2017 Best Cities for Successful Aging

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare enrollment	43	91.30	62.02
Primary-care physicians	78	49.82	57.60
Nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants	7	66.81	45.49
Number of nurses	55	36.14	38.33
Number of hospital beds	89	26.37	37.22
Long-term hospitals	14	41.60	22.49
Hospitals with geriatric services	92	13.43	37.70
Hospitals with rehabilitation services	79	28.17	43.27
Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	60	0.00	11.62
Hospitals with hospice services	85	0.00	31.78
Orthopedic surgeons	63	29.49	31.70
Dialysis centers	92	18.02	40.28
Medical and diagnostic centers	22	60.04	48.95
Physical therapists	3	99.44	56.09
Expenses per inpatient day	80	50.91	62.02
Joint Commission accreditation	46	87.50	83.71
Medical school affiliation	96	0.00	45.76
Magnet hospitals	36	15.00	14.40
ER wait times	83	27.05	40.01

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Obesity rate	9	88.98	70.79
Smoking rate	49	26.12	30.34
Diabetes rate	4	67.89	48.54
Alzheimer's cases	8	96.61	81.26
Caregivers	49	37.50	39.21
Life expectancy at 65	27	86.84	84.59
Depression	13	49.42	43.31
Physical activity	5	89.59	65.43
Fitness and recreational sports centers	51	46.16	46.08
Fast-food outlets	32	64.42	61.73
Falls with injury	68	33.87	38.43
Binge drinking	14	49.46	40.64
Air quality	2	97.63	67.44

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Banks and financial institutions	48	48.68	47.44
Total bank deposits	96	2.49	7.24
Tax burden	62	63.72	68.14
Dependency ratio	32	88.04	84.57
Growth of small businesses	42	86.91	86.25
Older adults below poverty line	14	72.55	58.57
Capital gains	33	56.50	49.15
Income growth	47	83.83	84.11
Reverse mortgages	61	7.63	15.80

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median house price	76	33.42	44.17
Median rental price	70	64.01	69.47
Households with older adults	91	45.39	55.52
Nursing beds	73	45.60	60.28
Cost of semi-private nursing room	52	60.87	64.62
Home health-care service providers	24	16.85	15.21
Continuing-care facilities	26	27.33	23.14
Cost of assisted living	57	76.80	80.63
Nursing-home rating	39	38.75	36.99
Older adults in family homes	37	86.31	84.60
Cost of adult day services	41	53.85	55.79

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of 65+ employed			72.79
65+ unemployment rate			30.13
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality			85.90
Output of service sector/manufacturing			22.62

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Walk score	74	39.69	50.90
Commute times	39	81.78	78.27
Commuters who walk to work	26	47.37	38.41
Number of passenger trips	74	2.59	9.79
Public transport fare	63	10.53	16.65
Investment in public/senior transportation	14	79.49	67.65
Grocery stores	92	20.17	33.58
Special needs transportation	91	11.38	29.60

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of population 65+	86	39.10	47.47
Arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	21	38.25	30.60
Senior volunteer rates	14	62.85	53.28
Number of public libraries	58	39.16	44.65
Number of civic and religious organizations	19	80.22	60.15
Funding for older adults	84	70.90	75.84

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Educational attainment	4	98.17	38.00
College enrollment	7	71.34	58.16
Number of community colleges	7	39.39	20.92
Number of universities	5	69.02	38.93

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average AvgScore	Percent +/-% +/-
General Livability	68	85.36	87.83	-2.81 %
Health Care	82	53.16	62.09	-14.38 %
Wellness	6	82.67	72.07	14.71 %
Financial Security	45	89.17	88.25	1.04 %
Education	2	81.82	61.67	32.67 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	69	40.27	46.42	-13.25 %
Employment	51	62.41	63.96	-2.42 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	72	64.52	69.42	-7.06 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	43	74.93	73.23	2.32 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

Colorado Springs, CO