Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Huber Heights, Ohio

CaringScore for Huber Heights, OH

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 Huber Heights 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 Huber Heights.

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 5.9, Huber Heights 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 Huber Heights. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Huber Heights, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Huber Heights, 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 Huber Heights 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 6.3, Huber Heights 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 282.6 physicians per capita, Huber Heights scores 28.2 percent better than the national average. Huber Heights trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 47.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 28.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Huber Heights is 76.9 years -- 1.3 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Huber Heights -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 51.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Huber Heights's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Huber Heights, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	282.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	14.4	7.7
Oncologists	5.3	3.5
Orthopedists	8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Huber Heights, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Huber Heights, 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 Huber Heights 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 Huber Heights 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 Huber Heights. 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 Huber Heights to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Huber Heights indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 32.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Huber Heights, OH
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	91
Housing Index	68
Food Index	90
Utilities Index	112
Transportation Index	94

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Huber Heights, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Huber Heights. 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 Huber Heights is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4, Huber Heights 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 176 days each year in Huber Heights, 14.1 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Huber Heights tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Huber Heights is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $54,311 per year, the population of Huber Heights earns a median household income on par with the national average. Huber Heights has an unemployment rate of 9.40 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 12.35 percent of the population in Huber Heights is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Huber Heights	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.8	136.1
Libraries	5.1	18.8
Places of Worship	76.9	220.5
Public Transit	85.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	5.4	97.7
Pharmacies	13.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65