NewHomesMate research 'Best cities for single moms' 2024

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P
1	City	State	Population	Average income	Score	Average home price	Score	Annual cost of raising a child	Score	Educational Rank	Score	Single People	Score	Women’s Health Care & Safety Rank	Score	Total NewHomesMate Score

2	Washington	DC	672,738	$71,297	8	$624.8K	3	$25,563	5	3	9	58.69%	9	34	8	42
3	Atlanta	GA	498,386	$60,778	6	$400K	5	$19,143	8	25	8	59.06%	9	99	5	41
4	Seattle	WA	757,992	$77,616	9	$815K	1	$25,004	5	9	9	56.80%	9	22	8	41
5	Minneapolis	MN	419,508	$48,373	4	$329.9K	6	$23,123	6	19	8	56.77%	9	28	8	41
6	Chicago	IL	2,590,002	$45,840	4	$365K	6	$21,597	7	29	8	48.85%	7	46	7	39
7	Portland	OR	616,840	$52,577	5	$525K	4	$22,192	7	16	8	51.06%	7	30	8	39
8	Denver	CO	708,948	$56,381	5	$599.9K	4	$26,838	5	11	9	53.36%	8	66	6	37
9	Baltimore	MD	556,723	$37,845	2	$209K	7	$24,068	6	20	8	51.69%	8	81	5	36
10	Austin	TX	983,126	$54,673	5	$650K	3	$22,340	7	10	9	50.04%	7	111	4	35
11	Raleigh	NC	488,854	$47,257	4	$515K	4	$24,348	6	8	9	46.33%	6	67	6	35
12	San Francisco	CA	746,481	$86,186	9	$1.2M	0	$35,647	0	4	9	52.98%	8	6	9	35
13	Nashville	TN	677,519	$44,433	4	$564.9K	4	$17,272	9	44	7	49.41%	7	123	3	34
14	Albuquerque	NM	557,161	$36,879	2	$375K	6	$19,949	8	46	6	44.52%	5	54	7	34
15	Kansas City	MO	510,411	$38,146	3	$259.9K	7	$20,156	8	40	7	46.72%	6	160	2	33
16	Virginia Beach	VA	451,590	$45,320	4	$400K	5	$20,613	8	41	7	32.62%	2	55	7	33
17	Boston	MA	629,842	$55,949	5	$999K	0	$32,307	2	7	9	53.46%	8	9	9	33
18	Philadelphia	PA	1,533,916	$35,553	2	$265K	7	$24,355	6	31	7	46.87%	6	112	4	32
19	Columbus	OH	909,676	$35,640	2	$284.9K	7	$23,165	6	42	7	47.75%	6	119	4	32
20	Charlotte	NC	920,325	$47,476	4	$425K	5	$21,007	7	52	6	43.56%	5	84	5	32
21	Tampa	FL	408,438	$45,586	4	$450K	5	$22,259	7	80	4	45.74%	6	77	6	32
22	Tucson	AZ	550,472	$29,009	1	$385.3K	6	$20,785	8	43	7	45.77%	6	127	3	31
23	Sacramento	CA	530,334	$39,336	3	$488K	5	$25,442	5	47	6	41.02%	4	39	8	31
24	Oakland	CA	420,233	$56,628	5	$710K	2	$35,647	0	4	9	46.13%	6	17	9	31
25	Omaha	NE	477,705	$40,081	3	$335K	6	$20,884	8	53	6	41.73%	4	138	3	30
26	Colorado Springs	CO	492,204	$41,849	3	$460K	5	$24,456	6	17	8	36.99%	3	91	5	30
27	Aurora	CO	400,325	$38,047	3	$507K	4	$26,838	5	11	9	35.36%	3	71	6	30
28	New York City	NY	7,931,147	$48,066	4	$820K	1	$27,449	4	26	8	41.18%	4	10	9	30
29	Indianapolis	IN	874,089	$34,592	2	$264.9K	7	$18,934	9	64	5	45.14%	5	171	1	29
30	Milwaukee	WI	550,099	$28,079	1	$200K	7	$24,375	6	57	6	48.26%	6	128	3	29
31	San Diego	CA	1,375,452	$51,368	5	$995K	0	$28,745	4	23	8	40.22%	4	24	8	29
32	Louisville	KY	616,447	$37,588	2	$269.9K	7	$20,359	8	89	4	40.74%	4	132	3	28
33	Miami	FL	456,229	$39,055	3	$660K	3	$24,221	6	70	5	46.20%	6	83	5	28
34	Houston	TX	2,305,889	$38,834	3	$339K	6	$20,308	8	91	3	40.84%	4	134	3	27
35	Detroit	MI	603,410	$22,861	0	$89.9K	9	$28,917	4	77	4	48.65%	6	113	4	27
36	Mesa	AZ	519,133	$37,197	2	$471.2K	5	$19,118	8	65	5	34.54%	2	96	5	27
37	Memphis	TN	610,944	$31,060	1	$205K	7	$17,764	9	106	2	45.17%	5	141	2	26
38	Dallas	TX	1,295,447	$31,361	1	$450K	5	$21,096	7	72	5	45.11%	5	136	3	26
39	Phoenix	AZ	1,676,481	$37,499	2	$524.9K	4	$19,118	8	65	5	36.68%	3	107	4	26
40	Jacksonville	FL	990,931	$35,870	2	$314.9K	6	$22,341	7	78	4	39.33%	4	147	2	25
41	Oklahoma City	OK	706,576	$35,954	2	$299K	7	$19,512	8	81	4	38.57%	3	167	1	25
42	San Jose	CA	932,636	$59,913	6	$1.3M	0	$33,228	1	2	9	28.18%	0	26	8	24
43	Fort Worth	TX	989,842	$35,428	2	$349.9K	6	$21,096	7	72	5	33.86%	2	149	2	24
44	Tulsa	OK	410,131	$36,490	2	$272K	7	$20,173	8	110	2	43.75%	5	181	0	24
45	Long Beach	CA	437,166	$39,589	3	$790K	2	$29,131	3	94	3	41.18%	4	23	8	23
46	Los Angeles	CA	3,748,640	$43,527	3	$1.2M	0	$29,131	3	94	3	41.42%	4	20	9	22
47	Fresno	CA	548,687	$29,293	1	$400K	5	$21,939	7	140	0	33.54%	2	57	7	22
48	San Antonio	TX	1,506,593	$31,148	1	$300K	6	$21,047	7	102	3	38.39%	3	155	2	22
49	Bakersfield	CA	416,113	$31,892	1	$395K	6	$21,784	7	147	0	24.52%	0	53	7	21
50	El Paso	TX	675,872	$27,434	1	$294K	7	$18,095	9	136	0	30.42%	1	143	2	20
51	Las Vegas	NV	665,811	$36,275	2	$449.9K	5	$23,395	6	122	1	37.70%	3	131	3	20
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53
54		How the NewHomesMate score was calculated:
55
56		1. Average income. We scored the average income on a scale of zero to nine based on Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars) by Census Gov:
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58		Income	Score
59		20-25.99K	0
60		26-31.99K	1
61		32-37.99K	2
62		38-43.99K	3
63		44-49.99K	4
64		50-56.99K	5
65		57-62.99K	6
66		63-68.99K	7
67		69-74.99K	8
68		75K +	9
69
70		2. Average home price. We scored the average home price on a scale of zero to nine based on Median Listing Home Price by Realtor.com (dated April 30, 2024):
71
72		Home price	Score
73		0-99.9K	9
74		100-199.9K	8
75		200-299.9K	7
76		300-399.9K	6
77		400-499.9K	5
78		500-599.9K	4
79		600-699.9K	3
80		700-799.9K	2
81		800-899.9K	1
82		900K +	0
83
84		3. Annual cost of raising a child. We scored the annual cost of raising a child on a scale of zero to nine based on the Annual cost of raising a child by Smartasset.com :
85
86		Sum of cost	Score
87		17-18.99K	9
88		19-20.99K	8
89		21-22.99K	7
90		23-24.99K	6
91		25-26.99K	5
92		27-28.99K	4
93		29-30.99K	3
94		31-32.99K	2
95		33-34.99K	1
96		35-36.99K	0
97
98		4. Educational rank. We scored the educational rank on a scale of zero to nine based on educational ranks by WalletHub:
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100		Educational rank	Score