Macon, Georgia Named Best Small City for Online Dating

Move over, Atlanta. Macon, Georgia is the best small city in America when it comes to finding a compatible partner online, according to exclusive data given to TravelMag.com by online dating app Tinder.

The data recorded the Match Right Rate (MRR) – the number of people who both swiped right on each other’s Tinder profiles – in over 650 cities across the country.

For the purpose of compiling the data, only cities with populations of between 50,000 and 200,000 were taken into account.

Macon Named Top Small City for Online Dating

According to the data, Macon emerged top of the rankings, with an impressive 13.73% of Tinder users in the city sufficiently liking each other’s digital profiles to both swipe right.

The city with the second highest MRR is Casper in Wyoming at 11.15% based on the recorded data., while completing the podium is Billings in Montana, with an MMR of 10.03%.

The smallest city to feature in the top 10 is Muncie in Indiana. With a population of just over 56,000 and an MRR of 8.44%, anyone planning to dip their toe in the city’s online dating scene can do so with high hopes.

The largest city to feature is Shreveport, Louisiana, which has a population of over 187,000 and an MRR of 9.64%. Other cities to appear in the top ten include Flagstaff, Arizona; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Rapid City, South Dakoka.

Below are the top 10 small cities in the U.S. for online dating, based on their respective MRRs, which are shown in brackets.

The list was compiled by online dating App Tinder and is based on data recorded in over 650 small U.S. cities. Only cities with populations of between 50,000 and 200,000 were considered.

  1. Macon, Georgia (13.73% MMR)
  2. Casper, Wyoming (11.15% MMR)
  3. Billings, Montana (10.03% MMR)
  4. Shreveport, Louisiana (9.64% MMR)
  5. Flagstaff, Arizona (9.07% MMR)
  6. Jonesboro, Arkansas (8.87% MMR)
  7. Rapid City, South Dakota (8.45% MMR)
  8. Muncie, Indiana (8.44% MMR)
  9. Grand Junction, Colorado (8.43% MMR)
  10. Jackson, Mississippi (8.35% MMR)

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Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of AtlantaFi.com, Atlanta’s independent hyper-local publication focused on news, restaurants, events, jobs, neighborhoods, and lifestyle. A 15+ year Atlanta resident and longtime journalist and content creator, she covers Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care, and Money with a practical, Atlanta-first lens. Before launching the site, Johnson worked as a substitute teacher in Atlanta Public Schools and later in corporate roles at Home Depot’s Vinings offices. A marketer by training with a degree in business management, she grew frustrated with the fragmented, hard-to-find information about what was actually happening in the city. That gap led her to create AtlantaFi as a curated, one-stop resource for the pulse of Atlanta—#ATLHAPS—without the national noise. Editorial decisions remain independent; the publication does not accept products, meals, or services in exchange for coverage. As Editor-in-Chief, she oversees original local reporting and curated practical guides that help residents, visitors, and businesses discover and engage with the city. Readers turn to her work for timely event roundups, dining and neighborhood insights, business and travel updates, and straightforward money and lifestyle coverage grounded in firsthand observation of Atlanta. A devoted lover of all things Atlanta, Tee enjoys pickleball, a good margarita or bourbon, and walking the Atlanta Beltline. She can be reached for editorial inquiries at tjohnson@atlantafi.com (serious inquiries only).
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