Ohio Cities Among The Best In The U.S. For Singles

By Sarah Tate

December 7, 2023

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Despite the countless number of dating apps and websites aiming to create lasting relationships, dating in 2023 is difficult. Depending on where you live, you may have a better opportunity to meet a partner. Such is the case for several cities in Ohio.

WalletHub compared over 180 cities around the country to determine which are the best for singles and which are the worst. The list is full of surprises, such as Seattle claiming the No. 1 spot as the best city in America for someone looking for a partner. Six cities in Ohio also made the list:

No. 13: Cincinnati
No. 34: Columbus
No. 64: Cleveland
No. 66: Toledo
No. 112: Akron

Just missing the Top 10, Cincinnati is the best city in Ohio for singles, with the city having the third highest percentage of singles in the country. Columbus also placed high on the list, ranking in the Top 50 overall. Akron, on the other hand, is the worst in the state for singles. Additionally, while Cleveland ranked near the middle of the list, it was called out as having some of the fewest online-dating opportunities in the country.

These are the 10 best cities for singles:

Seattle, Washington
Las Vegas, Nevada
Denver, Colorado
Atlanta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Reno, Nevada
Tampa, Florida
Madison, Wisconsin
Tucson, Arizona
Portland, Oregon

To determine the list, WalletHub compared 182 U.S. cities across three factors: economics, fun & recreation and dating opportunities. These factors were then evaluated using 35 relative metrics, including restaurant-meal costs, movie costs, unemployment rate, job growth rate, number of attractions, nightlife options per capita, city accessibility, walkability, safety, share of single population and online dating opportunities, among many others.

See which cities were chosen as the best and worst for singles by checking out the full report at WalletHub.

If you're looking for a great place to take a date, you may be interested in the best date-night restaurant in Ohio. Already have a significant other? Check out our coverage of the most romantic getaway in the state as well as the locale named among the "most romantic" small towns in the country.