Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Champaign County, Illinois

CaringScore for Champaign County, IL

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 Champaign 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 Champaign.

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 5.7, Champaign 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 Champaign. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Champaign County, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Champaign, 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 Champaign 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 6.7, Champaign 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 seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 246.9 physicians per capita, Champaign scores 12.0 percent better than the national average. Champaign scores 100.0 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.6, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 21. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Champaign is 78.7 years -- 1.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Champaign -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Champaign's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Champaign County, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	246.9	220.5
Geriatricians	2.6	1.3
Cardiologists	9.2	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	5.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Champaign County, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Champaign, 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 Champaign 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 5.3, Champaign 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 Champaign. 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 Champaign to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Champaign indexes at 8.0 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 25.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Champaign County, IL
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	75
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	109
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Champaign County, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Champaign. 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 Champaign is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.6, Champaign 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 195 days each year in Champaign, 4.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Champaign than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Champaign is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $45,027 per year, the population of Champaign earns a lower than average median household income. Champaign has an unemployment rate of 7.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 9.95 percent of the population in Champaign is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 24.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Champaign	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.9	136.1
Libraries	6.2	18.8
Places of Worship	96.3	220.5
Public Transit	343.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	59.7	97.7
Pharmacies	7.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65