Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Urbana, Illinois

CaringScore for Urbana, 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 Urbana 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 Urbana.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Urbana, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Urbana, 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 Urbana 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 6.7, Urbana 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 246.9 physicians per capita, Urbana scores 12.0 percent better than the national average. Urbana scores 100.0 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.6, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 21. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Urbana is 78.7 years -- 1.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Urbana -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Urbana's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Urbana, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	246.9	220.5
Geriatricians	2.6	1.3
Cardiologists	9.2	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	5.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Urbana, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Urbana, 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 Urbana 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 5.2, Urbana is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Urbana. 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 Urbana to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Urbana indexes at 6.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 21.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Urbana, IL
Aggregate Index	94
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	79
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	109
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Urbana, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Urbana. 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 Urbana is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Urbana 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 193 days each year in Urbana, 5.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in Urbana 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 Urbana is 100.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $32,963 per year, the population of Urbana earns a lower than average median household income. Urbana has an unemployment rate of 7.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 8.91 percent of the population in Urbana is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 32.3 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Urbana	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.9	136.1
Libraries	6.2	18.8
Places of Worship	96.3	220.5
Public Transit	343.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	50.7	97.7
Pharmacies	7.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65