Denver/Boulder, best for singles...
 

According to Forbes...

http://www.forbes.com/maserati/singl..._04single.html

Interesting, but I can't say that I've been able to find one of these jobs they seem to think are so plentiful around here.

It's funny, but when I first moved out here I loved Boulder and didn't really care for Denver, but now I like Denver a lot more. Boulder is just REALLY full of itself.

"The Peoples Republic of Boulder -- twenty one square miles, surrounded by reality."

And I hear you about the jobs. My guess is that most are service oriented and fairly low paying.

I do notice a lot of recent grads of my alma mater moving out here these days, though. A lot more than in the past.

Not to rain on your parade, but I think that study only included the Bigger metropolitan areas. I read somewhere that Sacramento was the best for singles...

Could be, but I think Sacramento was included in the survey. If I find it, I'll post it.

In reality, I think you have to take all of these "surveys" pretty much with a grain of salt. Methodology, etc. are different, as are the questions asked.

By the way, TV market size wise, Denver/Boulder is number 18 and Sacramento/Stockton is number 19 -- so the metro areas are probably about the same size.

ETA Sacramento is number 31 on this survey:


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