Retirement Communities in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

CaringScore for Eau Claire County, WI

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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire.

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 7.4, Eau Claire rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Eau Claire County, WI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Eau Claire, 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 Eau Claire 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 9.5, Eau Claire 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 398 physicians per capita, Eau Claire scores 80.5 percent better than the national average. Eau Claire scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2, and scores 160.0 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 50.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Eau Claire is 79.7 years -- 2.3 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Eau Claire -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Eau Claire's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Eau Claire County, WI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	398	220.5
Geriatricians	2	1.3
Cardiologists	17.2	7.7
Oncologists	7.1	3.5
Orthopedists	24.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Eau Claire County, WI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Eau Claire, 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 Eau Claire 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 5.9, the costs associated with retirement communities in Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire. 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 Eau Claire to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Eau Claire indexes at 9.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 16.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Eau Claire County, WI
Aggregate Index	91
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	84
Food Index	97
Utilities Index	82
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Eau Claire County, WI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Eau Claire. 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 Eau Claire is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.2, Eau Claire 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 192 days each year in Eau Claire, 6.3 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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire is 50.0 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 $47,040 per year, the population of Eau Claire earns a lower than average median household income. Eau Claire has an unemployment rate of 6.60 percent, roughly 27.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 12.91 percent of the population in Eau Claire 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	Eau Claire	Nat'l Avg
Parks	20	136.1
Libraries	5.1	18.8
Places of Worship	93.4	220.5
Public Transit	222.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	55	97.7
Pharmacies	15.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65