DENVER

BEST CITY FOR YOUNG SINGLES

Population: 2,327,901
Cost-of-Living Index: 102 (100 being national average)
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 34%
Bohemian Indicator: 117
Creative-Class Salary Growth (2000-2005): 18.2%

Denver will always be a Mecca for skiers, but there's plenty to do in all seasons: listen to jazz in City Park with the Rockies as a backdrop, check out the city's performing arts center, kayak on the Platte River, or bike the city's 450 miles of trails. City-center neighborhoods offer car-free, loft living and plenty of nightlife choices.

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