Best Places to Live: Best places for the rich and single in 2010

We're not saying you're a gold digger. But you could follow the money to these 25 affluent cities, where singles are abundant.

Ranked #11. Arlington, VA
Population: 212,173
Single: 41.6%
Median family income: $104,452

Just a stone's throw from the nation's capital, Arlington is packed with Washington's movers and shakers, especially Department of Defense workers from the nearby Pentagon. Wind down with wonks at a pub on Wilson Boulevard. For a rowdier night, hit one of several live-music venues and comedy clubs -- or take to the dance floor at Clarendon Ballroom, which also boasts a rooftop bar. If you're more into the artsy scene, walk across the Roosevelt Bridge and catch a world-renowned music or theater performance at the Kennedy Center across the Potomac River. --H.Y.
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Ranked #14. Towson, MD

Population: 52,301Single: 35.4% Median family income: $102,302

Do you think the brain is the sexiest part of the body? This small community near Baltimore boasts a significant population of professors as the home of Towson University and Goucher College, two of the biggest employers in the area. On Friday nights, academics loosen their bow ties and swing by Towson's Feet on the Street block parties featuring local bands. After the party winds down, crowds saunter down Allegheny Avenue, the town's main downtown strip, to local eateries and bars. --H.Y.

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