Best Cities for Successful Aging

Best Cities for Successful Aging | Cumberland, MD-WV

Cumberland, MD-WV

NO.

180
SCORE: 79.33

FOR AGES 65-79
NO. 201
SCORE: 77.51

FOR AGES 80+
NO. 167
SCORE: 80.77

Percent of Population 65+:  17.71%
Population 65+:  18,295
Total Population:  103,299

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	183	70.70	73.42	-3.70 %
Health Care	100	46.28	44.52	3.95 %
Wellness	107	82.08	81.83	0.31 %
Financial	253	63.87	73.98	-13.67 %
Employment	146	58.14	60.67	-4.17 %
Living Arrangements	74	61.74	57.25	7.84 %
Transportation	132	70.82	71.36	-.76 %
Community Engagement	87	67.44	64.17	5.10 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-50 Green, 51-208 Black, 209+ Red)

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Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of banks and financial institutions	144	47.04	50.04
Total bank deposits	240	2.17	4.22
Tax burden	245	51.32	72.8
Dependency Ratio	82	64.93	63.79
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2004-2009)	222	68.43	72.19
% of 65+ below poverty	167	35.08	40.17
Capital Gains as % of AGI	109	38.05	38.75
Indexed Income Growth	69	81.17	79.27
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	226	10.00	26.63

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Mean Commute Time to Work	220	55.00	64.26
Number of Passenger Trips	238	2.30	11.84
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	56	64.03	60.59
Number of Grocery, etc.	40	62.13	51.60
% of Households with Proximity to Grocery	214	96.89	97.85

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of Population over 65	19	51.89	40.08
Number of Museums, cultural, etc.	180	21.22	29.72
Senior Volunteer Rates	81	59.40	56.19
Number of Public Libraries	35	37.59	24.52
Number of YMCAs	173	6.79	15.76
Funding for Seniors	57	26.72	27.84

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number 65+ Employed	26	61.36	51.84
65+ Unemployment Rate	148	26.41	34.24
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	226	63.38	67.87
Output of service/manufacturing	114	7.80	11.1
College Enrollment	105	26.26	29.38

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	130	45.32	45.08
Median Rental Price	5	92.69	62.99
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	13	64.22	50.14
Number of Nursing Beds	88	1.88	2.52
Median Price Semi-Private Nursing Room	219	58.18	72.26
Number of People Providing Home health-care services	216	3.16	9.6
Continuing Care Facilities	197	8.90	17.11
Assisted Living Cost	230	59.18	69.79
Nursing-home rating	67	30.77	24.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	169	10.09	14.13
Availability of Hospital Beds	79	32.19	27.86
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	79	75.00	66.14
Expenses per Inpatient Day	89	57.84	56.66
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	6	42.03	6.55
% of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	25	50.31	22.08
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	74	40.46	33.47
% of Hospitals with Alzheimer's Units	259	.00	5.00
% of Hospitals with Hospice	8	60.18	15.49
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	259	.00	21.94
% of Magnet Hospitals	259	.00	7.64
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	247	4.43	14.15
Number of Mental Health Professionals	134	7.92	10.01
Number of Service Professionals (Nurses)	57	31.53	26.52
Number of Physical Therapists	244	14.00	36.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	48	94.27	90.36
Medicaid Eligible	161	56.03	61.72
Obesity Rate	222	42.02	48.33
Diabetes Rate	231	34.84	45.85
Alzheimer's Cases	46	46.95	36.22
Number of Caregivers	153	63.61	65.69
Life Expectancy at 65	225	64.18	69.25
% of Seniors Living in Family Households	203	72.99	77.26
Number of Fitness Centers	29	64.78	46.01
Number of fast food outlets	147	46.29	48.84
Soda Consumption	21	85.96	75.30
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	146	16.11	21.57