Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Port Clinton, Ohio

CaringScore for Port Clinton, 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 Port Clinton 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 Port Clinton.

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 4.4, Port Clinton rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Port Clinton. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Port Clinton, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Port Clinton, 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 Port Clinton 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 3.9, Port Clinton 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 108.7 physicians per capita, Port Clinton trails the national average by 50.7 percent. Port Clinton trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 74.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Port Clinton is 77.5 years -- 0.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Port Clinton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Port Clinton's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Port Clinton, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	108.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.5	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Port Clinton, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Port Clinton, 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 Port Clinton 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 4.8, Port Clinton is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Port Clinton. 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 Port Clinton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Port Clinton indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 38.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Port Clinton, OH
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	62
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	102
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Port Clinton, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Port Clinton. 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 Port Clinton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.7, Port Clinton 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 181 days each year in Port Clinton, 11.7 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Port Clinton tend to be similar to 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 index in Port Clinton is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $41,816 per year, the population of Port Clinton earns a lower than average median household income. Port Clinton has an unemployment rate of 16.30 percent, roughly 79.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.25 percent of the population in Port Clinton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 31.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Port Clinton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	9.8	18.8
Places of Worship	129.3	220.5
Public Transit	128.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	211	97.7
Pharmacies	113.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65