Retirement Communities in Whiteside County, Illinois

CaringScore for Whiteside County, IL

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 Whiteside 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 Whiteside.

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 5.5, Whiteside 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 Whiteside. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Whiteside County, IL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Whiteside, 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 Whiteside 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 5.1, Whiteside 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 116.7 physicians per capita, Whiteside trails the national average by 47.1 percent. Whiteside trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 47.7 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.2. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Whiteside is 77.8 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Whiteside -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 2.4 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Whiteside's environmental health -- trails the national average by 18.2 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Whiteside County, IL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	116.7	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3.4	7.7
Oncologists	1.7	3.5
Orthopedists	5.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Whiteside County, IL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Whiteside, 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 Whiteside 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 6, the costs associated with retirement communities in Whiteside 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 Whiteside. 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 Whiteside to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Whiteside indexes at 13.0 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 44.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Whiteside County, IL
Aggregate Index	87
Healthcare Index	101
Housing Index	56
Food Index	96
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	101

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Whiteside County, IL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for retirement communities in Whiteside. 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 Whiteside is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.5, Whiteside is on par with the national average for retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 199 days each year in Whiteside, 2.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 12°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Whiteside than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Whiteside is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $46,174 per year, the population of Whiteside earns a lower than average median household income. Whiteside has an unemployment rate of 10.00 percent, roughly 9.9 percent higher than the national average. And about 17.43 percent of the population in Whiteside is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 32.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Whiteside	Nat'l Avg
Parks	7.4	136.1
Libraries	11.9	18.8
Places of Worship	163.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	57.7	97.7
Pharmacies	6.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65