LEXINGTON, KY.

BEST CITY FOR YOUNG SINGLES

Population: 410,876
Cost-of-Living Index: 96 (100 being national average)
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 29.9%
Bohemian Indicator: 98
Creative-Class Salary Growth (2000-2005): 15.7%

Lexington, although relatively small, offers young singles plenty of things to do: bars that cater to anyone from sports fans to gays to young socialites; live entertainment most nights of the week; art gallery hops; an opera house that brings in Broadway shows; and, of course, horse racing. Plus, the cost of living is a heck of a lot cheaper than in bigger cities.

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