Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Hillsdale County, Michigan

CaringScore for Hillsdale County, MI

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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale.

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 5.4, Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Hillsdale County, MI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hillsdale, 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 Hillsdale 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 4.5, Hillsdale 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 88.6 physicians per capita, Hillsdale trails the national average by 59.8 percent. Hillsdale trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 77.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Hillsdale is 77.9 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Hillsdale -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Hillsdale's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Hillsdale County, MI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	88.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	4.3	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Hillsdale County, MI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hillsdale, 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 Hillsdale 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 7.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale. 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 Hillsdale to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Hillsdale indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 37.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Hillsdale County, MI
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	63
Food Index	96
Utilities Index	107
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Hillsdale County, MI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hillsdale. 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 Hillsdale is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.3, Hillsdale 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 178 days each year in Hillsdale, 13.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale is 25.0 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 $43,359 per year, the population of Hillsdale earns a lower than average median household income. Hillsdale has an unemployment rate of 11.80 percent, roughly 29.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 15.75 percent of the population in Hillsdale is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 19.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Hillsdale	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	19.3	18.8
Places of Worship	131.1	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	87.8	97.7
Pharmacies	8.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65