New York, Las Vegas or Los Angeles may seem like more likely choices but Austin, Texas has been named the sexiest city in the United States in a magazine survey.

也许纽约、拉斯维加斯或洛杉矶给人的感觉更性感，然而一家杂志的调查显示，德克萨斯州的奥斯丁市才是美国最性感的城市。

The skyline of downtown Austin, Texas, November 5, 2009.

Dallas, Houston and San Antonio also scored high marks in the ranking by Men's Health Magazine that looked at birth rates, condom sales, rate of sexually transmitted diseases and sales of sex toys.

But cold-weather cities, including Portland, Maine which came in last and Burlington in Vermont, didn't do as well.

"One possibility is that in an area where's it's hotter, people need to dress lighter¹ and that puts pressure on them to look better and keep in better shape," said Matt Marion, the deputy editor of the magazine.

Seven of the 15 sexiest cities in the poll of 100 urban areas were in Texas. In contrast, New England, with its freezing temperatures and parka（皮质大衣） -wearing populace（大众，平民） , was home to many of the least libidinous²（性欲的，好色的） cities.

The finding that amorous³（多情的） people tended to be more abundant in warmer cities such as Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, contradicts the notion that sultry（闷热的，狂暴的） weather makes people lazy and want to avoid physical contact with others.

Some cities renowned⁴ for their singles bars and hook-up scenes were also low in the ranking. Las Vegas was No. 70, followed by New York at 73, San Francisco at 74 and Miami at 88, contradicting their reputations as randy metropolises⁵（大都市，首府） .

"They could be having plenty of sex in Boston, San Francisco and New York, but just less than in other places," Marion said.

Yonkers, in New York, Charleston in West Virginia and Manchester, New Hampshire were also at the bottom of the list.

The full list can be found on www.menshealth.com/metrogrades.