Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Olmsted County, Minnesota

CaringScore for Olmsted County, MN

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 Olmsted 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 Olmsted.

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 6.9, Olmsted 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 Olmsted. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Olmsted County, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Olmsted, 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 Olmsted 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 10, Olmsted 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 1208.8 physicians per capita, Olmsted scores 448.2 percent better than the national average. Olmsted scores 546.2 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 8.4, and scores 833.3 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 182. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Olmsted is 81 years -- 4.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Olmsted -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Olmsted's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Olmsted County, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	1208.8	220.5
Geriatricians	8.4	1.3
Cardiologists	93.4	7.7
Oncologists	42.5	3.5
Orthopedists	37.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Olmsted County, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Olmsted, 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 Olmsted 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 4.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Olmsted 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 Olmsted. 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 Olmsted to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Olmsted is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 10.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 98 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Olmsted County, MN
Aggregate Index	102
Healthcare Index	110
Housing Index	98
Food Index	89
Utilities Index	110
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Olmsted County, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Olmsted. 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 Olmsted is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Olmsted 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 183 days each year in Olmsted, 10.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 4°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Olmsted than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Olmsted 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 $64,294 per year, the population of Olmsted earns a better than average median household income. Olmsted has an unemployment rate of 5.70 percent, roughly 37.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 12.20 percent of the population in Olmsted 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	Olmsted	Nat'l Avg
Parks	122.2	136.1
Libraries	2.1	18.8
Places of Worship	83.7	220.5
Public Transit	21.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	58.4	97.7
Pharmacies	9.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65