Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Harrisburg, South Dakota

CaringScore for Harrisburg, SD

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 Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg.

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 7.6, Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Harrisburg, SD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg 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 10, Harrisburg 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 467 physicians per capita, Harrisburg scores 111.8 percent better than the national average. Harrisburg scores 84.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.4, and scores 237.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 65.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Harrisburg is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Harrisburg -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 7.2 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Harrisburg's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Harrisburg, SD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	467	220.5
Geriatricians	2.4	1.3
Cardiologists	47	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	11.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Harrisburg, SD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg 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 6.4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Harrisburg indexes at 7.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 15.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Harrisburg, SD
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	85
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	88

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Harrisburg, SD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.4, Harrisburg 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 211 days each year in Harrisburg, 2.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 5°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Harrisburg than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Harrisburg is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $71,231 per year, the population of Harrisburg earns a better than average median household income. Harrisburg has an unemployment rate of 4.70 percent, roughly 48.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 3.90 percent of the population in Harrisburg is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 70.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Harrisburg	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.3	136.1
Libraries	12.3	18.8
Places of Worship	124.3	220.5
Public Transit	75	110.4
Grocery Stores	30.5	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65