What to Know
- Match looked at its membership in 500 of the largest locales to determine the top 10 spots with the most singles who want to stay child-free
- Real estate company Redfin also looked at the average prices of one-bedroom homes in those spots
- Queens topped the list, but Jersey City also made the cut
Looking to date but not procreate? Move to Queens.
Of 500 large locales analyzed by Match.com, the outer borough has the highest percentage in the country of single people ages 18 to 45 who don't have kids and don't want them in the future, according to a new study by the dating website and real estate company Redfin.
Single people don't need an extra bedroom or rooms for their offspring, so the study also looked at the market for one-bedroom homes in the locations that ranked tops for child-free singles who want to stay that way.
Queens came in third-cheapest at $250,000.
Here's the rest of the top 10 spots in the country for child-free singles, according to Redfin and Match:
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2. Portland, Oregon (average price for a one-bedroom home: $298,526)
3. Kirkland, Washington (average price for a one-bedroom home: $285,000)
4. Pasadena, California (average price for a one-bedroom home: $459,000)
5. Fort Collins, Colorado (average price for a one-bedroom home: $204,900)
6. Seattle, Washington (average price for a one-bedroom home: $504,950)
7. Aurora, Colorado (average price for a one-bedroom home: $118,000)
8. Jersey City, New Jersey (average price for a one-bedroom home: $317,000)
9. Santa Cruz, California (average price for a one-bedroom home: $394,300)
10. Portland, Maine (average price for a one-bedroom home: $329,450)
