Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Moline, Illinois

CaringScore for Moline, IL

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 Moline 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 Moline.

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 5.3, Moline 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 Moline. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Moline, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Moline, 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 Moline 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 5.9, Moline 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 166.4 physicians per capita, Moline trails the national average by 24.5 percent. Moline trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 12.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 17. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Moline is 78.4 years -- 0.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Moline -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Moline's environmental health -- trails the national average by 18.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Moline, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	166.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	8.2	7.7
Oncologists	2	3.5
Orthopedists	6.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Moline, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Moline, 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 Moline 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 5.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Moline 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 Moline. 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 Moline to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Moline indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 38.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Moline, IL
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	62
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	77
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Moline, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Moline. 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 Moline is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.8, Moline 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 204 days each year in Moline, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 13°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Moline than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Moline is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $46,617 per year, the population of Moline earns a lower than average median household income. Moline has an unemployment rate of 8.40 percent, roughly 7.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.00 percent of the population in Moline is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 21.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Moline	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.8	136.1
Libraries	8.1	18.8
Places of Worship	95.7	220.5
Public Transit	249.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	77.5	97.7
Pharmacies	18.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65