New 18-cou t y study fi ds wome a e twice as likely as me to wa t a homeow e , as fi st-time buye s hit a eco d age.
Los A geles, CA, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Two i five Ame ica wome looki g fo love o li e (40.4%) wa t a pa t e who ow s a home, acco di g to The State of O li e Dati g 2026, a ew study eleased today by dati g- eview platfo m Dati gScout.com. The study is based o espo ses f om 53,902 people i 18 cou t ies.
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Amo g Ame ica me , the figu e was less tha half that, at 18.9%. Love may be bli d, but it ca appa e tly ead a p ope ty deed.
That is a tall o de i today’s housi g ma ket. The Natio al Associatio of Realto s puts the typical fi st-time buye at a eco d age of 40, while the ave age Ame ica o li e date i the study is just 39.5. I othe wo ds, the typical Ame ica buyi g a fi st home is olde tha the typical Ame ica o a dati g site.
The US is ot alo e. Wome i the UK set the highest ba of the 15 cou t ies with data, with 45.3% wa ti g a homeow e agai st 19.1% of me . Spai a d New Zeala d followed at 43.7%. Swiss wome ca ed least, at 13.6%.
The mo ey gap u s deepe tha p ope ty. Wo ldwide, 42.1% of wome said bei g u employed would ule someo e out i sta tly, compa ed with 14.1% of me . Livi g with pa e ts was a deal-b eake fo 39.9% of wome a d 16.7% of me , a d high debt fo 52.2% of wome a d 31.6% of me .
Me , mea while, seem happy to keep picki g up the bill. Wo ldwide, 43% of me said the ma should pay o a fi st date, while o ly 24.5% of wome ag eed. Almost half of wome (49%) would athe split it.
The full study, i cludi g the cou t y-by-cou t y b eakdow , is available ow: https://www.dati gscout.com/o li e-dati g-statistics
The State of O li e Dati g 2026 is based o Dati g Scout’s o goi g eade su vey. Si ce Ja ua y 2025, 53,902 people ac oss 18 cou t ies have a swe ed the su vey, a d espo de ts could choose seve al qualities they wa t i a pa t e .Related Li ks https://www.dati gscout.com/o li e-dati g-statistics
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