Orlando is one of the top metro areas in the U.S. for singles who relocate, according to an industry survey of 100 cities.
The survey focused on criteria most relevant to singles: cost of living, rents and availability of apartments, demographic diversity, educational costs and job growth.
But the survey by Worldwide ERC, an association of corporate and government relocation managers, real-estate companies, movers and service firms, also delved deeper into "quality of life" issues that can contribute to the "ease of transition" for a single person moving into a new community.
For example, the prevalence of restaurants, bars, health clubs, sporting events and concerts was a key measure helping Orlando take 13th place out of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas.
Boston claimed the top spot, followed by Nassau/Suffolk, N.Y.; New Haven, Conn.; New York; and Edison, N.J.San Francisco was the highest-rated California community, at No. 8, and Tampa-St. Petersburg ranked No. 11, the highest-ranked Florida city. In addition to Orlando and Tampa, three other Florida metro areas were rated among the top 50: Jacksonville at No. 22, Fort Lauderdale at No. 24 and Miami at No. 26.
