Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Clinton County, Indiana

CaringScore for Clinton County, IN

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 Clinton 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 Clinton.

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 5, Clinton 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 Clinton. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Clinton County, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Clinton, 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 Clinton 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, Clinton 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 64.4 physicians per capita, Clinton trails the national average by 70.8 percent. Clinton trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 70.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 5.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Clinton is 77.3 years -- 0.8 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Clinton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 3.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Clinton's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Clinton County, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	64.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.9	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	2.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Clinton County, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Clinton, 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 Clinton 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, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Clinton 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 Clinton. 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 Clinton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Clinton indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 42.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Clinton County, IN
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	58
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Clinton County, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Clinton. 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 Clinton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.5, Clinton 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 187 days each year in Clinton, 8.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 17°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Clinton than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Clinton is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $47,244 per year, the population of Clinton earns a lower than average median household income. Clinton has an unemployment rate of 8.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 14.83 percent of the population in Clinton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 12.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Clinton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.3	136.1
Libraries	20.7	18.8
Places of Worship	174.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	68	97.7
Pharmacies	3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65