Retirement Communities in Oak Grove, Kentucky

CaringScore for Oak Grove, KY

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 Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove.

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 5.1, Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Oak Grove, KY

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove 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 4.9, Oak Grove 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 155 physicians per capita, Oak Grove trails the national average by 29.7 percent. Oak Grove scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.2, and scores 35.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.5. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Oak Grove is 75.6 years -- 3.0 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Oak Grove -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 19.3 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Oak Grove's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Oak Grove, KY	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	155	220.5
Geriatricians	1.2	1.3
Cardiologists	2.5	7.7
Oncologists	2.5	3.5
Orthopedists	6.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Oak Grove, KY

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove 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 7.2, the costs associated with retirement communities in Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove. 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 Oak Grove to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Oak Grove indexes at 16.0 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 49.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Oak Grove, KY
Aggregate Index	84
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	51
Food Index	86
Utilities Index	92
Transportation Index	93

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Oak Grove, KY

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Oak Grove. 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 Oak Grove is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 2.4, Oak Grove 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 204 days each year in Oak Grove, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Oak Grove than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Oak Grove is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $40,235 per year, the population of Oak Grove earns a lower than average median household income. Oak Grove has an unemployment rate of 10.70 percent, roughly 17.6 percent higher than the national average. And about 2.19 percent of the population in Oak Grove is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 83.4 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Oak Grove	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.5	136.1
Libraries	1.2	18.8
Places of Worship	149.5	220.5
Public Transit	19.5	110.4
Grocery Stores	103.3	97.7
Pharmacies	10.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65