Beantown for Bachelorettes

Should Carrie Bradshaw and her gal pals pack their bags and move to Boston? Yes, according to SingleMindedWomen.com, which just released its 2010 list of the top 10 cities for single women. Boston tops the list, followed by Washington DC, New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Denver, Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Austin.

In calculating the results, SingleMindedWomen.com took into account factors such as the cost of living, which includes the cost to buy as well as rent property, according to Anne-Marie Nieves, a spokeswoman for the site.

With first-time buyers dominating the real estate scene in 2009 and expected to play a big role in the market in 2010, and with single women accounting for a large proportion of the buying population (21% of all home purchases in 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors), the site's research may tell part of the story of where women choose to purchase in 2010.