Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Story County, Iowa

CaringScore for Story County, IA

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 Story 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 Story.

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 6.5, Story rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Story County, IA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Story, 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 Story 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 7.5, Story rates above 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 195.9 physicians per capita, Story trails the national average by 11.2 percent. Story trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 13.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 16.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Story is 80.7 years -- 3.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Story -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 14.5 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Story's environmental health -- is 10.9 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Story County, IA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	195.9	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	5.6	7.7
Oncologists	5.6	3.5
Orthopedists	5.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Story County, IA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Story, 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 Story 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, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Story 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 Story. 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 Story to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Story indexes at 7.0 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 11.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Story County, IA
Aggregate Index	93
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	89
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	83
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Story County, IA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Story. 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 Story is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Story rates above 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 202 days each year in Story, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 10°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Story than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Story is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $49,499 per year, the population of Story earns a median household income on par with the national average. Story has an unemployment rate of 4.80 percent, roughly 47.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.46 percent of the population in Story is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 20.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Story	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.3	136.1
Libraries	14	18.8
Places of Worship	115	220.5
Public Transit	413.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	69.8	97.7
Pharmacies	15.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65