Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Austin, Minnesota

CaringScore for Austin, MN

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 Austin 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 Austin.

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 5.5, Austin 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 Austin. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Austin, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Austin, 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 Austin 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, Austin 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. At just 128.8 physicians per capita, Austin trails the national average by 41.6 percent. Austin trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 59.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Austin is 80.1 years -- 2.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Austin -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Austin's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Austin, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	128.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.6	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	5.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Austin, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Austin, 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 Austin 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 5, Austin is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Austin. 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 Austin to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Austin indexes at 10.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 48.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Austin, MN
Aggregate Index	90
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	52
Food Index	101
Utilities Index	107
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Austin, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Austin. 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 Austin is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Austin 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 183 days each year in Austin, 10.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 4°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Austin 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 Austin is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $41,375 per year, the population of Austin earns a lower than average median household income. Austin has an unemployment rate of 6.10 percent, roughly 33.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 20.14 percent of the population in Austin is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 53.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Austin	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.7	136.1
Libraries	10.5	18.8
Places of Worship	163.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	88.5	97.7
Pharmacies	17.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65