Women are from Portland, men are from Oklahoma City
Men and women perceive cities differently: Women like some cities much more than men do; and vice-versa
A new survey of net favorability ratings of cities show Portland and handful of other cities are perceived much more positively by women than men.
Gender differences in perceived favorability of cities vary geographically; overall, women regard Western cities more favorably than men; men regard cities in the South, and especially Texas, more favorably than do women.
A relative handful of cities are regarded similarly by both men and women.
Women view Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco most favorably, relative to men’s view of the same cities. Nationally, women were about 30 percentage points more likely to rate Portland favorably compared to men; the other four cities had more than 20 percent higher net favorable ratings among women than men. Men had higher net favorability ratings for some cities than women, notably cities in Texas and Oklahoma. The following chart shows the highest and lowest cities for net favorability for women compared to men.
