Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Pike County, Ohio

CaringScore for Pike County, OH

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 Pike 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 Pike.

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 4.7, Pike 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 Pike. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pike County, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Pike, 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 Pike 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 3.2, Pike rates below 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 67.7 physicians per capita, Pike trails the national average by 69.3 percent. Pike scores 176.9 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.6, and scores 63.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pike is 75 years -- 3.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Pike -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 9.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pike's environmental health -- trails the national average by 36.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Pike County, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	67.7	220.5
Geriatricians	3.6	1.3
Cardiologists	3.6	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pike County, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Pike, 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 Pike 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 6.7, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Pike 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 Pike. 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 Pike to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pike indexes at 14.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Pike County, OH
Aggregate Index	86
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	51
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	105
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Pike County, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Pike. 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 Pike is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.2, Pike 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 167 days each year in Pike, 18.5 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 20°F in January, winters in Pike tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Pike is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $35,635 per year, the population of Pike earns a lower than average median household income. Pike has an unemployment rate of 15.50 percent, roughly 70.3 percent higher than the national average. And about 14.32 percent of the population in Pike 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	Pike	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.5	136.1
Libraries	14.3	18.8
Places of Worship	130	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	111.2	97.7
Pharmacies	17.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65