Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Terre Haute, Indiana

CaringScore for Terre Haute, 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 Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute.

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 5.9, Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Terre Haute, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Terre Haute, 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 Terre Haute 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 6.6, Terre Haute 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 seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 274.7 physicians per capita, Terre Haute scores 24.6 percent better than the national average. Terre Haute trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 34.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 26.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Terre Haute is 76.4 years -- 1.9 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Terre Haute -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 41.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Terre Haute's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Terre Haute, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	274.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	15	7.7
Oncologists	5.6	3.5
Orthopedists	5.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Terre Haute, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Terre Haute, 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 Terre Haute 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 7.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute. 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 Terre Haute to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Terre Haute indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 59.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Terre Haute, IN
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	98
Housing Index	41
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	112
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Terre Haute, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Terre Haute. 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 Terre Haute is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.9, Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute, 6.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 17°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Terre Haute than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Terre Haute is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $32,287 per year, the population of Terre Haute earns a lower than average median household income. Terre Haute has an unemployment rate of 9.90 percent, roughly 8.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.77 percent of the population in Terre Haute 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	Terre Haute	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0	136.1
Libraries	4.8	18.8
Places of Worship	117.2	220.5
Public Transit	55.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	104.6	97.7
Pharmacies	23.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65