Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Mcminnville, Oregon

CaringScore for Mcminnville, OR

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 Mcminnville 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 Mcminnville.

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 4.8, Mcminnville 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 Mcminnville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mcminnville, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mcminnville, 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 Mcminnville 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 5.6, Mcminnville 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 145.4 physicians per capita, Mcminnville trails the national average by 34.1 percent. Mcminnville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 37.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mcminnville is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Mcminnville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mcminnville's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mcminnville, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	145.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	6.1	7.7
Oncologists	1	3.5
Orthopedists	5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mcminnville, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mcminnville, 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 Mcminnville is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 3.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Mcminnville are generally more 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 Mcminnville. 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 Mcminnville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mcminnville indexes at 9.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 16.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mcminnville, OR
Aggregate Index	109
Healthcare Index	113
Housing Index	116
Food Index	107
Utilities Index	91
Transportation Index	113

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Mcminnville, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mcminnville. 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 Mcminnville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, Mcminnville is on par with the national 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 154 days each year in Mcminnville, 24.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 33°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Mcminnville 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 Mcminnville 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 $47,470 per year, the population of Mcminnville earns a lower than average median household income. Mcminnville has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.29 percent of the population in Mcminnville 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	Mcminnville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.4	136.1
Libraries	8.2	18.8
Places of Worship	110.6	220.5
Public Transit	281.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	120.1	97.7
Pharmacies	12.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65