Retirement Communities in Crystal Lake, Illinois

CaringScore for Crystal Lake, IL

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 Crystal 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 retirement communities in Crystal 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 4.6, Crystal Lake is on par with the national average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Crystal Lake, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Crystal Lake, 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 Crystal 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 4.7, Crystal Lake is on par with the national average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 116 physicians per capita, Crystal Lake trails the national average by 47.4 percent. Crystal Lake trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 61.0 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 7.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Crystal Lake is 79.6 years -- 2.2 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Crystal Lake -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 45.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Crystal Lake's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Crystal Lake, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	116	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	1.8	7.7
Oncologists	0.6	3.5
Orthopedists	5.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Crystal Lake, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Crystal 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 retirement communities. The CostScore for Crystal Lake 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 3.8, the costs associated with retirement communities in Crystal Lake 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 Crystal 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 retirement communities in Crystal Lake to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Crystal Lake indexes at 14.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 30.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Crystal Lake, IL
Aggregate Index	114
Healthcare Index	107
Housing Index	130
Food Index	113
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	118

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Crystal Lake, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Crystal 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 retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Crystal Lake is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.6, Crystal Lake 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 186 days each year in Crystal Lake, 9.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Crystal Lake than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Crystal Lake is 25.0 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 $80,000 per year, the population of Crystal Lake earns a better than average median household income. Crystal Lake has an unemployment rate of 8.30 percent, roughly 8.8 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.02 percent of the population in Crystal Lake is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 23.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Crystal Lake	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.2	136.1
Libraries	4	18.8
Places of Worship	48.5	220.5
Public Transit	1334.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	89.7	97.7
Pharmacies	16.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65