Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Butler County, Ohio

CaringScore for Butler County, OH

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 Butler 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 Butler.

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 4.2, Butler rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Butler County, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Butler, 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 Butler 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 3.3, Butler rates below 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 122.7 physicians per capita, Butler trails the national average by 44.4 percent. Butler trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 49.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Butler is 77 years -- 1.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Butler -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Butler's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Butler County, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	122.7	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	3.6	7.7
Oncologists	1.6	3.5
Orthopedists	3.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Butler County, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Butler, 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 Butler 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 6.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Butler 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 Butler. 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 Butler to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Butler indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 16.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Butler County, OH
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	84
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Butler County, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Butler. 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 Butler is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.9, Butler 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 179 days each year in Butler, 12.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 20°F in January, winters in Butler tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Butler is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $54,947 per year, the population of Butler earns a median household income on par with the national average. Butler has an unemployment rate of 8.80 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 11.70 percent of the population in Butler is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 11.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Butler	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1	136.1
Libraries	2.2	18.8
Places of Worship	73	220.5
Public Transit	241.2	110.4
Grocery Stores	70.8	97.7
Pharmacies	12.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65