Retirement Communities in Red Willow County, Nebraska

CaringScore for Red Willow County, NE

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 Red Willow 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 Red Willow.

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 6.5, Red Willow rates above average for those seeking retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Red Willow County, NE

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Red Willow, 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 Red Willow 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 5.5, Red Willow 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 109.1 physicians per capita, Red Willow trails the national average by 50.5 percent. Red Willow trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 51.8 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 9.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Red Willow is 78.6 years -- 0.9 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Red Willow -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 16.9 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Red Willow's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Red Willow County, NE	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	109.1	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	0	3.5
Orthopedists	9.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Red Willow County, NE

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Red Willow, 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 Red Willow 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 7.3, the costs associated with retirement communities in Red Willow 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 Red Willow. 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 Red Willow to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Red Willow indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 7.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 58.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Red Willow County, NE
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	93
Housing Index	42
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	99

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Red Willow County, NE

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Red Willow. 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 Red Willow is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7, Red Willow 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 226 days each year in Red Willow, 10.2 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 13°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Red Willow 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 Red Willow is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $41,574 per year, the population of Red Willow earns a lower than average median household income. Red Willow has an unemployment rate of 3.60 percent, roughly 60.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 19.73 percent of the population in Red Willow is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 49.9 percent.

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Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Red Willow	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.6	136.1
Libraries	28.4	18.8
Places of Worship	235.9	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	75.7	97.7
Pharmacies	56.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65