I googled “best cities for singles” and a whole lot came up… that might be a good place to start.
Denver and San Francisco are usually on the lists I’ve read for singles.
Lexington, Ky would be a good place to look. They have everything from horse races, horse parks night clubs, museums, bars, baseball team, the University of Ky and a pretty good basketball team. There is a wide range of prices on apartments and houses, so it should be affordable to most income levels.
I live in Portland and the cost of living isn’t bad. It wouldn’t be hard to find a one bedroom apartment for 600$ per month. The winter kinda sucks (it is 9 months long). But it isn’t that cold and it is only rain. We have the music and culture thing taken care of.
Right now it is 66 degrees and sunny. Snow is abnormal.
@tabbycat I think Seattle might be out of the “affordable” category unless you chose the ‘burbs.
I live in Portland (@johnpowell kind of dissed the winter, it’s not really 9 months long!). The overcast/lack of sun can get to people. Average temps are moderate summer and winter—rarely too hot, rarely too cold.
I just heard someone say that Costa Mesa in Orange County is quite affordable these days and you would have proximity to LA nighlife, music, culture, nice weather (despite the smog), etc.
Thanks everyone for writing, all good answers. (By the way I changed my username).
I visited Portland once, it was great from what I could tell on a short stay. I’d like to go back. Austin was great, but man was that place burnt up with the heat. Went there early october and everything was brown. Going to Nashville in a couple of weeks, love all sorts of music, except country. hmmmm..we’ll see