2017 Best Cities for Successful Aging

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare enrollment	17	93.46	62.02
Primary-care physicians	96	35.14	57.60
Nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants	88	28.90	45.49
Number of nurses	97	20.16	38.33
Number of hospital beds	90	26.28	37.22
Long-term hospitals	33	28.00	22.49
Hospitals with geriatric services	48	36.15	37.70
Hospitals with rehabilitation services	36	44.25	43.27
Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	60	0.00	11.62
Hospitals with hospice services	85	0.00	31.78
Orthopedic surgeons	95	14.64	31.70
Dialysis centers	85	22.72	40.28
Medical and diagnostic centers	84	34.16	48.95
Physical therapists	86	36.75	56.09
Expenses per inpatient day	30	66.96	62.02
Joint Commission accreditation	63	81.82	83.71
Medical school affiliation	82	23.14	45.76
Magnet hospitals	78	0.00	14.40
ER wait times	26	48.25	40.01

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Obesity rate	44	70.61	70.79
Smoking rate	44	27.14	30.34
Diabetes rate	92	36.92	48.54
Alzheimer's cases	38	85.01	81.26
Caregivers	97	23.31	39.21
Life expectancy at 65	35	85.51	84.59
Depression	56	42.15	43.31
Physical activity	81	56.08	65.43
Fitness and recreational sports centers	80	36.05	46.08
Fast-food outlets	9	70.88	61.73
Falls with injury	31	39.89	38.43
Binge drinking	92	30.33	40.64
Air quality	1	100.00	67.44

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Banks and financial institutions	80	40.14	47.44
Total bank deposits	87	3.26	7.24
Tax burden	40	73.35	68.14
Dependency ratio	93	72.26	84.57
Growth of small businesses	48	86.04	86.25
Older adults below poverty line	34	62.53	58.57
Capital gains	10	71.74	49.15
Income growth	100	77.32	84.11
Reverse mortgages	73	5.49	15.80

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median house price	16	57.39	44.17
Median rental price	56	67.75	69.47
Households with older adults	4	80.04	55.52
Nursing beds	86	37.38	60.28
Cost of semi-private nursing room	56	58.33	64.62
Home health-care service providers	91	6.83	15.21
Continuing-care facilities	35	23.13	23.14
Cost of assisted living	19	91.43	80.63
Nursing-home rating	58	31.00	36.99
Older adults in family homes	42	85.75	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	100	23.37	50.90
Commute times	49	78.46	78.27
Commuters who walk to work	99	14.59	38.41
Number of passenger trips	88	1.62	9.79
Public transport fare	27	14.29	16.65
Investment in public/senior transportation	70	63.65	67.65
Grocery stores	99	18.16	33.58
Special needs transportation	36	32.68	29.60

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of population 65+	4	75.52	47.47
Arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	99	15.49	30.60
Senior volunteer rates	89	41.59	53.28
Number of public libraries	91	23.15	44.65
Number of civic and religious organizations	85	37.92	60.15
Funding for older adults	88	70.63	75.84

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Educational attainment	13	95.05	38.00
College enrollment	96	45.33	58.16
Number of community colleges	63	16.18	20.92
Number of universities	10	58.19	38.93

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average AvgScore	Percent +/-% +/-
General Livability	11	93.62	87.83	6.59 %
Health Care	91	46.98	62.09	-24.34 %
Wellness	58	70.08	72.07	-2.76 %
Financial Security	42	89.37	88.25	1.27 %
Education	40	62.57	61.67	1.46 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	98	30.73	46.42	-33.80 %
Employment	99	50.08	63.96	-21.70 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	51	70.19	69.42	1.11 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	84	62.10	73.23	-15.20 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL