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One potential advice for both men and women is to switch cities (or even countries), if at all feasible. If you're a man, move to NYC. If you're a woman, move to Silicon Valley. If you're gay, move to SF. If you're Mormon, move to Salt Lake City.

Here's a breakdown of US counties by the % of women aged 18-34, as well as the median 1-bedroom rent in each location: https://dpaste.com/7X6S3ART3. 54% of Manhattan (New York county) residents are women vs. only 47.3% of San Jose (Santa Clara county). This might seem like a small difference but if we assume that 70% of women are in a relationship, this means that Manhattan has 2 women for every single man while San Jose has 1.4 men for every single woman. In other words, dating in Manhattan should be **3** times easier than in San Jose.

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