A team of psychologists put together a list of the Top 10 cities where women could find good matches in men. They gathered census data that covered “lifestyle” habits such as smoking and drinking. Along with the most common factors that women base a potential mate on (i.e. financial status, emotional stability, intelligence, etc.). Here is what they found:
10. Los Angeles, CA- Although it may have a bad reputation, there are some perks. Los Angeles residents are some of the healthiest people in America. They also rank #3 in people earning an income over $100,000. LA is a large population, so if you can sift through the bad then you could strike gold!
9. & 8. Salt Lake City & Provo, Utah- Provo has the lowest rate of men who smoke and more than 40% hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. Utah serves up a selection of your good boys.
7. Denver, CO- According to a QualityHealth.com survey, it is the most sexually active city in America. I’m not sure if that is a bonus.
6. Bridgeport, Conn- It is ranked the 15th smartest city according to Forbes. Highly-educated men are bred here!
5. San Francisco, CA- Great city, great men! They have it all. The have a low obesity rate. A high intelligence ranking as the 9th smartest city in America. Plus, it ranks in the top 10 of men earning $100,000 annually.
4. Fort Collins, CO & 2. Boulder, CO- Must be something in the air in Colorado!
3. Cambridge, Mass- Home to Harvard University it would certainly produce some smart men.
And #1. Bethesda, Maryland- What? It is the second smartest city in America according to Forbes, right behind Boulder, CO. It also has one of the lowest rates of smokers and heavy drinkers in the country. I just might have to go check it out!
Where was New York City?! I know I am biased, but there are plenty of great colleges here, high paying jobs, and New Yorkers are reportedly some of the healthiest people around since they walk everywhere!
What do you think of the list? Is there a city you would add?





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orchid / 132 posts
LOL @ Bethesda, MD. That’s near my hometown :>
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Yay for San Francisco =)
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I’ve been to Fort Collins, Denver and Bethesda this summer (as well as multiple times over the years) and used to live close to LA, and I’d have to say I would heartily agree on all counts. I can tell you where they’re NOT..where I currently live! Haha? Time to move!
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Bethesda is totally legit. I grew up around there and it is known for its excellence in everything. It’s in Montgomery County, MD, which is where I live and MoCo is a great place too.
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Mmm my boy is from Denmark. He has an accent, he’s mature, and hot as hell!
And this whole thing is kind of biased. I mean, of course you want someone smart, but awesome colleges =/= smart. And how do you even gauge “smartness”? IQ tests are not that representative of someone’s “smartness”. And some women (like me) like chubby guys, and I’m sure others don’t mind drinking/smoking. This whole study doesn’t represent all the wants/requirements for a mate for all women in my opinion.
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I have lived in San Francisco for a little over a year, and have yet to find a quality man. :[
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aww where is NYC!? my homeee… I go to
school in Boston though right across the river from Cambridge and YES
smart men (: from MIT and Harvard!
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@zxzeebrastar@xanga - Woo SF ! ! ! (I’m not looking for men. o__o )
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@AznFier@xanga - Lol, well that’s good to know
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i don’t know why all of these quality men are hanging around those lame cities when the place to find quality women=TEXAS
magnolia / 1017 posts
san diego ftw? XD loser sd.
but hmm. utah = mormons though right? sf = crazy canto dudes. MA = college dudes. LA = rich gang dudes. everywhere else = umm….. out in the middle of nowhere :/ haha……….
but anyway. what about the percentage of men who just lie or the percentage of divorce rates, blah blah ppl who moved there, age etc.
not to mention…….. thanks for representing the population of women who don’t want men.
nevertheless….. this list should be a rad list of cities to visit ;D
magnolia / 1055 posts
seattle!
my bf and i are there
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I remember reading somewhere that NYC is actually bad for single women (Sorry, Sex and the City!) because women outnumber men significantly there. That may explain why it didn’t make it on the list. It’s supposed to be better on the west coast for women, largely because cities like San Francisco and Seattle have male-dominated industries. But as a west coast girl, I beg to differ. It doesn’t help the single ladies if the single men are socially awkward tech geeks who won’t talk to a lady!
sunflower / 348 posts
@snapeful@xanga - Isn’t that a little stereotypical of the people that live in those places? It’s not like everyone in Utah is a mormon, for example.
magnolia / 1017 posts
@MsKittyCatty@xanga – Yeah, I was joking.
Edit: EVERYBODY IN SAN DIEGO IS A POTHEADD
sunflower / 348 posts
@snapeful@xanga - Oops, sorry, hard to get jokes without hearing a person’s tone of voice =P
magnolia / 1017 posts
@MsKittyCatty@xanga – Haha yeah…. It’s all good. Hmm…. Maybe I should put emoticons or something after that… Nobody ever seems to get my sarcasm
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Have these people ever actually BEEN to Bridgeport? I have no idea why it’s on this list.
rose / 807 posts
it’s true about salt lake city…
granted, i dated a mormon –they are dedicated hardcore to family life (if you’re into that) so that’s really nice. didn’t work out for distance, military, college, change in personality, change in dependence, etc.
Still miss the jerk, kind of sad cuz one of the main reasons we didn’t work was because he was working to make a better life for us. eh, oh well. :/ distance is a bitch.
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smart and wealthy geeks eh
do they happen to physically resemble bill gates or harry potter though. and are they any good in bed Lol survey their ex-gfs and post the results.
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found mine in salt lake city
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lol las vegas isn’t on the list and i know why
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Haha you thought new york would be on the list? I was praying that Chicago wasn’t because I know for sure all the good men here are either hiding in trees or taken. Or moved to Canada ._.
hydrangea / 51 posts
Now what city do the men in the picture come from? ;D ;D
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WOW!!
Bethesda is right around the corner from me…..I haven’t dated someone from there yet but i do love the city…..cOOl!!
I think I’ll take a detour home today ^_^
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and I would add Long Island New York of course…I’ve met some AMAZING guys from there….treated me with total respect and dignity….I would defenitly add NY!
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Each city on this list is so easily debunked but difficult to do it without coming off as whiny. SO I mean… whatever.
But I WILL add, for a site(this being extended to dating-ish and man couch) that had made claims about women NOT being gold diggers and woman being angry with men only dating girls with large breast/asses ect. This list is heavy laden with “good man = rich”. I know plently of douchebags that make 150k a year, just like I know plenty of total lumps of shit who have their master’s degrees. So these things a lot don’t equate quality men.
Big ups to Bethesda, Maryland. One of the cleanest cities I’ve ever been to… most of MD is pretty dope, actually. DMV stand up!!
But people from Bethesda go to DC and Baltimore to work/party… so good luck visiting and finding nothing.
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What about Atlanta, GA? There’s a lot of nice folks in the surrounding towns and cities. It’s funny how they mostly stayed away from the East Coast excepting Maryland and Connecticut. You girls need a down home country boy from South Georgia. Ever heard of Southern Hospitality?
daffodil / 1569 posts
@sneaking_outt@xanga - omg i just saw that!! i live in New Haven and i agree, Bridgeport should NOT be on here
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Woot! Bethesda is near me and I can attest to that!
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aww nothing from Canada was on the list we have some decent guy here others are idiots but there are good ones
hydrangea / 93 posts
Okay first of all – I’ve been to Bethesda. I have yet to meet a quality man. A woman in a heated argument with a light pole? Check. Quality man? Uncheck.
Second of all – they forgot to mention the reason why there’s so many quality men in San Fran is because 80% of them are gay. Whoops … slight oversight there =P
sunflower / 420 posts
I love how it’s all about finding smart guys, and then there’s a picture of beef cakes on the top lol. Not that smart guy can’t be muscular, but not all intelligent men are ripped. LOL.
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Anywhere southern. There are some real gentlemen here (it’s a little thing called “southern hospitality), not to mention the accents are AMAZING down here.
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yay for cambridge!
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Minnesota boys are tall, and nice. PLUS Minnesota has some of the healthiest people in the US in spite of the winter.
I wouldnt go manhunting in Bethesda! That place is ghetto.
Your list does NOT consider the stuck up factor… I don’t know about east coast boys at Ivies…
magnolia / 1369 posts
New York city is full of assholes who are full of themselves. NYC has a big ego.
But I cant say much for Miami! The guys here SUCK! At least NYC they can kinda back it up (one of the most famous cities in the world and all). Miami is full of players and besides that, we’re one of the lowest paid states so they dont even have money to make it worth it. I cant wait till I move out of here. LOL
magnolia / 1201 posts
@drytears26@xanga - well I think it was focused on only US states… but yeah Canada is amazing!
dahlia / 2747 posts
guys in la are douches. xD
orchid / 171 posts
Panama City has some hot guys, but I guess they only tend to stick around when it’s beach weather lol.
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@meowmeow@datingish - yeah TX! I’m representing from Houston:)
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@once_x2@xanga - abercrombie ad would be my guess
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@fivepointfourtwo@xanga - I’ll visit you then. ::D
Makes sense why New York isn’t on that list. We’re definitely not the healthiest…I take the most crowded train in Manhattan and someone’s huge rear end is always bumping into me. It’s my belief that the subways don’t have more people, the people just take up more space.
And as for nice guys…meh. We don’t really have that many great guys. ]: All the ones I know are jerks.
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What about places outside of the US?
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I’m not sure about the ratio of men to women in Toronto but they do call it “the Centre of the Universe”
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What’s wrong with heavy drinking?
orchid / 119 posts
Texas!
cherry blossom / 45 posts
New York? Are you kidding me? Cmon, if you are from new york you would know much better than to even THINK our men could be put on that list. These bastards are beautiful, rich, and have way too many options at there disposal. You cant even consider them good mates, unless infidelity and dating a metrosexual is your style. it was correct for NEW YORK MEN NOT to be on that list
and yes, NY has the biggest ego, as it should
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I’ll tell you where not to look for men. Dayton OH!! eff my town lol. If you would like a date with a stalk of corn, then by all means, move to Ohio lol, but boys here are lame (at least the ones i know!)
tee hee only half serious ;p
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Where is NJ?!?!?! There are some pretty good guys here too!
hydrangea / 52 posts
I believe you missed #2…
Haha, my male cousin is moving to San Francisco, and I live around Bethesda too.
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LOL, MARYLAND? Oh wow.
That’s near at where I am. ;D
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i would add new york, because it’s so diverse you’re bound to find something you like.
AND THE GUY I’M WITH IS FROM JUST OUTSIDE BETHESDA, MARYLAND! ahaha. irony.
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Where is NYC?! >:O
magnolia / 1201 posts
@once_x2@xanga - An Abercrombie catalog
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>_> wouldn’t the majority of decent guys in sanfran be of the gay persuasion?
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I’m moving to San Fran then.
xo
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all the best menit seems like are from outside of the us
because they have better manners it seems like to me and are more polite
but thats probably just my opinion ;]
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Hmm, I should go visit sometime (;
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Yeah, where is NY? Come on, there are some studs in New York. Los Angeles? Yeah, right.
If I had that kind of money, I would like to move to San Fran….. By the way, it’s probably so neat and clean because of certain men that reside there.
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Boulder, CO that’s right =)
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Wheres 2?
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Utah is good for something. c:
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lol, i took one look at the title, and KNEW new york was not gonna be on it =x
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I’m from connecticut and bridgeport is absolutely disgusting. most of southern connecticut is ghetto.
magnolia / 1354 posts
Hmmm… I wonder if there is a list like that for Canadian citites. lol.
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I have to agree with the Colorado ones. I lived in Colorado for two years and I dated some of the best guys out there.
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SF yay! I’m surprised about the “smart” ranking haha.
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;.; Texas didnt even make it on the list.
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I live in Maryland:D
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I don’t like that there are only American cities on the list.
rose / 781 posts
@snapeful@xanga - Haha. I feel the same way, sometimes.