Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Naperville, Illinois

CaringScore for Naperville, 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 Naperville 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 Naperville.

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 6.2, Naperville 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 Naperville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Naperville, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Naperville, 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 Naperville 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 8.7, Naperville 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 386.3 physicians per capita, Naperville scores 75.2 percent better than the national average. Naperville scores 69.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.2, and scores 76.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 34.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Naperville is 80.7 years -- 3.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Naperville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 24.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Naperville's environmental health -- trails the national average by 14.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Naperville, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	386.3	220.5
Geriatricians	2.2	1.3
Cardiologists	16.8	7.7
Oncologists	5.1	3.5
Orthopedists	10.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Naperville, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Naperville, 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 Naperville 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 2.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Naperville 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 Naperville. 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 Naperville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Naperville indexes at 35.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 101.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Naperville, IL
Aggregate Index	135
Healthcare Index	110
Housing Index	201
Food Index	113
Utilities Index	96
Transportation Index	120

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Naperville, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Naperville. 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 Naperville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.8, Naperville 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 189 days each year in Naperville, 7.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Naperville 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 Naperville is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $101,822 per year, the population of Naperville earns a better than average median household income. Naperville has an unemployment rate of 5.80 percent, roughly 36.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 7.83 percent of the population in Naperville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 40.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Naperville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.3	136.1
Libraries	3	18.8
Places of Worship	43.4	220.5
Public Transit	1334.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	77.1	97.7
Pharmacies	12.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65