Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Jennings, Missouri

CaringScore for Jennings, 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 Jennings 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 Jennings.

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 6.3, Jennings 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 Jennings. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Jennings, MO

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jennings, 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 Jennings 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 8.5, Jennings 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 387.5 physicians per capita, Jennings scores 75.7 percent better than the national average. Jennings scores 192.3 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.8, and scores 125.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 44. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Jennings is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Jennings -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 85.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Jennings's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Jennings, MO	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	387.5	220.5
Geriatricians	3.8	1.3
Cardiologists	17.7	7.7
Oncologists	7.1	3.5
Orthopedists	15.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Jennings, MO

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jennings, 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 Jennings 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 6.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Jennings 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 Jennings. 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 Jennings to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Jennings indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 61.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Jennings, MO
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	39
Food Index	96
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Jennings, MO

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Jennings. 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 Jennings is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.3, Jennings 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 199 days each year in Jennings, 2.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 22°F in January, winters in Jennings 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 Jennings is 125.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $30,971 per year, the population of Jennings earns a lower than average median household income. Jennings has an unemployment rate of 8.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 10.34 percent of the population in Jennings is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 21.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Jennings	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.9	136.1
Libraries	3	18.8
Places of Worship	56.2	220.5
Public Transit	189.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	0	97.7
Pharmacies	0	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65