Retirement Communities in Forest Park, Georgia

CaringScore for Forest Park, GA

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 Forest Park 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 Forest Park.

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 4.5, Forest Park 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 Forest Park. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Forest Park, GA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Forest Park, 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 Forest Park 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 3.7, Forest Park 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 81.3 physicians per capita, Forest Park trails the national average by 63.1 percent. Forest Park trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 69.2 percent, with 0.4, and scores 37.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Forest Park is 76.2 years -- 2.2 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Forest Park -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 73.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Forest Park's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Forest Park, GA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	81.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0.4	1.3
Cardiologists	5.7	7.7
Oncologists	2.1	3.5
Orthopedists	3.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Forest Park, GA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Forest Park, 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 Forest Park 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 6.6, the costs associated with retirement communities in Forest Park 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 Forest Park. 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 Forest Park to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Forest Park indexes at 15.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 101 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 48.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Forest Park, GA
Aggregate Index	85
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	52
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	87
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Forest Park, GA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Forest Park. 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 Forest Park is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.8, Forest Park 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 221 days each year in Forest Park, 7.8 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 34°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Forest Park than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Forest Park is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $36,182 per year, the population of Forest Park earns a lower than average median household income. Forest Park has an unemployment rate of 11.90 percent, roughly 30.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 8.61 percent of the population in Forest Park is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 34.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Forest Park	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.4	136.1
Libraries	2.2	18.8
Places of Worship	45.7	220.5
Public Transit	569.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	303.9	97.7
Pharmacies	27.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65