Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Hot Springs, Arkansas

CaringScore for Hot Springs, 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 Hot 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 Hot 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 6.4, Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Hot Springs, AR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hot 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 Hot 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 7, Hot Springs 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 244.8 physicians per capita, Hot Springs closely matches the national average. Hot Springs trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 29.2 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 25.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Hot Springs is 76.2 years -- 2.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Hot Springs -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 10.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Hot Springs's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Hot Springs, AR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	244.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	11.1	7.7
Oncologists	7.1	3.5
Orthopedists	7.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Hot Springs, AR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hot 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 Hot 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 7.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Hot 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 Hot 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 Hot Springs to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Hot Springs indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 12.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 36.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Hot Springs, AR
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	88
Housing Index	64
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	83
Transportation Index	92

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Hot Springs, AR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Hot 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 Hot Springs is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, Hot 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 215 days each year in Hot Springs, 4.9 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 31°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Hot Springs than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 94°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Hot Springs is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $29,932 per year, the population of Hot Springs earns a lower than average median household income. Hot Springs has an unemployment rate of 10.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 22.14 percent of the population in Hot Springs is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 68.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Hot Springs	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	2	18.8
Places of Worship	162.4	220.5
Public Transit	17.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	154.9	97.7
Pharmacies	27.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65