Congratulations to Atlanta !

For the first time ever, Atlanta tops Forbes' list of the best cities to live for singles. But for the same reasons it is best for singles it would also appeal to those who are not single. For example, Atlanta was rated in seven different categories: number of single people living there, culture, cost of living, job growth, night life, dating activity, and coolness. Doesn't everyone want to live in a city which has culture, good job growth, has reasonable cost-of-living and is "cool?"

Last year, San Francisco won but came in second this year. It takes a lot of doing to top San Francisco. I imagine San Francisco rated very high in "coolness" but fell short when it comes to cost-of-living and job growth in California.

In the eight years Forbes has been ranking America's largest urban areas, Atlanta has come in the top ten but this year Atlanta's sizzling job growth pushed it to the top! Congratulations, Atlanta!