Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Seymour, Indiana

CaringScore for Seymour, 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 Seymour 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 Seymour.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Seymour, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Seymour, 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 Seymour 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 3.1, Seymour 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 112.4 physicians per capita, Seymour trails the national average by 49.0 percent. Seymour trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 75.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Seymour is 77.1 years -- 1.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Seymour -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Seymour's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Seymour, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	112.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	4.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Seymour, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Seymour, 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 Seymour 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 Seymour 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 Seymour. 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 Seymour to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Seymour indexes at 16.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 50.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Seymour, IN
Aggregate Index	84
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	50
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Seymour, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Seymour. 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 Seymour is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.2, Seymour 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 196 days each year in Seymour, 4.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 19°F in January, winters in Seymour tend to be similar to 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 in Seymour is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $42,183 per year, the population of Seymour earns a lower than average median household income. Seymour has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.19 percent of the population in Seymour 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	Seymour	Nat'l Avg
Parks	31.2	136.1
Libraries	11.8	18.8
Places of Worship	193.5	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	176.4	97.7
Pharmacies	16	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65