 |
Sunnyvale, CA |
30.0% |
$110,276 |
| 8 |
Mountain View, CA |
34.8% |
$109,215 |
| 9 |
Chapel Hill, NC |
50.6% |
$106,865 |
| 10 |
Santa Clara, CA |
34.0% |
$105,516 |
| 11 |
Arlington, VA |
41.6% |
$104,452 |
| 12 |
Redondo Beach, CA |
34.2% |
$104,098 |
| 13 |
Oak Park, IL |
33.3% |
$103,303 |
| 14 |
Towson, MD |
35.4% |
$102,302 |
| 15 |
San Jose, CA |
31.3% |
$100,219 |
| 16 |
Evanston, IL |
39.6% |
$100,007 |
| 17 |
Piscataway, NJ |
31.0% |
$99,032 |
| 18 |
San Rafael, CA |
30.7% |
$97,382 |
| 19 |
Davis, CA |
49.6% |
$94,795 |
| 20 |
White Plains, NY |
31.7% |
$93,718 |
| 21 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
47.7% |
$92,992 |
| 22 |
Boulder, CO |
48.0% |
$92,615 |
| 23 |
Santa Monica, CA |
40.9% |
$91,810 |
| 24 |
Stamford, CT |
30.9% |
$91,477 |
| 25 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
45.0% |
$91,162 |
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Home price trends
Hover over any of the 10 Best Places below to see how real estate prices have changed in the past 2 years.
| City |
Avg. listing price
(June 2010) |
| 1. Eden Prairie, MN |
$430,710 |
2. Columbia-Ellicott
City, MD |
$487,602 |
| 3. Newton, MA |
$989,445 |
| 4. Bellevue, WA |
$801,423 |
| 5. McKinney, TX |
$267,661 |
| 6. Fort Collins, CO |
$271,950 |
| 7. Overland Park, KS |
$308,235 |
| 8. Fishers, IN |
$282,482 |
| 9. Ames, IA |
$189,657 |
| 10. Rogers, AR |
$269,229 |
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