Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Bourbon County, Kansas

CaringScore for Bourbon County, KS

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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon.

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 5.8, Bourbon rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Bourbon County, KS

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bourbon, 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 Bourbon 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 5.1, Bourbon is on par with the national 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 166.1 physicians per capita, Bourbon trails the national average by 24.7 percent. Bourbon trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Bourbon is 77.1 years -- 1.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Bourbon -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Bourbon's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Bourbon County, KS	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	166.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Bourbon County, KS

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bourbon, 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 Bourbon is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 8.4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Bourbon are generally less 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 Bourbon. 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 Bourbon to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Bourbon indexes at 21.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 60.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Bourbon County, KS
Aggregate Index	79
Healthcare Index	90
Housing Index	40
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	86
Transportation Index	96

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Bourbon County, KS

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bourbon. 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 Bourbon is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Bourbon rates below 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 213 days each year in Bourbon, 3.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 21°F in January, winters in Bourbon tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Bourbon is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $38,206 per year, the population of Bourbon earns a lower than average median household income. Bourbon has an unemployment rate of 8.40 percent, roughly 7.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.97 percent of the population in Bourbon is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 29.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Bourbon	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1	136.1
Libraries	13.6	18.8
Places of Worship	240.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	61.2	97.7
Pharmacies	13.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65