Retirement Communities in Janesville, Wisconsin

CaringScore for Janesville, 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 Janesville 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 Janesville.

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, Janesville 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 Janesville. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Janesville, WI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Janesville, 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 Janesville 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, Janesville 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 167.8 physicians per capita, Janesville trails the national average by 23.9 percent. Janesville scores 92.3 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.5, and scores 36.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Janesville is 78.2 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Janesville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 13.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Janesville's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Janesville, WI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	167.8	220.5
Geriatricians	2.5	1.3
Cardiologists	3.7	7.7
Oncologists	1.9	3.5
Orthopedists	4.3	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Janesville, WI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Janesville, 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 Janesville 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 5.4, Janesville 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 Janesville. 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 Janesville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Janesville indexes at 8.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 23.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Janesville, WI
Aggregate Index	92
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	77
Food Index	94
Utilities Index	101
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Janesville, WI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Janesville. 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 Janesville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, Janesville 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 185 days each year in Janesville, 9.8 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 11°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Janesville than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Janesville is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $50,183 per year, the population of Janesville earns a median household income on par with the national average. Janesville has an unemployment rate of 10.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 13.65 percent of the population in Janesville 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	Janesville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.7	136.1
Libraries	4.4	18.8
Places of Worship	87.3	220.5
Public Transit	122.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	70.9	97.7
Pharmacies	19.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65