Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent +/- |
General Livability | 213 | 78.84 | 81.58 | -3.36 % |
Health Care | 210 | 43.36 | 50.15 | -13.54 % |
Wellness | 121 | 68.55 | 68.45 | 0.15 % |
Financial | 194 | 78.11 | 81.09 | -3.67 % |
EducationEducation | 70 | 61.83 | 71.18 | 4.37 % |
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments |
214 | 64.26 | 71.18 | -9.72 % |
Employment | 137 | 49.46 | 51.56 | -4.07 % |
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation |
46 | 66.64 | 57.14 | 16.63 % |
Community EngagementEngage- ment |
191 | 47.44 | 51.89 | -8.58 % |
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red) |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Cost of Living | 71 | 57.73 | 49.09 |
Crime Rate | 119 | 43.07 | 42.85 |
Employment Growth (2007-2012) | 278 | 72.01 | 80.67 |
Unemployment Rate | 183 | 39.76 | 46.80 |
Income Distribution | 110 | 84.44 | 84.25 |
Weather | 254 | 50.11 | 62.27 |
Fatal Car Crashes | 31 | 46.12 | 29.38 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Number of Doctors | 176 | 28.35 | 33.5 |
Number of hospital beds | 197 | 20.75 | 29.37 |
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation | 191 | 66.67 | 79.11 |
Number of Long-Term Hospitals | 33 | 22.65 | 6.57 |
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services | 122 | 21.30 | 21.44 |
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services | 221 | 14.20 | 25.8 |
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units | 36 | 0.00 | 4.68 |
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services | 123 | 13.56 | 15.09 |
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation | 177 | 0.00 | 26.60 |
% of Magnet Hospitals | 15 | 33.33 | 6.27 |
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons | 130 | 11.85 | 13.35 |
Number of nurses | 134 | 22.93 | 24.78 |
Number of Physical Therapists | 141 | 1.85 | 2.35 |
ER Wait Times | 249 | 13.54 | 24.64 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Obesity rate | 92 | 47.58 | 46.33 |
Smoking rate | 228 | 8.72 | 13.69 |
Diabetes rate | 149 | 39.83 | 41.83 |
Binge drinking | 52 | 25.96 | 20.32 |
Alzheimer's cases | 106 | 80.49 | 74.78 |
Caregivers | 241 | 28.35 | 39.11 |
Life expectancy at 65 | 81 | 79.05 | 76.89 |
Depression | 99 | 51.09 | 49.3 |
Physical activity | 181 | 34.18 | 39.05 |
Fitness and recreational sports centers | 86 | 48.80 | 42.27 |
Fast-food outlets | 168 | 32.74 | 35.09 |
Golf courses, ski resorts | 35 | 28.90 | 17.69 |
Air quality | 93 | 63.80 | 61.2 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Banks and financial institutions | 258 | 35.34 | 53.83 |
Total bank deposits | 231 | 0.66 | 1.37 |
Tax burden | 274 | 39.21 | 70.55 |
Dependency ratio | 99 | 62.23 | 61.29 |
Small business growth | 47 | 85.04 | 81.17 |
Older adults below poverty line | 82 | 32.64 | 29.07 |
Capital gains | 5 | 63.51 | 31.31 |
Income growth | 272 | 55.36 | 60.52 |
Reverse mortgages | 94 | 33.68 | 27.26 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Median house price | 77 | 54.18 | 46.02 |
Median rental price | 99 | 75.27 | 70.18 |
Households with older adults | 72 | 42.01 | 39.04 |
Nursing beds | 82 | 59.53 | 49.76 |
Cost of semiprivate nursing room | 272 | 38.78 | 70.35 |
Home health-care service providers | 213 | 7.03 | 14.31 |
Continuing-care facilities | 208 | 7.81 | 14.8 |
Cost of assisted living | 247 | 61.59 | 71.61 |
Nursing-home rating | 218 | 7.69 | 22.29 |
Older adults in family homes | 235 | 78.75 | 82.84 |
Cost of adult day services | 246 | 41.18 | 55.7 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent of 65+ employed | 152 | 53.85 | 56.23 |
65+ unemployment Rate | 76 | 33.98 | 31.34 |
Employment growth | 194 | 42.55 | 44.29 |
Output of service sector/manufacturing | 138 | 5.81 | 9.94 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Average commute time to work | 132 | 71.50 | 71.39 |
Number of Passenger Trips | 62 | 5.17 | 11.53 |
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation | 127 | 38.12 | 64.25 |
% of commuters who walk to work | 118 | 17.82 | 17.90 |
Number of Grocery, etc. | 74 | 51.48 | 55.19 |
% of Seniors near grocery | 84.52 | ||
Walk score | 18 | 66.67 | xx.52 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent of population 65+ | 60 | 33.14 | 39.94 |
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities | 80 | 20.40 | 18.61 |
Senior volunteer rates | 273 | 37.95 | 63.01 |
Number of public libraries | 124 | 23.46 | 25.07 |
Number of civic and religious organizations | 178 | 53.43 | 12.40 |
Funding for older adults | 41 | 31.58 | 25.37 |