Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Craighead County, Arkansas

CaringScore for Craighead County, AR

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 Craighead 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 Craighead.

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 7.7, Craighead 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 Craighead. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Craighead County, AR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Craighead, 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 Craighead 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 7.9, Craighead 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 293.9 physicians per capita, Craighead scores 33.3 percent better than the national average. Craighead scores 223.1 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 4.2, and scores 62.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 31.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Craighead is 75.5 years -- 3.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Craighead -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Craighead's environmental health -- is 67.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Craighead County, AR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	293.9	220.5
Geriatricians	4.2	1.3
Cardiologists	13.7	7.7
Oncologists	3.2	3.5
Orthopedists	10.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Craighead County, AR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Craighead, 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 Craighead 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 8.6, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Craighead 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 Craighead. 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 Craighead to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Craighead indexes at 18.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 43.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Craighead County, AR
Aggregate Index	82
Healthcare Index	89
Housing Index	57
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	81
Transportation Index	91

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Craighead County, AR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Craighead. 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 Craighead is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.2, Craighead rates above 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 214 days each year in Craighead, 4.4 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 29°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Craighead than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 92°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Craighead is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $40,323 per year, the population of Craighead earns a lower than average median household income. Craighead has an unemployment rate of 7.20 percent, roughly 20.9 percent lower than the national average. And about 12.33 percent of the population in Craighead is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Craighead	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.6	136.1
Libraries	4.3	18.8
Places of Worship	185	220.5
Public Transit	23.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	68.2	97.7
Pharmacies	23.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65