Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Mountain Home, Arkansas

CaringScore for Mountain Home, AR

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 Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home.

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 7.2, Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Mountain Home, AR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home 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 7.3, Mountain Home 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 229.2 physicians per capita, Mountain Home closely matches the national average. Mountain Home trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 31.8 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 25.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Mountain Home is 76.7 years -- 1.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Mountain Home -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 6.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Mountain Home's environmental health -- is 60.0 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Mountain Home, AR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	229.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	9.3	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	11.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Mountain Home, AR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home 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 8.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home. 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 Mountain Home to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Mountain Home indexes at 13.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 31.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Mountain Home, AR
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	87
Housing Index	69
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	91
Transportation Index	90

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Mountain Home, AR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Mountain Home. 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 Mountain Home is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.4, Mountain Home 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 209 days each year in Mountain Home, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 21°F in January, winters in Mountain Home tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Mountain Home is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $32,642 per year, the population of Mountain Home earns a lower than average median household income. Mountain Home has an unemployment rate of 8.70 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 31.82 percent of the population in Mountain Home is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 141.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Mountain Home	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.7	136.1
Libraries	4.7	18.8
Places of Worship	182.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	159.9	97.7
Pharmacies	32	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65