Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Wabash County, Indiana

CaringScore for Wabash County, 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 Wabash 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 Wabash.

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 5.3, Wabash 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 Wabash. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Wabash County, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wabash, 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 Wabash 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, Wabash 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 82.6 physicians per capita, Wabash trails the national average by 62.5 percent. Wabash scores 138.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.1, and scores 84.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 3.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Wabash is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. The average life expectancy from birth in Wabash is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. and water quality -- another key measure of Wabash's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Wabash County, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	82.6	220.5
Geriatricians	3.1	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Wabash County, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wabash, 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 Wabash 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 6.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Wabash 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 Wabash. 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 Wabash to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Wabash indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 46.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Wabash County, IN
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	54
Food Index	92
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Wabash County, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wabash. 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 Wabash is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.3, Wabash is on par with the national 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 180 days each year in Wabash, 12.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Wabash 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 in Wabash is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $46,352 per year, the population of Wabash earns a lower than average median household income. Wabash has an unemployment rate of 8.80 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 18.08 percent of the population in Wabash is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 37.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Wabash	"Nat'l Avg"
Parks	13.6	136.1
Libraries	9.3	18.8
Places of Worship	220.3	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	58.6	97.7
Pharmacies	15.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65