Retirement Communities in Cottage Grove, Minnesota

CaringScore for Cottage Grove, MN

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for retirement communities in Cottage Grove 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 retirement communities in Cottage Grove.

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 5.9, Cottage Grove rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Cottage Grove. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Cottage Grove, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Cottage Grove, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for retirement communities. The HealthScore for Cottage Grove 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 7.3, Cottage Grove rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking retirement communities. At 222.1 physicians per capita, Cottage Grove closely matches the national average. Cottage Grove trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 69.2 percent, with 0.4, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 19.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Cottage Grove is 80.4 years -- 3.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Cottage Grove -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Cottage Grove's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Cottage Grove, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	222.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0.4	1.3
Cardiologists	5.1	7.7
Oncologists	2.6	3.5
Orthopedists	11.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Cottage Grove, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Cottage Grove, 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 retirement communities. The CostScore for Cottage Grove is based on data such as the average monthly cost of retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 4.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Cottage Grove are generally more expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Cottage Grove. 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 retirement communities in Cottage Grove to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Cottage Grove indexes at 13.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 27.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Cottage Grove, MN
Aggregate Index	113
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	127
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Cottage Grove, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Cottage Grove. 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 retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Cottage Grove is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.8, Cottage Grove rates above average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 194 days each year in Cottage Grove, 5.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 4°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Cottage Grove than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 81°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Cottage Grove is 75.0 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 $80,238 per year, the population of Cottage Grove earns a better than average median household income. Cottage Grove has an unemployment rate of 6.50 percent, roughly 28.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 7.35 percent of the population in Cottage Grove is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 44.1 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Cottage Grove	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7	136.1
Libraries	4.7	18.8
Places of Worship	54.2	220.5
Public Transit	169.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	37.6	97.7
Pharmacies	5.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65