And The Top US City For Singles In 2009 Is...

In [2007](http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://dating.about.com/b/2007/08/24/the-best-us-cities-for-singles.htm) it was San Francisco, and [2008](http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://dating.about.com/b/2008/09/07/forbes-yearly-rankings-of-the-best-us-cities-for-singles.htm) found Atlanta taking the top honors. But this year New York was crowned he winner, according to a [Reuters story from Forbes.com](http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE56R6OC20090728). Boston, Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C. were the other top five contenders this year.

How does a city earn high rankings for singles? A variety of factors are taken into account, such as 'coolness' factor and the cost of living alone. But this year New York edged out the others because it had the highest number of singles using online dating sites. What do you think? Previous years readers have stated they thought New York was the best city - do you think the Forbes ranking got it right this time?

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