Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Canadian County, Oklahoma

CaringScore for Canadian County, OK

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 Canadian 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 Canadian.

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 4.8, Canadian 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 Canadian. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Canadian County, OK

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Canadian, 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 Canadian 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, Canadian 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 66.3 physicians per capita, Canadian trails the national average by 69.9 percent. Canadian trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 90.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 1.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Canadian is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Canadian -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 47.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Canadian's environmental health -- trails the national average by 20.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Canadian County, OK	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	66.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0.9	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Canadian County, OK

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Canadian, 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 Canadian 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 6.6, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Canadian 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 Canadian. 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 Canadian to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Canadian indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 26.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Canadian County, OK
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	74
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	87
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Canadian County, OK

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Canadian. 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 Canadian is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.1, Canadian 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 235 days each year in Canadian, 14.6 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Canadian than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 93°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Canadian is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $58,428 per year, the population of Canadian earns a better than average median household income. Canadian has an unemployment rate of 4.60 percent, roughly 49.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.94 percent of the population in Canadian is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 16.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Canadian	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.9	136.1
Libraries	3.7	18.8
Places of Worship	104.9	220.5
Public Transit	43.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	49.3	97.7
Pharmacies	13	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65