Best Cities for Successful Aging

Best Cities for Successful Aging | Grand Forks, ND-MN

Grand Forks, ND-MN

NO.

24
SCORE: 87.12

FOR AGES 65-79
NO. 29
SCORE: 86.13

FOR AGES 80+
NO. 21
SCORE: 88.17

Percent of Population 65+:  12.31%
Population 65+:  12,123
Total Population:  98,461

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	77	75.70	73.42	3.11 %
Health Care	23	60.20	44.52	35.22 %
Wellness	188	78.89	81.83	-3.59 %
Financial	90	75.86	73.98	2.54 %
Employment	44	69.91	60.67	15.23 %
Living Arrangements	83	60.76	57.25	6.13 %
Transportation	36	75.81	71.36	6.24 %
Community Engagement	81	68.49	64.17	6.73 %
(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	45	62.30	50.04
Total bank deposits	32	4.93	4.22
Tax burden	218	58.65	72.8
Dependency Ratio	33	73.76	63.79
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2004-2009)	143	71.29	72.19
% of 65+ below poverty	175	34.33	40.17
Capital Gains as % of AGI	107	38.31	38.75
Indexed Income Growth	69	81.17	79.27
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	58	37.86	26.63

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Mean Commute Time to Work	1	100.00	64.26
Number of Passenger Trips	178	5.25	11.84
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	28	65.05	60.59
Number of Grocery, etc.	116	52.49	51.60
% of Households with Proximity to Grocery	61	98.77	97.85

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of Population over 65	175	36.08	40.08
Number of Museums, cultural, etc.	71	32.71	29.72
Senior Volunteer Rates	27	69.86	56.19
Number of Public Libraries	170	17.22	24.52
Number of YMCAs	147	8.55	15.76
Funding for Seniors	10	41.01	27.84

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number 65+ Employed	15	64.75	51.84
65+ Unemployment Rate	214	19.05	34.24
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	86	69.28	67.87
Output of service/manufacturing	103	8.74	11.1
College Enrollment	25	52.49	29.38

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	137	44.15	45.08
Median Rental Price	121	64.31	62.99
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	217	41.79	50.14
Number of Nursing Beds	20	6.22	2.52
Median Price Semi-Private Nursing Room	39	93.09	72.26
Number of People Providing Home health-care services	107	8.04	9.6
Continuing Care Facilities	63	20.14	17.11
Assisted Living Cost	34	80.83	69.79
Nursing-home rating	67	30.77	24.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	49	16.39	14.13
Availability of Hospital Beds	16	49.86	27.86
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	255	20.00	66.14
Expenses per Inpatient Day	44	70.17	56.66
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	259	.00	6.55
% of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	10	64.24	22.08
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	5	78.36	33.47
% of Hospitals with Alzheimer's Units	259	.00	5.00
% of Hospitals with Hospice	3	77.26	15.49
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	25	51.43	21.94
% of Magnet Hospitals	259	.00	7.64
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	80	14.69	14.15
Number of Mental Health Professionals	28	16.65	10.01
Number of Service Professionals (Nurses)	100	27.21	26.52
Number of Physical Therapists	14	66.68	36.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	34	94.98	90.36
Medicaid Eligible	163	55.89	61.72
Obesity Rate	142	46.33	48.33
Diabetes Rate	52	52.84	45.85
Alzheimer's Cases	239	21.45	36.22
Number of Caregivers	167	62.05	65.69
Life Expectancy at 65	128	68.62	69.25
% of Seniors Living in Family Households	255	65.21	77.26
Number of Fitness Centers	205	33.98	46.01
Number of fast food outlets	152	45.40	48.84
Soda Consumption	98	76.56	75.30
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	24	38.47	21.57