Retirement Communities in Lakeville, Minnesota

CaringScore for Lakeville, 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 Lakeville 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 Lakeville.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Lakeville, MN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Lakeville, 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 Lakeville 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 4.7, Lakeville is on par with the national average for those seeking retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 130.4 physicians per capita, Lakeville trails the national average by 40.9 percent. Lakeville trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 76.9 percent, with 0.3, and scores 55.4 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 8.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Lakeville is 80.2 years -- 3.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Lakeville -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Lakeville's environmental health -- trails the national average by 90.9 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Lakeville, MN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	130.4	220.5
Geriatricians	0.3	1.3
Cardiologists	2.7	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	3.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Lakeville, MN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Lakeville, 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 Lakeville 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 3.9, the costs associated with retirement communities in Lakeville 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 Lakeville. 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 Lakeville to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Lakeville indexes at 18.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 43.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Lakeville, MN
Aggregate Index	118
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	143
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	99
Transportation Index	110

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Lakeville, MN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Lakeville. 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 Lakeville is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.5, Lakeville 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 198 days each year in Lakeville, 3.4 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 4°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Lakeville 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 Lakeville is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $92,664 per year, the population of Lakeville earns a better than average median household income. Lakeville has an unemployment rate of 6.00 percent, roughly 34.1 percent lower than the national average. And about 5.28 percent of the population in Lakeville is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 59.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Lakeville	Nat'l Avg
Parks	4.9	136.1
Libraries	2.8	18.8
Places of Worship	47.5	220.5
Public Transit	169.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	38.5	97.7
Pharmacies	10.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65