Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Wood County, Ohio

CaringScore for Wood County, OH

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 Wood 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 Wood.

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 5.1, Wood 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 Wood. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Wood County, OH

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wood, 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 Wood 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 5.2, Wood 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 164.2 physicians per capita, Wood trails the national average by 25.5 percent. Wood trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 38.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Wood is 78.9 years -- 1.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Wood -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 39.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Wood's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Wood County, OH	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	164.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	7.2	7.7
Oncologists	1.6	3.5
Orthopedists	3.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Wood County, OH

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wood, 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 Wood 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 4.7, Wood 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 Wood. 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 Wood to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Wood is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 24.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Wood County, OH
Aggregate Index	98
Healthcare Index	106
Housing Index	76
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	104
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Wood County, OH

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Wood. 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 Wood is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.4, Wood 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 Wood, 12.2 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 Wood 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 Wood is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $53,346 per year, the population of Wood earns a median household income on par with the national average. Wood has an unemployment rate of 8.90 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 12.35 percent of the population in Wood 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	Wood	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.1	136.1
Libraries	9.5	18.8
Places of Worship	109	220.5
Public Transit	128.9	110.4
Grocery Stores	56.3	97.7
Pharmacies	13.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65