Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent +/- |
General Livability | 37 | 87.42 | 81.58 | 7.16 % |
Health Care | 236 | 40.92 | 50.15 | -18.40 % |
Wellness | 2 | 90.48 | 68.45 | 32.18 % |
Financial | 88 | 83.83 | 81.09 | 3.38 % |
EducationEducation | 16 | 75.94 | 71.18 | 28.19 % |
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments |
92 | 76.09 | 71.18 | 6.90 % |
Employment | 16 | 74.00 | 51.56 | 43.52 % |
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation |
36 | 69.97 | 57.14 | 22.45 % |
Community EngagementEngage- ment |
29 | 63.06 | 51.89 | 21.53 % |
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red) |
- Low crime rates
- Short commutes
- Many libraries, recreation opportunities,
older volunteers
- Low 65-plus unemployment rate
- Low income inequality levels
- Educated older adult population
- Top-five ranking in low obesity and
diabetes rates
- Curtailing vice: little binge drinking or smoking
- A physically active culture
- Many adults aging at home
- No long-term hospitals
- No specialized hospital facilities for older adults
- Expensive inpatient stays
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Cost of Living | 249 | 33.03 | 49.09 |
Crime Rate | 7 | 80.22 | 42.85 |
Employment Growth (2007-2012) | 39 | 84.65 | 80.67 |
Unemployment Rate | 8 | 79.93 | 46.80 |
Income Distribution | 8 | 92.68 | 84.25 |
Weather | 225 | 52.35 | 62.27 |
Fatal Car Crashes | 192 | 21.76 | 29.38 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Number of Doctors | 129 | 32.78 | 33.5 |
Number of hospital beds | 188 | 21.67 | 29.37 |
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation | 191 | 66.67 | 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 | 121 | 25.00 | 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 | 177 | 0.00 | 26.60 |
% of Magnet Hospitals | 64 | 0.00 | 6.27 |
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons | 36 | 19.57 | 13.35 |
Number of nurses | 165 | 21.29 | 24.78 |
Number of Physical Therapists | 142 | 1.84 | 2.35 |
ER Wait Times | 6 | 48.95 | 24.64 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Obesity rate | 5 | 68.56 | 46.33 |
Smoking rate | 4 | 59.79 | 13.69 |
Diabetes rate | 3 | 81.61 | 41.83 |
Binge drinking | 15 | 38.71 | 20.32 |
Alzheimer's cases | 22 | 92.27 | 74.78 |
Caregivers | 45 | 49.27 | 39.11 |
Life expectancy at 65 | 43 | 82.07 | 76.89 |
Depression | 52 | 55.60 | 49.3 |
Physical activity | 11 | 60.10 | 39.05 |
Fitness and recreational sports centers | 171 | 37.46 | 42.27 |
Fast-food outlets | 168 | 32.74 | 35.09 |
Golf courses, ski resorts | 189 | 10.89 | 17.69 |
Air quality | 43 | 73.14 | 61.2 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Banks and financial institutions | 111 | 57.27 | 53.83 |
Total bank deposits | 241 | 0.62 | 1.37 |
Tax burden | 98 | 77.63 | 70.55 |
Dependency ratio | 230 | 55.08 | 61.29 |
Small business growth | 70 | 83.50 | 81.17 |
Older adults below poverty line | 41 | 36.53 | 29.07 |
Capital gains | 98 | 32.93 | 31.31 |
Income growth | 60 | 62.34 | 60.52 |
Reverse mortgages | 153 | 23.73 | 27.26 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Median house price | 191 | 39.57 | 46.02 |
Median rental price | 43 | 82.12 | 70.18 |
Households with older adults | 268 | 27.34 | 39.04 |
Nursing beds | 208 | 37.88 | 49.76 |
Cost of semiprivate nursing room | 58 | 77.70 | 70.35 |
Home health-care service providers | 17 | 31.17 | 14.31 |
Continuing-care facilities | 66 | 19.66 | 14.8 |
Cost of assisted living | 39 | 83.51 | 71.61 |
Nursing-home rating | 102 | 25.00 | 22.29 |
Older adults in family homes | 8 | 93.50 | 82.84 |
Cost of adult day services | 265 | 38.19 | 55.7 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent of 65+ employed | 92 | 59.97 | 56.23 |
65+ unemployment Rate | 1 | 100.00 | 31.34 |
Employment growth | 110 | 45.18 | 44.29 |
Output of service sector/manufacturing | 236 | 2.69 | 9.94 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Average commute time to work | 26 | 84.53 | 71.39 |
Number of Passenger Trips | 18 | 13.69 | 11.53 |
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation | 91 | 41.56 | 64.25 |
% of commuters who walk to work | 33 | 32.01 | 17.90 |
Number of Grocery, etc. | 59 | 53.67 | 55.19 |
% of Seniors near grocery | 84.52 | ||
Walk score | 99 | 48.15 | xx.52 |
Indicator | Rank | Score | Average Score |
Percent of population 65+ | 275 | 17.18 | 39.94 |
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities | 22 | 36.43 | 18.61 |
Senior volunteer rates | 2 | 95.94 | 63.01 |
Number of public libraries | 14 | 47.88 | 25.07 |
Number of civic and religious organizations | 279 | 13.06 | 12.40 |
Funding for older adults | 192 | 27.50 | 25.37 |