Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Portage, Indiana

CaringScore for Portage, IN

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 Portage 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 Portage.

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 5.4, Portage 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 Portage. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Portage, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Portage, 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 Portage 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 5.5, Portage is on par with the national 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 173 physicians per capita, Portage trails the national average by 21.5 percent. Portage trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 12.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 17. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Portage is 78.4 years -- 0.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Portage -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 55.4 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Portage's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Portage, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	173	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	7.9	7.7
Oncologists	2.4	3.5
Orthopedists	6.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Portage, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Portage, 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 Portage 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 7.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Portage 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 Portage. 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 Portage to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Portage indexes at 12.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 98 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 30.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Portage, IN
Aggregate Index	88
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	70
Food Index	90
Utilities Index	93
Transportation Index	94

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Portage, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Portage. 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 Portage is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.6, Portage 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 178 days each year in Portage, 13.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Portage than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Portage is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $54,266 per year, the population of Portage earns a median household income on par with the national average. Portage has an unemployment rate of 9.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 12.34 percent of the population in Portage 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	Portage	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3	136.1
Libraries	4.3	18.8
Places of Worship	74.3	220.5
Public Transit	1334.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	42.5	97.7
Pharmacies	10.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65