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Bellingham, WA

SCORE: 76.94

#171

FOR AGES 65-79
SCORE: 78.38

#187

FOR AGES 80+
SCORE: 77.58

Percent of Population 65+:  14.38%
Population 65+:  29,470
Total Population:  204,932

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	220	69.94	75.28	-7.09 %
Health Care	234	28.71	42.45	-32.37 %
Wellness	9	92.64	81.88	13.14 %
Financial	147	76.31	77.72	-1.81 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	212	60.81	69.85	-12.94 %
Employment / Education	198	49.39	59.20	-16.57 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	24	72.72	64.90	12.05 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	61	58.55	54.20	8.03 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

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Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	83	14.95	15.54
Number of hospital beds	248	10.54	34.20
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	1	100.00	79.23
Expenses per Inpatient Day	240	38.12	60.11
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	252	.00	9.41
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	160	16.12	25.35
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	236	13.35	36.38
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	252	.00	5.73
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services	108	17.31	15.76
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	252	.00	26.90
% of Magnet Hospitals	252	.00	6.41
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	227	5.63	13.47
Number of psychologists	154	15.90	21.04
Number of nurses	170	19.51	24.33
Number of Physical Therapists	88	39.68	35.67
ER Wait Times	177	20.83	27.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	154	90.38	90.82
Obesity rate, population 65+	49	56.04	50.43
Diabetes Rate	74	50.45	46.23
Alzheimer's Cases	21	91.37	81.94
Number of Caregivers	170	66.42	71.15
Life Expectancy at 65	24	87.54	81.36
Number of Fitness Centers	21	62.33	40.35
Number of fast food outlets	71	68.75	64.16
Sugary drink consumption	12	97.18	74.11
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	46	33.24	22.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of banks and financial institutions	87	61.04	55.90
Total bank deposits	139	1.16	1.72
Tax burden	184	61.61	72.59
Dependency Ratio	38	71.65	63.45
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2006-2011)	99	71.49	71.00
% of 65+ population below poverty	74	41.97	37.11
Capital Gains as % of AGI	70	51.35	43.03
Income Growth (2007-2012)	128	62.30	62.83
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	227	5.64	20.25

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	235	27.09	47.00
Median Rental Price	206	58.83	69.66
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	132	48.60	49.14
Number of Nursing Beds	214	13.84	26.73
Cost of Semi-private nursing room	214	56.18	70.35
Number of home health-care service providers	217	2.80	9.48
Continuing Care Facilities	11	39.84	15.92
Cost of assisted living	66	75.63	70.12
Nursing-home rating	57	44.44	34.13
% of seniors living in family households	161	83.48	84.74
Cost of adult day services	155	54.17	61.47

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of 65+ Employed	229	40.29	57.95
65+ Unemployment Rate	249	2.50	12.33
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	167	67.83	69.72
Output of service sector/manufacturing	183	4.07	9.69
College Enrollment	55	36.77	29.22

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Average commute time to work	109	72.25	71.39
Number of Passenger Trips	14	37.75	11.53
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	224	58.34	64.25
% of commuters who walk to work	19	32.22	17.90
Number of Grocery, etc.	116	54.96	55.19
% of Seniors near grocery	190	79.79	84.52

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of population 65+	127	39.88	39.94
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	46	22.32	18.61
Senior Volunteer Rates	46	73.17	63.01
Number of Public Libraries	100	25.96	25.07
Number of YMCAs	163	6.74	12.40
Funding for Seniors	168	23.34	25.37