Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Iron County, Missouri

CaringScore for Iron County, MO

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 Iron 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 Iron.

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 5.3, Iron 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 Iron. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Iron County, MO

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Iron, 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 Iron 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, Iron 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 99.6 physicians per capita, Iron trails the national average by 54.8 percent. Iron trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 100.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 0. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Iron is 74 years -- 5.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Iron -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Iron's environmental health -- is 81.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Iron County, MO	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	99.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Iron County, MO

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Iron, 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 Iron 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 Iron 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 Iron. 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 Iron to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Iron indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 58.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Iron County, MO
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	42
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Iron County, MO

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Iron. 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 Iron is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.3, Iron 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 204 days each year in Iron, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 20°F in January, winters in Iron tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Iron is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $33,339 per year, the population of Iron earns a lower than average median household income. Iron has an unemployment rate of 10.80 percent, roughly 18.7 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.16 percent of the population in Iron is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 30.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Iron	Nat'l Avg
Parks	193.7	136.1
Libraries	40.5	18.8
Places of Worship	308.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	121.6	97.7
Pharmacies	10.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65