Continuing Care Retirement Communities in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota

CaringScore for WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN

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 WHITE BEAR LAKE 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE.

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, WHITE BEAR LAKE 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in WHITE BEAR LAKE, 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE 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 6.9, WHITE BEAR LAKE 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 295.5 physicians per capita, WHITE BEAR LAKE scores 34.0 percent better than the national average. WHITE BEAR LAKE scores 84.6 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.4, and scores 39.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 27.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in WHITE BEAR LAKE is 80 years -- 2.7 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in WHITE BEAR LAKE -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 44.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of WHITE BEAR LAKE's environmental health -- trails the national average by 98.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	295.5	220.5
Geriatricians	2.4	1.3
Cardiologists	10.7	7.7
Oncologists	5	3.5
Orthopedists	9.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in WHITE BEAR LAKE, 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE 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 3.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in WHITE BEAR LAKE are generally more 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE. 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for WHITE BEAR LAKE indexes at 13.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 23.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN
Aggregate Index	113
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	123
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	108

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in WHITE BEAR LAKE. 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 WHITE BEAR LAKE is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.8, WHITE BEAR LAKE 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 195 days each year in WHITE BEAR LAKE, 4.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 1°F in January, winters tend to be colder in WHITE BEAR LAKE than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in WHITE BEAR LAKE is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $64,184 per year, the population of WHITE BEAR LAKE earns a better than average median household income. WHITE BEAR LAKE has an unemployment rate of 8.40 percent, roughly 7.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.44 percent of the population in WHITE BEAR LAKE is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 24.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	WHITE BEAR LAKE	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.7	136.1
Libraries	4.2	18.8
Places of Worship	60.1	220.5
Public Transit	169.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	20.8	97.7
Pharmacies	4.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65