Retirement Communities in La Porte, Indiana

CaringScore for La Porte, IN

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 La Porte 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 La Porte.

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 4.9, La Porte 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 La Porte. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for La Porte, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in La Porte, 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 La Porte 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 3.9, La Porte 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 135.8 physicians per capita, La Porte trails the national average by 38.4 percent. La Porte trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 21.5 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 15.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in La Porte is 76.8 years -- 1.4 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in La Porte -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 51.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of La Porte's environmental health -- trails the national average by 40.0 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	La Porte, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	135.8	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	6.3	7.7
Oncologists	1.8	3.5
Orthopedists	7.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for La Porte, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in La Porte, 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 La Porte 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, the costs associated with retirement communities in La Porte 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 La Porte. 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 La Porte to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for La Porte indexes at 17.0 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 42.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	La Porte, IN
Aggregate Index	83
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	58
Food Index	93
Utilities Index	87
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for La Porte, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in La Porte. 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 La Porte is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.6, La Porte 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 175 days each year in La Porte, 14.6 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in La Porte 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 La Porte is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 100.0 percent higher than average. At $38,843 per year, the population of La Porte earns a lower than average median household income. La Porte has an unemployment rate of 10.60 percent, roughly 16.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.18 percent of the population in La Porte is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 22.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	La Porte	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.5	136.1
Libraries	10.9	18.8
Places of Worship	99	220.5
Public Transit	91.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	48.4	97.7
Pharmacies	14.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65