Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent +/- |
General Livability | 271 | 73.28 | 81.58 | -10.17 % |
Health Care | 142 | 48.88 | 50.15 | -2.53 % |
Wellness | 99 | 69.54 | 68.45 | 1.59 % |
Financial | 133 | 81.42 | 81.09 | 0.41 % |
EducationEducation | 228 | 53.20 | 71.18 | -10.20 % |
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments |
195 | 65.79 | 71.18 | -7.57 % |
Employment | 78 | 55.97 | 51.56 | 8.55 % |
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation |
267 | 42.31 | 57.14 | -25.95 % |
Community EngagementEngage- ment |
229 | 45.06 | 51.89 | -13.16 % |
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red) |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Cost of Living | 247 | 33.46 | 49.09 |
Crime Rate | 92 | 47.52 | 42.85 |
Employment Growth (2007-2012) | 134 | 80.59 | 80.67 |
Unemployment Rate | 244 | 33.57 | 46.80 |
Income Distribution | 229 | 79.17 | 84.25 |
Weather | 113 | 64.49 | 62.27 |
Fatal Car Crashes | 277 | 9.73 | 29.38 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Number of Doctors | 143 | 31.16 | 33.5 |
Number of hospital beds | 184 | 22.61 | 29.37 |
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation | 1 | 100.00 | 79.11 |
Number of Long-Term Hospitals | 57 | 0.00 | 6.57 |
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services | 203 | 0.00 | 21.44 |
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services | 175 | 19.07 | 25.8 |
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units | 36 | 0.00 | 4.68 |
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services | 140 | 0.00 | 15.09 |
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation | 1 | 100.00 | 26.60 |
% of Magnet Hospitals | 64 | 0.00 | 6.27 |
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons | 242 | 5.95 | 13.35 |
Number of nurses | 212 | 17.78 | 24.78 |
Number of Physical Therapists | 198 | 1.41 | 2.35 |
ER Wait Times | 76 | 30.30 | 24.64 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Obesity rate | 138 | 45.23 | 46.33 |
Smoking rate | 119 | 11.86 | 13.69 |
Diabetes rate | 100 | 43.54 | 41.83 |
Binge drinking | 68 | 23.69 | 20.32 |
Alzheimer's cases | 226 | 63.28 | 74.78 |
Caregivers | 33 | 53.76 | 39.11 |
Life expectancy at 65 | 61 | 80.25 | 76.89 |
Depression | 65 | 53.95 | 49.3 |
Physical activity | 131 | 37.83 | 39.05 |
Fitness and recreational sports centers | 258 | 21.64 | 42.27 |
Fast-food outlets | 207 | 31.24 | 35.09 |
Golf courses, ski resorts | 247 | 7.69 | 17.69 |
Air quality | 22 | 78.57 | 61.2 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Banks and financial institutions | 139 | 54.74 | 53.83 |
Total bank deposits | 246 | 0.60 | 1.37 |
Tax burden | 30 | 87.29 | 70.55 |
Dependency ratio | 217 | 56.07 | 61.29 |
Small business growth | 100 | 82.17 | 81.17 |
Older adults below poverty line | 233 | 20.82 | 29.07 |
Capital gains | 175 | 24.66 | 31.31 |
Income growth | 172 | 58.91 | 60.52 |
Reverse mortgages | 169 | 21.13 | 27.26 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Median house price | 224 | 34.76 | 46.02 |
Median rental price | 112 | 73.66 | 70.18 |
Households with older adults | 174 | 36.83 | 39.04 |
Nursing beds | 168 | 43.25 | 49.76 |
Cost of semiprivate nursing room | 103 | 68.29 | 70.35 |
Home health-care service providers | 224 | 6.25 | 14.31 |
Continuing-care facilities | 203 | 8.09 | 14.8 |
Cost of assisted living | 116 | 72.14 | 71.61 |
Nursing-home rating | 139 | 20.00 | 22.29 |
Older adults in family homes | 22 | 89.62 | 82.84 |
Cost of adult day services | 270 | 35.35 | 55.7 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent of 65+ employed | 25 | 74.92 | 56.23 |
65+ unemployment Rate | 218 | 15.22 | 31.34 |
Employment growth | 83 | 46.12 | 44.29 |
Output of service sector/manufacturing | 51 | 13.73 | 9.94 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Average commute time to work | 213 | 65.11 | 71.39 |
Number of Passenger Trips | 234 | 0.74 | 11.53 |
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation | 198 | 32.92 | 64.25 |
% of commuters who walk to work | 159 | 13.92 | 17.90 |
Number of Grocery, etc. | 275 | 21.81 | 55.19 |
% of Seniors near grocery | 84.52 | ||
Walk score | 213 | 35.80 | xx.52 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent of population 65+ | 215 | 24.57 | 39.94 |
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities | 112 | 17.08 | 18.61 |
Senior volunteer rates | 157 | 51.74 | 63.01 |
Number of public libraries | 213 | 14.56 | 25.07 |
Number of civic and religious organizations | 182 | 52.11 | 12.40 |
Funding for older adults | 250 | 27.05 | 25.37 |