Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Linn County, Iowa

CaringScore for Linn County, IA

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 Linn 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 Linn.

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 6.5, Linn 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 Linn. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Linn County, IA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Linn, 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 Linn 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 6.5, Linn 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. At just 176 physicians per capita, Linn trails the national average by 20.2 percent. Linn trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 18.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Linn is 79.6 years -- 2.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Linn -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 28.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Linn's environmental health -- is 23.6 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Linn County, IA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	176	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	8.5	7.7
Oncologists	3.3	3.5
Orthopedists	7.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Linn County, IA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Linn, 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 Linn 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 6.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Linn 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 Linn. 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 Linn to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Linn 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 24.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Linn County, IA
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	91
Housing Index	76
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	95

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Linn County, IA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Linn. 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 Linn is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Linn rates above 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 191 days each year in Linn, 6.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 11°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Linn than in 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 Linn is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $53,958 per year, the population of Linn earns a median household income on par with the national average. Linn has an unemployment rate of 6.50 percent, roughly 28.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.16 percent of the population in Linn 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	Linn	Nat'l Avg
Parks	11	136.1
Libraries	5.7	18.8
Places of Worship	88.2	220.5
Public Transit	250	110.4
Grocery Stores	72.2	97.7
Pharmacies	16.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65