Retirement Communities in Hennepin County, Minnesota

CaringScore for Hennepin County, MN

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 Hennepin 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 Hennepin.

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 6.4, Hennepin rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Hennepin County, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Hennepin, 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 Hennepin 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 8.4, Hennepin 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 342.3 physicians per capita, Hennepin scores 55.2 percent better than the national average. Hennepin scores 53.8 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2, and scores 81.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 35.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Hennepin is 80.3 years -- 3.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Hennepin -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Hennepin's environmental health -- trails the national average by 50.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Hennepin County, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	342.3	220.5
Geriatricians	2	1.3
Cardiologists	14.5	7.7
Oncologists	6.9	3.5
Orthopedists	12	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Hennepin County, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Hennepin, 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 Hennepin 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 4.1, the costs associated with retirement communities in Hennepin are generally more 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 Hennepin. 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 Hennepin to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Hennepin indexes at 14.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 102 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 27.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Hennepin County, MN
Aggregate Index	114
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	127
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	97
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Hennepin County, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Hennepin. 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 Hennepin is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.3, Hennepin 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 196 days each year in Hennepin, 4.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 5°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Hennepin than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Hennepin 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 $63,796 per year, the population of Hennepin earns a better than average median household income. Hennepin has an unemployment rate of 6.10 percent, roughly 33.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.48 percent of the population in Hennepin is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 12.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Hennepin	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4	136.1
Libraries	3.7	18.8
Places of Worship	57.6	220.5
Public Transit	169.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	83.3	97.7
Pharmacies	10.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65