Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Bremer County, Iowa

CaringScore for Bremer County, IA

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 Bremer 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 Bremer.

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 6.1, Bremer 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 Bremer. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Bremer County, IA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bremer, 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 Bremer 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 5.6, Bremer 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 92.7 physicians per capita, Bremer trails the national average by 58.0 percent. Bremer trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 78.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Bremer is 80 years -- 2.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Bremer -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Bremer's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Bremer County, IA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	92.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	4.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Bremer County, IA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bremer, 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 Bremer 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 7.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Bremer 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 Bremer. 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 Bremer to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Bremer indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 27.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Bremer County, IA
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	91
Housing Index	73
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	91
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Bremer County, IA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bremer. 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 Bremer is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.3, Bremer is on par with the national 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 191 days each year in Bremer, 6.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 6°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Bremer than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Bremer is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $54,240 per year, the population of Bremer earns a median household income on par with the national average. Bremer has an unemployment rate of 5.30 percent, roughly 41.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.57 percent of the population in Bremer is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 33.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Bremer	Nat'l Avg
Parks	25.1	136.1
Libraries	29.3	18.8
Places of Worship	192.9	220.5
Public Transit	33.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	71.2	97.7
Pharmacies	4.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65