Retirement Communities in Lake County, California

CaringScore for Lake County, CA

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 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 Lake.

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 3.7, Lake rates below average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Lake County, CA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in 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 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 3.9, Lake 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 116.6 physicians per capita, Lake trails the national average by 47.1 percent. Lake trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 44.6 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Lake is 75.8 years -- 2.7 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Lake -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Lake's environmental health -- trails the national average by 34.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Lake County, CA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	116.6	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	4.6	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	6.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Lake County, CA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in 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 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 3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Lake 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 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 Lake to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Lake indexes at 17.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 13.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 35.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Lake County, CA
Aggregate Index	117
Healthcare Index	113
Housing Index	135
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	113
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Lake County, CA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in 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 Lake is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.3, Lake 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 261 days each year in Lake, 27.3 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 31°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Lake than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 94°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Lake is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $41,002 per year, the population of Lake earns a lower than average median household income. Lake has an unemployment rate of 19.50 percent, roughly 114.3 percent higher than the national average. And about 16.66 percent of the population in Lake is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 26.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Lake	Nat'l Avg
Parks	20.5	136.1
Libraries	6.1	18.8
Places of Worship	104.6	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	95.2	97.7
Pharmacies	18.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65