Living alone isn’t easy in today’s economy, but there are places in the U.S. where a single person can thrive. The Economist publishes a list of these cities every year in what it calls its “Carrie Bradshaw index.”
The index’s fiercely independent namesake, a New York City writer, is the lead character on the hit series “Sex and the City.” The list bears her name because, as one Economist researcher told CNBC, today’s economy would probably price her out of her West Village apartment.
