Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Denham Springs, Louisiana

CaringScore for Denham Springs, LA

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 Denham Springs 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 Denham Springs.

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 4.1, Denham Springs 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 Denham Springs. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Denham Springs, LA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Denham Springs, 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 Denham Springs 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 1.9, Denham Springs 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 22.2 physicians per capita, Denham Springs trails the national average by 89.9 percent. Denham Springs trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 95.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Denham Springs is 75.5 years -- 3.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Denham Springs -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 39.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Denham Springs's environmental health -- trails the national average by 76.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Denham Springs, LA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	22.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Denham Springs, LA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Denham Springs, 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 Denham Springs 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 6.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Denham Springs 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 Denham Springs. 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 Denham Springs to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Denham Springs indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 20.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Denham Springs, LA
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	80
Food Index	103
Utilities Index	83
Transportation Index	92

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Denham Springs, LA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Denham Springs. 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 Denham Springs is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.7, Denham Springs 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 220 days each year in Denham Springs, 7.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 40°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Denham Springs than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 90°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Denham Springs is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $53,851 per year, the population of Denham Springs earns a median household income on par with the national average. Denham Springs has an unemployment rate of 7.80 percent, roughly 14.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.43 percent of the population in Denham Springs is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 13.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Denham Springs	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.1	136.1
Libraries	6.5	18.8
Places of Worship	111.1	220.5
Public Transit	22.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	305	97.7
Pharmacies	21	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65