Retirement Communities in Green Lake County, Wisconsin

CaringScore for Green Lake 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 Green 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 Green 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 5.5, Green 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 Green Lake. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Green Lake County, WI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Green 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 Green 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 5.6, Green Lake rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 138.3 physicians per capita, Green Lake trails the national average by 37.3 percent. Green Lake trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 45.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Green Lake is 78.7 years -- 1.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Green Lake -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Green Lake's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Green Lake County, WI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	138.3	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	10.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Green Lake County, WI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Green 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 Green 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 5, Green Lake is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Green 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 Green Lake to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Green Lake indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 25.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Green Lake County, WI
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	108
Housing Index	75
Food Index	96
Utilities Index	100
Transportation Index	102

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Green Lake County, WI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Green 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 Green Lake is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.9, Green 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 185 days each year in Green Lake, 9.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 7°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Green 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 Green Lake 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 $48,069 per year, the population of Green Lake earns a lower than average median household income. Green Lake has an unemployment rate of 10.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent higher than the national average. And about 19.33 percent of the population in Green Lake is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 46.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Green Lake	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.2	136.1
Libraries	26.3	18.8
Places of Worship	193.7	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	52.7	97.7
Pharmacies	15.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65