Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Eagan, Minnesota

CaringScore for Eagan, MN

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 Eagan 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 Eagan.

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 4.7, Eagan 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 Eagan. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Eagan, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Eagan, 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 Eagan 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 4.7, Eagan is on par with the national 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 130.4 physicians per capita, Eagan trails the national average by 40.9 percent. Eagan trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 76.9 percent, with 0.3, and scores 55.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Eagan is 80.2 years -- 3.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Eagan -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Eagan's environmental health -- trails the national average by 90.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Eagan, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	130.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0.3	1.3
Cardiologists	2.7	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	3.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Eagan, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Eagan, 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 Eagan 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 3.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Eagan are generally more 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 Eagan. 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 Eagan to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Eagan indexes at 17.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 40.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Eagan, MN
Aggregate Index	117
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	140
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Eagan, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Eagan. 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 Eagan is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.9, Eagan 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 196 days each year in Eagan, 4.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 2°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Eagan than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Eagan is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $79,823 per year, the population of Eagan earns a better than average median household income. Eagan has an unemployment rate of 5.60 percent, roughly 38.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 6.52 percent of the population in Eagan is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 50.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Eagan	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.9	136.1
Libraries	2.8	18.8
Places of Worship	47.5	220.5
Public Transit	169.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	12.3	97.7
Pharmacies	9.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65