The 2022 Wedding Season is in full swing. In fact, I just returned from one I was at this weekend. But as someone who seems to be perpetually single, I’m always looking for something to blame that on. And I found something. LawnStarter ranked 2022’s Best Cities to Get (and Stay) Married and North Carolina has none near the top. In fact, only one is in the Top 50 percent. The rest are all around the 100 mark in a ranking of 196 cities.
So if not NC where should you settle down for the best chance at a happily ever after? Hope you’re ready to switch coasts for many of them. If you want to stay in the south Atlanta or Orlando will have to do.
But where did these rankings come from? LawnStarter “compared 190 of the biggest U.S. cities across nine key indicators of nuptial success — from current marriage rates to 5-year divorce rate comparisons to wedding-venue access.”
Check out where each of the North Carolina cities ranked as well as the top 10 nationwide. No judgment from me if you choose to move since the best cities to get married in are not in North Carolina.
Read the full LawnStarter study here.
59. Cary, NC
Overall Score: 48.35
Marriage Stability: 43
Marriage Potential: 171
95. Durham, NC
Overall Score: 44.13
Marriage Stability: 71
Marriage Potential: 165
103. Charlotte, NC
Overall Score: 43.42
Marriage Stability: 105
Marriage Potential: 101
124. Raleigh, NC
Overall Score: 41.37
Marriage Stability: 144
Marriage Potential: 100
159. Winston-Salem, NC
Overall Score: 37.32
Marriage Stability: 137
Marriage Potential: 148
172. Greensboro, NC
Overall Score: 34
Marriage Stability: 173
Marriage Potential: 143
186. Fayetteville, NC
Overall Score: 30.85
Marriage Stability: 176
Marriage Potential: 167
10. Naperville, IL
Overall Score: 57.34
Marriage Stability: 30
Marriage Potential: 41
9. Washington, DC
Overall Score: 57.42
Marriage Stability: 11
Marriage Potential: 86
8. Atlanta, GA
Overall Score: 57.42
Marriage Stability: 78
Marriage Potential: 73
7. St. Louis, MO
Overall Score: 58.94
Marriage Stability: 74
Marriage Potential: 30
6. Newark, NJ
Overall Score: 59.18
Marriage Stability: 3
Marriage Potential: 32
5. Orlando, FL
Overall Score: 59.42
Marriage Stability: 74
Marriage Potential: 30
4. Grand Rapids, MI
Overall Score: 62.99
Marriage Stability: 12
Marriage Potential: 27
3. Fullerton, CA
Overall Score: 63.28
Marriage Stability: 5
Marriage Potential: 20
2. Pasadena, CA
Overall Score: 65.56
Marriage Stability: 44
Marriage Potential: 105
1. Bellevue, WA
Overall Score: 68.77
Marriage Stability: 2
Marriage Potential: 49
