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CNN.com's Money Magazine has a new ranking out that lists the top U.S. cities or towns in which to snag a wealthy significant other, and Arlington, Va. is in the #2 spot. With 41.6 percent of Arlington's population listed as single and a median family income of $108,815, the Northern Virginia county is second only to Hermosa Beach, CA, where the median income is $137,941 and 47.2 percent of the population is single. Now, given that fewer than 20,000 people live in Hermosa, while Arlington has about 200,000, we might quibble with Money's ranking just a smidge. But Hermosa Beach is also billed as the sexier option: there you'll find "sun-kissed singles roller-blading along the Strand bike path or surfing," where as in Arlington, "scientific geniuses and government types dominate." Fair enough. Herndon, Va. also makes the list, coming in at number 8, with 33.2 percent of population single and a median income of $109,217. Seems fair to say that the only place we can think of in the metro area that's less sexy than Arlington is Herndon.
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The problem with Herndon is, you can't pick someone up from across six lanes of traffic. I guess there's always the Bennigan's...
Liz, it seems that they've given you a roadmap for this evening's conquests.
...where as in Arlington, "scientific geniuses and government types dominate."
Gag me with a spoon!
"scientific geniuses and government types dominate."
Hmm..government s&m? What do they do, tie people up with red tape?
BWAAAAAHHAAA
As in, 'I'm grossed out!' or 'Science-y government dudes will totally help me satisfy my fetish of being gagged with a spoon!'?
Bring out the Ph.D gimp.
Gimp's sleepin.
Typical program manager.
With those salaries, one can afford a lot of brown flip-flops.
i wonder what the average age is of these singles?
“Arlington's population listed as single and a median family income of $108,815”. In other words, apples are now oranges.
1) how many of these singles are gay? 2) how old are they? 3) why didn't I meet any of them when I lived in Arlington (or Herndon, for that matter)?
(1) Millions, (2) Over 40, (3) because you were too busy playing World of Warcraft?
And neither Arlington nor Herndon are technically "cities..."
Arlington is a city.
no, it's not
Via Wikipedia:
So it's a city & a county - I guess.
Cool. Kinda like how Tiresias was cursed to be both a man, a woman, and friggin blind. Neat.
There are some important differences under Virginia law between cities and counties (mainly dealing with sovereign immunity - counties are generally better off), so it does make a difference which it is. Census may treat it one way, but it's still a county, no matter how "urban" it is.
Hey, you got city on my county.
No, you got county on my city.
Two forms of government that taste great together.
If you are rich I am single.
If you are naked I am rich.
If you are naked and rich, I am 16 and impressionable.
If you're rich and naked, I'm hunting you with a chainsaw and hockeymask inside a vacant condominium.
If you are naked, rich, and single do you live in Arlington?
If you're half naked and middle income, you belong in a pickup truck in Waldorf.
If you are naked, red-headed, have small perky breasts with warm inviting nipples, stand about 5"2", and know how to be kinky, you belong to me.
Have you been looking in my bathroom window? You are a bad boy ... bad! Now go start up that pickup truck.
Consider the engine warmed up, a full tank of fuel, and a stick shift.
If you're lonely
And you're blue
Throw some poo
Burma Shave.
If you are half naked with a butterface and are about to sprout cottage cheese in your thighs, then you are an American Apparel model, and I LOVE YOU.
Some guy asked me if I was in the mood.
I said, "Look at me! I'm half naked and half drunk. What do you think?"
I kicked him out of the pickup.
Don't you just hate it when there is too much conversation during a date.
Id like to see the definition of "single", does that mean "I have no signifigant other" or "I am not married" Cause they are slightly different----the former would be how I count it, the latter would be the Census.
I'm pretty sure science geniuses rarely see the light of day, no matter where they live, and government types spend most of their quality time with their blackberries, not people of the opposite sex. But if the millionaire matchmaker wants to become the six-figure matchmaker in straight-up-thug Atown, I'd go to the casting call. Juuuust in case.
My officemate and I were arguing about what the stats meant so I read the fine print.
I believe single is unmarried as it is census stats.
Also, "family income" is median income for ALL people, married or single. However, the income statistic is for ONE person. The median age is 37.9.
So the center (which remember in stats class is NOT average, but the person numerically in the center of the data set) person in Arlington is 38, is 42% likely to be single, and makes $108.815.
Must've been that Arlington rap...
Most of us scientific geniuses are smart enough to not live in Arlington.
Also, just because a place has a lot of single people and a lot of rich people does not neccessarily mean that it's the best place for rich, single people to live.
...but evidently not smart enough to avoid splitting infinitives.
Smart enough to differentiate between a stylistic decision and grammatical ignorance.
hottest. zing. ever.
If you ain't livin' in Arlington, where you at?
(Note: stylistic decision)
I can't believe Herndon got a nod. That makes me want to vomit.
Arlington may be #2 for rich singles, but they have a long way to go before they reach Baltimore-levels of syphilis and gonorrhea.
Heh. "Number two." Heh.
I for one like living in Arlington and am happy to see it on national lists. But the methodology for this article is more atrocious than usual for these type of fluff lists. As RJ points out, they take number of unmarried people and then compare it to median family income. The correlation between the two is not what they make it out to be in the article.
Right on, Kinney! I've lived here for 24 years and don't care what the per capita income is. Arlington rules! Y'all are just jealous.
Arlington is not only one of the richest counties in the Nation per capita but also one of the richest for singles.
The science behind this finding is staggering.
That being said, I'm not rich, and I've lived in Arlington for 8 years, but I ended up finding love in Alexandria. Maybe that's where all us poor dudes go to find women who've lowered their standards?
Arlington may be full of rich singles, but if you're looking for desperate MILFs willing to do ANYTHING to avoid bankruptcy and the loss of their precious mcmansions, you need to go to Prince William County. Just so long as you don't look like an illegal immigrant.
next up: best cities to catch a VD
Fairfax. The city part, though, not the county.
Yeah, that's where George Mason is, right?!
Sign of the Whale. Oh wait, that is not a city
Sign of the Whale is an autonomous collective. Or an anarcho-syndicalist commune. Take your pick.
I diddle in DC.
DC is the place for me.
To be diddled
Come to DC
and look for me
in DC
You'll be diddled.
Not surprisingly, Arlington has been rated the #2 best city to fling poo at rich singles.
Now that's what I call a "target rich environment".
Actually rich target.
my question is how many of those people who claim to be single are actually looking to be taken?
being single in the DC area is chic if you're not married, engaged or have your tongue down someone's throat 24-7
I'm rich AND smart. I moved out of Arlington to Dupont, but still have my Arlington condo & address (and voting rights). So technically, I'm counted as a rich Arlington single person... Finding a guy in Arlington is like finding a job at at a job fair. Lots of crappy choices that are your last resort if you're desperate.
You should insert the phrase "fling poo" somewhere. Otherwise someone may take your post seriously which would be doing you an eminent disservice.
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..go arlington
One for each corner.