Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Ponca City, Oklahoma

CaringScore for Ponca City, OK

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 Ponca City 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 Ponca City.

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 4.6, Ponca City 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 Ponca City. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Ponca City, OK

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ponca City, 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 Ponca City 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 3.4, Ponca City 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 102.2 physicians per capita, Ponca City trails the national average by 53.7 percent. Ponca City trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 66.2 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 6.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Ponca City is 75.9 years -- 2.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Ponca City -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 34.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Ponca City's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Ponca City, OK	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	102.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.2	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	4.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Ponca City, OK

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ponca City, 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 Ponca City 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 6.5, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Ponca City 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 Ponca City. 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 Ponca City to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Ponca City indexes at 18.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 56.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Ponca City, OK
Aggregate Index	82
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	44
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	91
Transportation Index	106

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Ponca City, OK

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Ponca City. 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 Ponca City is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.8, Ponca City 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 223 days each year in Ponca City, 8.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 24°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Ponca City than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 95°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Ponca City is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $39,233 per year, the population of Ponca City earns a lower than average median household income. Ponca City has an unemployment rate of 7.00 percent, roughly 23.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.93 percent of the population in Ponca City is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 28.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Ponca City	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.4	136.1
Libraries	11.1	18.8
Places of Worship	191.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	95.2	97.7
Pharmacies	16.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65