Valentine blues? 10 best cities to be single

Do you expect to be sad and alone on Valentine's Day? That may be because you're in the wrong town. This Valentine's Day, the editors at Kiplinger's Personal Finance decided to find out the best cities for singles, based on the numbers -- like how many households are single versus married; whether those households are affluent enough to date, and just what a date might cost.

Their findings might surprise you. The best city in the country to be single is none other than Ann Arbor, Mich. Why? Start with the fact that more than half of the city's population is single, thanks in part to proximity to the University of Michigan. Add in that the average household income is $59,065 -- well above the national norm of $49,536. If that's not enough, the cost of a night out on the town is a budget-pleasing $24. And there's plenty to do, including free concerts, shop in the quaint old town or frequent one of the cities many bars and restaurants. (OK, some of them are dives. Call that "affordable.")

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What cities make up the rest of the list? Here's the skinny. Check out Kiplinger's slide show to find out why these are the ten best cities to be single.

2. Bloomington, Ill.

3. Santa Cruz, Calif.

4. Baltimore

5. Los Angeles

6. Philadelphia

7. Trenton, N.J.

8. New York

9. Durham, N.C.

10. Iowa City, Iowa

[mybuddy77]

I seriously disagree. Who are they polling and what factors do they take into account? Age? Race? or are these just college cities?

[everybodygokungfufighting]

The best city depends on whether you're a male, female and orientation. Does it not?

[kathykristof]

I don't think so. You could segment and, perhaps, get different findings if you were trying to find the best cities for, perhaps, gay singles; preppy singles; senior singles. But on the overall basis, these cities are the most likely to have well-employed singles, which cuts across all those demographic lines.