America’s 10 Most Sensual Cities

August 7, 2024

If you’re planning to hit the road this summer, spice up your itinerary with a stop in one of these American hot spots.

From the city where fantasies run wild to the one with the most confidence, here are the most sensual cities to visit, according to a new study that surveyed over 5,500 people across the country.

Spoiler: Cities in the South and Midwest are more sensual than those on the coasts, and our nation’s capital is the only city where residents would rather sip wine than get intimate!

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Top 10 Most Sensual Cities in America

To rank the most sensual cities in America, we looked at three key criteria: cities with the highest percentage of respondents who are fully content with their bedroom lives, cities with respondents most likely to rank themselves as “very” sensual, and cities with the most respondents to report having a high libido. Each criteria was valued the same, and weighted averages determined the final list.

Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Louisville, KY
New Orleans, LA
Omaha, NE
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
Milwaukee, WI
St. Louis, MO
Memphis, TN

Key Findings:

Notably, no coastal cities made it into the top 10! Seattle was close, coming in at number 12 (continue to see the full list).
The South is the most sensual region, representing over half (6) of the cities in the top 10 (Dallas, New Orleans, Louisville, Houston, Austin, and Memphis).
Texas is the most sensual state, with 3 of the top 10 most sensual cities.
While Sin City didn’t break into the top 10, Las Vegas came in second on our list of cities that are most satisfied and number 15 overall.

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Most Sensual City Overall: Dallas, TX

Dallas is hot this summer in more ways than one. One-third of surveyed residents say they are “very” sensual as compared to fewer than one quarter (23%) of respondents from the U.S. overall. They also have a higher libido than most—28% say their libido is highly satisfactory as compared to 22% of the country overall.

They were also the most satisfied with their current intimacy life, with 28% saying they’d change nothing about their intimate lives, even if they could, as compared to only 17% of Americans who feel the same. Continue on to see the full list of cities that round out the ranking of Most Sensual Cities.

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Most Assertive: Pittsburgh, PA

When it comes to expressing their intimate needs, Pittsburgh is speaking up. Only 8% of surveyed people in Pittsburgh say they have trouble voicing what they want in bed as compared to 19% of surveyed Americans overall.

And assertiveness may just be correlated to performance: Pittsburg was also the city most satisfied with their bedroom performance, with 92% saying there was no need for improvement vs. 80% of the country overall.

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Most Sensual Fantasies: New Orleans, LA

The Big Easy is the city least likely to get weighed down by relationship realities and let their imagination run wild. 46% of survey respondents prioritize fantasies over relationship realities as compared to just 28% of the country overall.

They are also the city most likely to prioritize intercourse over work: 64% say they value their bedroom performance more than their career accomplishments, as compared to only 38% of the country overall. (The least likely to prioritize intercourse over work? The Northeast, with 67% of survey respondents in the region saying career performance trumps bedroom performance.)

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Most Sensually Competitive: St. Louis, MO

When it comes to bedroom conquests, St. Louis is nearly 2X more likely to admit they’re in it to win it, with 24% of surveyed people from St. Louis saying conquests are their biggest vice as compared to just 14% of the country overall.

St. Louis was also the only city in America where the majority of its residents said they’d prefer to satisfy themselves (53%) than satisfy their partners (47%).

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Soberest Intercourse: Birmingham, AL

If you are looking for your partner to be fully present during intercourse, head down South. Birmingham was the city most likely to prioritize intercourse over wine. Three-quarters (74%) of survey respondents say intimacy is more important to them than wine, as compared to 61% of people in the U.S. overall.

However, if you’re looking to have a drink or two before intercourse, head to the nation’s capital: Washington, DC was the only city we surveyed to say they value wine (54%) more than intercourse (46%).

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Most Adventurous: Austin, TX

In keeping with its slogan, “Keep Austin Weird,” Austinites are getting kinky behind closed doors with 59% of surveyed Austinites describing themselves as “experimental” or “very experimental” in bed, as compared to 47% of respondents overall.

On average, Austin residents spend $537 annually on bedroom products, subscriptions, or enhancers, notably higher than the national average of $353; and 30% of Austin residents express a desire for more adventurous partners, well-surpassing the national average of 21%.

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Most Confident: Seattle, WA

If you are looking for the city with the (self-proclaimed) hottest residents, head north—way north—to Seattle, where 38% of surveyed residents rank their looks as “amazing” (a 5 on a 5-point scale), nearly 2X as many as the nation overall (21%).

Their confidence appears to translate to their bedroom lives: Seattle respondents reported the most improvement in their bedroom lives since the pandemic, with 48% of residents saying their bedroom lives changed for the better vs. just 34% of respondents overall.

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Most Selfless: Philadelphia, PA

For those who want more attention in bed, head to the city of Brotherly Love. 76% of Philadelphia residents surveyed say their partner’s satisfaction takes priority, as compared to 60% of respondents overall who feel the same. Philadelphia also ranked number one in intimacy appreciation, with 80% agreeing intercourse “is one of the greatest joys in life,” as compared to 65% of Americans overall.

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Largest Bedroom Appetite: Tampa, FL

Sometimes more is more. Tampa ranks as the top city whose residents wish they were having more intercourse, with 36% saying they wish they did it more often vs. 23% of Americans who reported the same. However, Tampa also realizes that selectivity has its place: they were also the top city to admit they were more choosy in their relationships (26% vs. 18% overall).

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Most Size-Conscious: Omaha, NE

In Omaha, residents were the most likely in the country to prioritize size over confidence. 40% of surveyed Omahans said they’d prefer to have a bigger member, or for their partner to have a bigger member, than to have more bedroom confidence. This compares to only 28% of Americans who feel the same.

Maybe this is because Omaha is already high on sensual hubris: 38% of Omahans say they have no problem calling the shots in bed vs. 26% of respondents nationwide. A similar 39% report that they like taking control in bed vs. 22% of the rest of the country.

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Most Sensual to Least Sensual Cities in America—See How Your City Stacks Up!

Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Louisville, KY
New Orleans, LA
Omaha, NE
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
Milwaukee, WI
Saint Louis, MO
Memphis, TN
Albuquerque, NM
Seattle, WA
Des Moines, IA
Baltimore, MD
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Detroit, MI
Boston, MA
Birmingham, AL
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
San Francisco, CA
Phoenix, AZ
Charlotte, NC
Atlanta, GA
Orlando, FL
Portland, OR
San Diego, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
Little Rock, AR
Norfolk, VA
Denver, CO
Pittsburgh, PA
Columbus, OH
Nashville, TN
Raleigh, NC
Greenville, SC
Miami, FL
Sacramento, CA
New Haven, CT
Minneapolis, MN
Providence, RI
Washington, DC
Oklahoma City, OK
Indianapolis, IN
Tampa, FL
San Antonio, TX
Honolulu, HI
Cleveland, OH
Kansas City, KS

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Data & Methodology

This study is based on a 5,504-person online survey, which included 5,000 18-to-65-year-old respondents in the top 50 metropolitan areas (100 respondents per city) and a nationally representative sample of 504 18-to-65-year-old respondents to contextualize results. The study was fielded in May 2024.

Findings were analyzed by more than 100 demographic and psychographic cuts, including city, region, gender (when we refer to “women” and “men,” we include all people who self-identify as such), age, race and ethnicity, relationship status, parenting status, orientation (hetero, bi, gay, lesbian, pan, ace, queer, etc.), and political affiliation, among other areas of interest.

To rank the most sensual cities in America, we looked at three key criteria: cities with the highest percentage of residents who are fully content with their bedroom lives, cities with residents most likely to rank themselves as “very” sensual, and cities with the most residents to report having a high libido. Each criteria was valued the same, and weighted averages determined the final list.

All data in this study are from this source, unless otherwise noted. Independent research firm, Culture Co-op, conducted and analyzed research and findings.

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Tips For Better Intercourse This Summer

If you’re looking to spice up your bedroom life and have better intercourse this summer, there are a few things you can do.

Communicate. Satisfaction and communication are deeply linked in the bedroom. Whether you’re looking to try something new or initiate intercourse more, communication is a great place to start.
Take care of your mental health. Things like anxiety, depression and other mental health issues can hinder bedroom function, drive, and libido.
If things aren’t quite working like they used to and you think you may be experiencing ED or PE, connect with a healthcare provider. There are clinically proven, FDA-approved treatment options available that can help improve performance and boost your confidence.

This article originally appeared on Hims.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.

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