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Huntsville, AL

SCORE: 79.64

#104

FOR AGES 65-79
SCORE: 81.04

#125

FOR AGES 80+
SCORE: 80.06

Percent of Population 65+:  12.93%
Population 65+:  55,601
Total Population:  430,146

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score	Percent +/-
General	100	75.72	75.28	0.58 %
Health Care	148	37.71	42.45	-11.17 %
Wellness	155	79.50	81.88	-2.91 %
Financial	28	84.09	77.72	8.20 %
Living ArrangementsArrange- ments	72	75.17	69.85	7.62 %
Employment / Education	104	58.65	59.20	-.93 %
Transportation/ ConvenienceTransport- ation	207	59.06	64.90	-9.00 %
Community EngagementEngage- ment	214	44.96	54.20	-17.05 %
(Three-tier color code: 1-25 Green, 26-75 Black, 76+ Red)

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Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of Doctors	90	14.62	15.54
Number of hospital beds	156	27.94	34.20
% of Hospitals with JCAHO Accreditation	129	80.00	79.23
Expenses per Inpatient Day	33	80.23	60.11
Number of Long-Term Hospitals	252	.00	9.41
Number of Hospitals with Geriatric Services	111	24.37	25.35
% of Hospitals with Rehabilitation Services	164	26.83	36.38
Number of Hospitals with Alzheimer's units	252	.00	5.73
Number of Hospitals with Hospice Services	252	.00	15.76
% of Hospitals with Medical School Affiliation	127	20.00	26.90
% of Magnet Hospitals	252	.00	6.41
Number of Orthopedic Surgeons	95	13.36	13.47
Number of psychologists	124	19.24	21.04
Number of nurses	56	28.45	24.33
Number of Physical Therapists	183	25.18	35.67
ER Wait Times	231	15.10	27.98

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Medicare Enrollment	167	89.84	90.82
Obesity rate, population 65+	150	47.53	50.43
Diabetes Rate	211	36.75	46.23
Alzheimer's Cases	153	79.33	81.94
Number of Caregivers	12	87.01	71.15
Life Expectancy at 65	138	80.69	81.36
Number of Fitness Centers	26	60.41	40.35
Number of fast food outlets	214	54.32	64.16
Sugary drink consumption	213	60.10	74.11
Number of Golf courses, skiing, marinas, bowling	203	11.77	22.34

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Number of banks and financial institutions	36	68.61	55.90
Total bank deposits	122	1.21	1.72
Tax burden	7	95.81	72.59
Dependency Ratio	68	65.61	63.45
Index Growth of Small Businesses (2006-2011)	33	74.36	71.00
% of 65+ population below poverty	101	39.15	37.11
Capital Gains as % of AGI	228	26.30	43.03
Income Growth (2007-2012)	45	65.93	62.83
Amount of Reverse Mortgages	73	22.74	20.25

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Median House Price	163	42.09	47.00
Median Rental Price	108	73.15	69.66
% of Houses with 65+ Residents	189	43.95	49.14
Number of Nursing Beds	173	19.22	26.73
Cost of Semi-private nursing room	59	78.33	70.35
Number of home health-care service providers	147	5.54	9.48
Continuing Care Facilities	179	9.12	15.92
Cost of assisted living	9	86.45	70.12
Nursing-home rating	173	24.91	34.13
% of seniors living in family households	109	85.30	84.74
Cost of adult day services	1	100.00	61.47

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Percent of 65+ Employed	97	61.14	57.95
65+ Unemployment Rate	120	8.53	12.33
Employment growth in health,education,leisure and hospitality	69	72.20	69.72
Output of service sector/manufacturing	134	5.50	9.69
College Enrollment	84	27.51	29.22

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
Average commute time to work	136	69.27	71.39
Number of Passenger Trips	240	1.44	11.53
Investment in Public/Senior Transportation	30	69.56	64.25
% of commuters who walk to work	235	7.30	17.90
Number of Grocery, etc.	119	54.88	55.19
% of Seniors near grocery	172	80.92	84.52

Indicator	Rank	Score	Average Score
% of population 65+	170	35.85	39.94
Number of arts, entertainment, and recreation facilities	169	12.82	18.61
Senior Volunteer Rates	186	53.41	63.01
Number of Public Libraries	199	14.11	25.07
Number of YMCAs	75	13.55	12.40
Funding for Seniors	119	23.56	25.37