Retirement Communities in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

CaringScore for Pleasant Prairie, 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 Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie.

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, Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Pleasant Prairie, WI

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Pleasant Prairie, 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 Pleasant Prairie 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 4.4, Pleasant Prairie 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 131.7 physicians per capita, Pleasant Prairie trails the national average by 40.3 percent. Pleasant Prairie scores 38.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.8, and scores 37.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 12.1. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Pleasant Prairie is 77.7 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Pleasant Prairie -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 67.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Pleasant Prairie's environmental health -- trails the national average by 45.5 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	131.7	220.5
Geriatricians	1.8	1.3
Cardiologists	3.6	7.7
Oncologists	1.8	3.5
Orthopedists	4.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Pleasant Prairie, WI

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Pleasant Prairie, 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 Pleasant Prairie 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 5.1, Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie. 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 Pleasant Prairie to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Pleasant Prairie is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 112 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Pleasant Prairie, WI
Aggregate Index	101
Healthcare Index	104
Housing Index	112
Food Index	91
Utilities Index	86
Transportation Index	105

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Pleasant Prairie, WI

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Pleasant Prairie. 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 Pleasant Prairie is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6, Pleasant Prairie 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 190 days each year in Pleasant Prairie, 7.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 14°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Pleasant Prairie than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 80°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Pleasant Prairie is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $74,805 per year, the population of Pleasant Prairie earns a better than average median household income. Pleasant Prairie has an unemployment rate of 9.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 11.84 percent of the population in Pleasant Prairie is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 10.0 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Pleasant Prairie	Nat'l Avg
Parks	6.4	136.1
Libraries	4.9	18.8
Places of Worship	61.5	220.5
Public Transit	200	110.4
Grocery Stores	29.7	97.7
Pharmacies	5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65