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Best places to make friends

Some small metros, according to Realtor.com

https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-10-metros-make-new-friends/ The study measured how much access strangers in cities have to one another, such as meeting on the subway, striking up conversations in a coffee shop, or simply bumping into one another on the street. And then we added a few criteria of our own:

  • Number of bars, bookstores, and gyms (where lonely souls can strike up conversations with one another)
  • Church congregations per 100,000 adults (the old-school social network)
  • Percentage of single adults (who often have more time for socializing than their paired-up peers with children)
  • “Service clubs” (e.g., Rotary and Kiwanis clubs) per 100,000 adults
  • Number of libraries (which offer a slew of social activities)
  • Number of individuals participating in Meetup groups
  • Percentage of adults involved in volunteer work

The list: - Austin - Milwaukee - San Francisco - Pittsburgh - Buffalo - Portland - St Louis - Columbus - New Orleans - Washington DC -