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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.