Retirement Communities in El Reno, Oklahoma

CaringScore for El Reno, OK

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 El Reno 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 El Reno.

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 4.7, El Reno 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 El Reno. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for El Reno, OK

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Reno, 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 El Reno 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 3, El Reno rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 66.3 physicians per capita, El Reno trails the national average by 69.9 percent. El Reno trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 90.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 1.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in El Reno is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in El Reno -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 47.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of El Reno's environmental health -- trails the national average by 20.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	El Reno, OK	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	66.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0.9	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	0.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for El Reno, OK

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Reno, 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 El Reno 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 7.1, the costs associated with retirement communities in El Reno 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 El Reno. 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 El Reno to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for El Reno indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 99 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 51.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	El Reno, OK
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	99
Housing Index	49
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	87
Transportation Index	97

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for El Reno, OK

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in El Reno. 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 El Reno is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.1, El Reno 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 232 days each year in El Reno, 13.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in El Reno than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 94°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in El Reno is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $39,229 per year, the population of El Reno earns a lower than average median household income. El Reno has an unemployment rate of 4.60 percent, roughly 49.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 13.29 percent of the population in El Reno is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	El Reno	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.9	136.1
Libraries	3.7	18.8
Places of Worship	104.9	220.5
Public Transit	43.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	78.5	97.7
Pharmacies	42.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65