In these affluent towns, singles are abundant.
| Rank |
City |
% population single |
2011 median family income |
| 1 |
Newton, MA |
31.2% |
$145,639 |
| 2 |
Hoboken, NJ |
59.9% |
$140,780 |
| 3 |
Brookline, MA |
41.8% |
$139,756 |
| 4 |
Arlington, VA |
41.5% |
$132,580 |
| 5 |
Redondo Beach, CA |
33.6% |
$118,525 |
| 6 |
Irvine, CA |
32.5% |
$116,232 |
| 7 |
Sandy Springs, GA |
35.3% |
$113,929 |
| 8 |
Towson, MD |
35.8% |
$111,739 |
| 9 |
Oak Park, IL |
32.8% |
$109,258 |
| 10 |
Mountain View, CA |
34.9% |
$109,129 |
| 11 |
Evanston, IL |
39.8% |
$106,873 |
| 12 |
Alexandria, VA |
39.1% |
$106,835 |
| 13 |
Santa Monica, CA |
40.9% |
$106,335 |
| 14 |
Davis, CA |
49.7% |
$105,492 |
| 15 |
Chapel Hill, NC |
51.1% |
$105,327 |
| 16 |
Santa Clara, CA |
34.3% |
$105,198 |
| 17 |
Berkeley, CA |
53.9% |
$102,817 |
| 18 |
Boulder, CO |
48.0% |
$102,521 |
| 19 |
Piscataway, NJ |
32.0% |
$97,642 |
| 20 |
White Plains, NY |
32.0% |
$97,538 |
| 21 |
San Rafael, CA |
31.3% |
$96,964 |
| 22 |
Cambridge, MA |
51.8% |
$96,621 |
| 23 |
Stamford, CT |
31.0% |
$94,479 |
| 24 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
47.3% |
$93,483 |
| 25 |
Norwalk, CT |
30.9% |
$93,095 |
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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 year.
| City |
Avg. listing price
(July 2012) |
| 1. Carmel, IN |
$304,340 |
| 2. McKinney, TX |
$245,917 |
| 3. Eden Prairie, MN |
$413,566 |
| 4. Newton, MA |
$850,117 |
| 5. Redmond, WA |
$518,982 |
| 6. Irvine, CA |
$904,753 |
| 7. Reston, VA |
$467,934 |
| 8. Columbia/Ellicott City, MD |
$406,943 |
| 9. Overland Park, KS |
$278,204 |
| 10. Chapel Hill, NC |
$376,660 |
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