Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Mifflin County, PA

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 Mifflin 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 Mifflin.

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, Mifflin 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 Mifflin. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mifflin County, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mifflin, 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 Mifflin 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 5.8, Mifflin 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 139.6 physicians per capita, Mifflin trails the national average by 36.7 percent. Mifflin trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 21.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 15.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mifflin is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Mifflin -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 3.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mifflin's environmental health -- is 58.2 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mifflin County, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	139.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	6.5	7.7
Oncologists	4.4	3.5
Orthopedists	4.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mifflin County, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mifflin, 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 Mifflin 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 6.5, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Mifflin 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 Mifflin. 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 Mifflin to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mifflin indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 47.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mifflin County, PA
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	53
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Mifflin County, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mifflin. 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 Mifflin is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.7, Mifflin 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 190 days each year in Mifflin, 7.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 20°F in January, winters in Mifflin tend to be similar to 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 Mifflin is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $38,620 per year, the population of Mifflin earns a lower than average median household income. Mifflin has an unemployment rate of 8.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 18.61 percent of the population in Mifflin is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 41.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mifflin	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.5	136.1
Libraries	10.6	18.8
Places of Worship	234.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	53	97.7
Pharmacies	19.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65