Retirement Communities in East Lansing, Michigan

CaringScore for East Lansing, MI

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 East Lansing 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 East Lansing.

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 6.6, East Lansing rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for East Lansing, MI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in East Lansing, 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 East Lansing 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 8.1, East Lansing 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 332.8 physicians per capita, East Lansing scores 50.9 percent better than the national average. East Lansing trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 15.4 percent, with 1.1, and scores 44.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 28.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in East Lansing is 78.3 years -- 0.5 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in East Lansing -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 42.2 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of East Lansing's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	East Lansing, MI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	332.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.1	1.3
Cardiologists	11.2	7.7
Oncologists	3.6	3.5
Orthopedists	12.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for East Lansing, MI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in East Lansing, 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 East Lansing is based on data such as the average monthly cost of 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 6.5, the costs associated with retirement communities in East Lansing are generally less 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 East Lansing. 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 East Lansing to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for East Lansing is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 6.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 99 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	East Lansing, MI
Aggregate Index	96
Healthcare Index	94
Housing Index	99
Food Index	95
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for East Lansing, MI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in East Lansing. 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 East Lansing is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.2, East Lansing rates below average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 174 days each year in East Lansing, 15.1 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in East Lansing 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 East Lansing is 50.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $31,691 per year, the population of East Lansing earns a lower than average median household income. East Lansing has an unemployment rate of 10.30 percent, roughly 13.2 percent higher than the national average. And about 7.11 percent of the population in East Lansing is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 46.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	East Lansing	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.8	136.1
Libraries	5.4	18.8
Places of Worship	76.6	220.5
Public Transit	131.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	77.7	97.7
Pharmacies	13.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65