Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Romeoville, Illinois

CaringScore for Romeoville, IL

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 Romeoville 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 Romeoville.

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, Romeoville 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 Romeoville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Romeoville, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Romeoville, 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 Romeoville 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 4.6, Romeoville 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 98.7 physicians per capita, Romeoville trails the national average by 55.2 percent. Romeoville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 30.8 percent, with 0.9, and scores 39.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 11.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Romeoville is 79 years -- 1.4 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Romeoville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Romeoville's environmental health -- trails the national average by 34.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Romeoville, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	98.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0.9	1.3
Cardiologists	5.3	7.7
Oncologists	1.7	3.5
Orthopedists	4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Romeoville, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Romeoville, 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 Romeoville 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 Romeoville 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 Romeoville. 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 Romeoville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Romeoville is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 97 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Romeoville, IL
Aggregate Index	104
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	97
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	95
Transportation Index	118

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Romeoville, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Romeoville. 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 Romeoville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.4, Romeoville 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 192 days each year in Romeoville, 6.3 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 Romeoville than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Romeoville is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $64,343 per year, the population of Romeoville earns a better than average median household income. Romeoville has an unemployment rate of 9.30 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 10.35 percent of the population in Romeoville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 21.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Romeoville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.8	136.1
Libraries	3.7	18.8
Places of Worship	49.8	220.5
Public Transit	1334.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	49.9	97.7
Pharmacies	5.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65