If you really are going to move Anne, you might concentrate on a place where retirere's, and widowers gather and retire. Like Florida or yes, here in Vegas. I live in a Resort Park filled with people 55 and older, There are several dozen men without women, own a nice home, drive nice cars, even own motorhomes they travel around in.
I meet them at the pool or on the putting range, out bike riding. They are everywhere in this town.

Vegas, outside the Casinos on the strip is a retirement mecca.

If I wanted fish, I'd go to the fish market, steak, the butcher shop, candy a candy store, flowers, a florist, a retired gentleman, a retirement town...

Not earth shattering advice but good advice none the less.

Maybe hop on one of the chatrooms for men 50 and over. Hey what the hell?? And some are in surprising good shape, great dressers and nice looking.

I personally knew 3 employees who are/were residents in Alaska for several decades and were associated with a branch office in Anchorage for a large international engineering firm. Actually the woman and her hubby have sold their home and are now living in SEattle. Another couple have also sold their home in Alaska after being there for over 30 yeears(they had problems selling their lovely home up there) and bought a home in a suburb outside of Vancouver, not far from the U.S.-Canada border. They will retire soon there. Their children are grown up.

The woman told me that many young people want to LEAVE Alaska since they do consider job opportunities elsewhere, plus other things that cities south offer.

If you are interested in working in the trades, engineering, such skills are desired in certain parts of U.S. right now. Ever though of AUTOCAD engineering design with software?

soome of the boom towns where there is bigtime mining, oil and energy related industries goin' on, do have a high proportion of men. But there's also alot of drinkin' going on in those towns. Fort McMurray in northern Alberta is experiencing serious growth problems since it's flooded with tar sands workers up there. Many men and yes, stories of women propositioned. However there are also men who are MARRIED and away from their families and girlfriends living in other parts of Canada. So go figure, how to deal with a pile of horny men, who just want a roll in the hay...

I'm sorry to be so raw here, but I've worked in several organizations dominated by men, where women form 20% of the workforce and less than 10% of those women are in professional positions/well-educated. A workplace is an ideal (perhaps safer) place to meet guys, but having lots of guys around doesn't increase chances of romance. It didn't for me, despite the fact there were several decent men around my age. The click just didn't occur.

I met my partner at an evening computer course.

It's great that you are thinking of possibly a different part of the U.S. Cost of living is a serious consideration.

And think of the sorts of activities/passions you love to do/try when living in an area. From that, if guys also engage in the same happy activities, perhaps you will meet one.

Do you jog? Consider joining a regularily running co-ed group or a reasonable fitness centre. That's how 2 of my sisters met their now hubbies. Even if you don't meet any love of your life, you will still be pursuing your passion/hobbies.

In the end, you must love the place where you relocate to. This must be priority over potential men, etc. ...to make this major life decision happy and worthwhile for you...because it maybe a place where you may live for many years.

I see articles in the newspaper from time to time about the whole nine yards of demographics, so that information is accessable. Housing prices are public record and available by looking at real estate listings for an area, which are also online.

Having lived in SoCali since 1980, I'll just throw out a few general stats:
Real Estate in Orange or LA County is still high. The largest concentration of retirees is in planned senior communities such as the several Leisure World locales. Plus a whole slew of "55 & Better" housing complexes just about everywhere. If you go inland past Riverside and towards the desert, senior communities proliferate. Some of the newer ones are not as pricey BUT -- you think Alaska is too cold? -- well, the desert is pretty bleeping hot.

Wherever you might be considering moving, a week's vacation is a good investment. Alaska mid-winter or SoCali in August will tell you if you can stand the worst of the climate. Plus hotel rates are relatively cheap then.

I have a minister friend up near Anchorage. He has a church gig there. Him, his wife and their 11 children. They moved there from way up in Minnesota, so were use to the cold anyway, and say they love it and would never move back.

Contact the Chamber of Commerce of any city and they are usually thrilled to send all kinds of info. Did that before I moved here to Vegas. Follow the migrating seniors, warm weather and financial independence is a plus with them. Most are really mellow too. Just wanting someone to have fun and enjoy their retirement with. Find one of the singles sites, then the city, then single males over 50. Their names and pictures pop up...its up to you after that.

chatty, great advice.

Thank you ma'am! Coming from you that's a real compliment...

Chatty, I think I know where to move to when the time comes......move over.

It was very good advice. I have a friend who lives on one of the northernest points in Alaska. She is a school teacher and has been there going on 7 years. She absolutely loves it. She is in a remote village that you can only fly in or out of, and she has to order her food supply over the Internet and have it "dropped" literally. She has one more year to retirement.

She wandered over to a government radar site one day and met a man who has never been married and they hit it off immediately. Same age, and they travel together in the off seasons, visit each other village-to-village while they are in Alaska, but give each other space when needed.

I've met him and just adore him. Who would have ever thought she would go that far north out in the middle of nowhere and find a man. A good man. Go figure...