Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Jenison, Michigan

CaringScore for Jenison, 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 Jenison 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 Jenison.

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 5.8, Jenison 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 Jenison. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Jenison, MI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jenison, 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 Jenison 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 5.1, Jenison 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 135.3 physicians per capita, Jenison trails the national average by 38.6 percent. Jenison trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 38.5 percent, with 0.8, and scores 63.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Jenison is 80.6 years -- 3.5 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Jenison -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 63.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Jenison's environmental health -- trails the national average by 34.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Jenison, MI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	135.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0.8	1.3
Cardiologists	0.8	7.7
Oncologists	1.1	3.5
Orthopedists	4.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Jenison, MI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jenison, 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 Jenison 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 7.6, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Jenison 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 Jenison. 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 Jenison to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Jenison indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 26.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Jenison, MI
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	90
Housing Index	74
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Jenison, MI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jenison. 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 Jenison is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.4, Jenison 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 165 days each year in Jenison, 19.5 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Jenison 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 index in Jenison is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $60,429 per year, the population of Jenison earns a better than average median household income. Jenison has an unemployment rate of 9.30 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 15.37 percent of the population in Jenison is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 16.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Jenison	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.2	136.1
Libraries	3.8	18.8
Places of Worship	87.3	220.5
Public Transit	47.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	102.8	97.7
Pharmacies	12.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65