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WalletHub: New Jersey is 2022’s 8th best state for singles

Jay EdwardsJanuary 31, 2022

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NEW JERSEY – New Jersey is 2022’s 8th best state for singles, according to a study done by WalletHub.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner and the average date costing close to $100, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Singles.

To help unattached Americans improve their chances of finding love, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 30 key indicators of dating-friendliness. The data set ranges from the share of single adults to online-dating opportunities to restaurants per capita.

Dating in New Jersey (1=Best; 25=Avg.):

9^th – Online-Dating Opportunities
6^th – Mobile-Dating Opportunities
4^th – Median Annual Household Income (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
7^th – Restaurants per Capita
23^rd – Movie Theaters per Capita
4^th – Crime Rate
7^th – Percentage of Residents 12+ Who Are Fully Vaccinated

Source: WalletHub

Here are the top 5 best states for singles:

California
New York
Florida
Texas
Pennsylvania

Here are the top 5 worst states for singles:

West Virginia
Arkansas
North Dakota
Wyoming
Mississippi

For the full report, click here.

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Jay EdwardsJanuary 31, 2022

564 1 minute read

Jay Edwards

Born and raised in Northwest NJ, Jay has a degree in Communications and has had a life-long interest in local radio and various styles of music. Jay has held numerous jobs over the years such as stunt car driver, bartender, voice-over artist, traffic reporter (award winning), NY Yankee maintenance crewmember and peanut farm worker. His hobbies include mountain climbing, snowmobiling, cooking, performing stand-up comedy and he is an avid squirrel watcher. Jay has been a guest on America’s Morning Headquarters,program on The Weather Channel, and was interviewed by Sam Champion.