Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Arlington Heights, Illinois

CaringScore for Arlington Heights, IL

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights was based on more than 50 factors in three key categories: health, cost, and livability. By compiling and analyzing this data, Caring.com is able to rate the quality of life you or a loved one might expect should you choose continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights.

A CaringScore can range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and provides a quick way to compare cities, counties, and even specific zip codes. With a CaringScore of 5.1, Arlington Heights is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Arlington Heights. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Arlington Heights, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for continuing care retirement communities. The HealthScore for Arlington Heights is based on the availability of healthcare resources, air and water quality, the overall health of the local population, and other key factors. With a HealthScore of 5.9, Arlington Heights rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 255.4 physicians per capita, Arlington Heights scores 15.8 percent better than the national average. Arlington Heights scores 38.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.8, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 22.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Arlington Heights is 78 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Arlington Heights -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 91.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Arlington Heights's environmental health -- trails the national average by 43.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Arlington Heights, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	255.4	220.5
Geriatricians	1.8	1.3
Cardiologists	9.5	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	6.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Arlington Heights, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights, rates the cost of living for older adults on a scale of 1 (more expensive) to 10 (less expensive). It's specifically tailored to people looking for continuing care retirement communities. The CostScore for Arlington Heights is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 3.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights are generally more expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at continuing care retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Arlington Heights. The entry fee or purchase price for an independent living community can range from $50,000 to $500,000 or more, and typically requires an additional monthly service fee of $1,000 to $3,000 on average. The cost of living indices below provide the best proxy for comparing costs of continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Arlington Heights indexes at 32.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 93.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Arlington Heights, IL
Aggregate Index	132
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	193
Food Index	114
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	119

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Arlington Heights, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Arlington Heights. On a scale of 1 (less livable) to 10 (more livable), it's a rating of the quality of life in a region, specifically tailored to those looking for continuing care retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Arlington Heights is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.4, Arlington Heights rates above average for continuing care retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for continuing care retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 185 days each year in Arlington Heights, 9.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 11°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Arlington Heights than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Arlington Heights is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $78,069 per year, the population of Arlington Heights earns a better than average median household income. Arlington Heights has an unemployment rate of 6.00 percent, roughly 34.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.35 percent of the population in Arlington Heights is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Arlington Heights	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.9	136.1
Libraries	3.6	18.8
Places of Worship	43.6	220.5
Public Transit	1334.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	38.7	97.7
Pharmacies	4.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65