Forbes magazine has compiled a list of the top 10 cities for young professionals. The magazine looked at which cities paid young professionals the best, which had the most young and unmarried people, which had the best business opportunities, and which were cities where graduates of elite universities ended up. For the complete article, click here. For a slide show of the top cities, click here. And the top 10 cities are:

1. New York City
2. San Francisco
3. Atlanta
4. Los Angeles
5. Washington, D.C.
6. Boston
7. Seattle
8. Minneapolis
9. Philadelphia
10. Denver