10 Best Places for Single Seniors to Retire

The 10 Best Places for Single Seniors to Retire

Ilena Jordan, 50, of Miami spent several years dating after her divorce. "Dating in Miami after a certain age is very difficult unless you want to hang out at bars," she says. "How many 50-year-olds hang out at bars?" But then she met Fernando Barberena, 49, on Match.com in April 2008 and instantly clicked during a three-hour date at a sushi restaurant. "You don't have to go through the whole process of hanging out at bars," says Barberena of online dating. "This way you can actually weed through and meet a lot of people without investing tons of time and money on outings." The couple currently lives together and is engaged to be married.

Check out these 10 metro areas with the most single seniors.

Pittsfield, Mass.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 52.4 percent

Single women: 14,237

Single men: 7,869

Florence, S.C.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 49.1 percent

Single women: 18,409

Single men: 7,516

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 47.3 percent

Single women: 11,285

Single men: 6,044

Jackson, Miss.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 47.3 percent

Single women: 39,034

Single men: 16,329

Springfield, Mass.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 47 percent

Single women: 57,928

Single men: 28,194

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 46.9 percent

Single women: 474,305

Single men: 224,768

Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, Calif.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 46.3 percent

Single women: 9,778

Single men: 6,304

Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 46 percent

Single women: 87,432

Single men: 40,672

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 46 percent

Single women: 88,957

Single men: 45,637

Columbus, Ga-Ala.

Percent of the over-55 population that is single: 45.9 percent

Single women: 20,779

Single men: 8,791

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