SAN ANTONIO (Texas News Radio) — Austin is the best city in Texas for singles, according to the latest rankings done by WalletHub.
The capital city ranked 17th overall, with high marks for recreation, but was middle of the pack for other considerations.
The survey looked at a series of criteria to make its determination, like the cost of taxi or rideshares, the number of attractions, availability of singles and safety.
Houston and San Antonio ranked highly in the list of 182 cities — Houston was 26th overall and San Antonio was 36th overall.
Houston did well in the fun and recreation category — ranking 23rd — and was in the top third for dating opportunities.
San Antonio did well in both recreation and economic considerations, but was mid-pack when it came to dating opportunities.
Dallas was 46th, the highest city of any North Texas town on the list. It ranked highly for fun and recreation, but poorly in economics.
The top city in the country was Atlanta.
The worst ranking city on the whole list was Brownsville, performing the worst in dating availability, though performed well in the economic factors.
TOP TEXAS CITIES:
17. Austin
26. Houston
36. San Antonio
46. Dallas
77. Lubbock
102. Arlington
103. Corpus Christi
105. Fort Worth
115. El Paso
120. Irving
133. Amarillo
142. Grand Prairie
150. Plano
157. Garland
173. Laredo
182. Brownsville