Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Warren County, Iowa

CaringScore for Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren.

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 6.4, Warren 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 Warren. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Warren County, IA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Warren, 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 Warren 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 5.3, Warren is on par with the national 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 77.8 physicians per capita, Warren trails the national average by 64.7 percent. Warren trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 88.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 2.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Warren is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Warren -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 18.1 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Warren's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Warren County, IA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	77.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	2.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Warren County, IA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Warren, 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 Warren 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 7.5, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Warren 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 Warren. 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 Warren to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Warren indexes at 11.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 20.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Warren County, IA
Aggregate Index	89
Healthcare Index	89
Housing Index	80
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Warren County, IA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Warren. 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 Warren is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.4, Warren 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 Warren, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Warren 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 Warren is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $63,958 per year, the population of Warren earns a better than average median household income. Warren has an unemployment rate of 6.50 percent, roughly 28.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.80 percent of the population in Warren 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	Warren	Nat'l Avg
Parks	12.6	136.1
Libraries	13.2	18.8
Places of Worship	162.3	220.5
Public Transit	157.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	70.4	97.7
Pharmacies	15.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65