Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Ingham County, Michigan

CaringScore for Ingham 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 Ingham 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 Ingham.

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 6.6, Ingham 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 Ingham. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Ingham County, MI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ingham, 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 Ingham 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 8.1, Ingham 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 332.8 physicians per capita, Ingham scores 50.9 percent better than the national average. Ingham trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 44.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 28.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Ingham is 78.3 years -- 0.5 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Ingham -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 42.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Ingham's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Ingham County, MI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	332.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	11.2	7.7
Oncologists	3.6	3.5
Orthopedists	12.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Ingham County, MI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ingham, 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 Ingham 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 7.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Ingham 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 Ingham. 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 Ingham to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Ingham indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 33.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Ingham County, MI
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	67
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Ingham County, MI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ingham. 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 Ingham is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Ingham 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 175 days each year in Ingham, 14.6 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Ingham 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 Ingham is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $45,942 per year, the population of Ingham earns a lower than average median household income. Ingham has an unemployment rate of 9.10 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 10.77 percent of the population in Ingham is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 18.2 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Ingham	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.8	136.1
Libraries	5.4	18.8
Places of Worship	76.6	220.5
Public Transit	131.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	72.2	97.7
Pharmacies	16.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65