Assisted Living Facilities in New Castle, Indiana

CaringScore for New Castle, IN

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for assisted living facilities in New Castle 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 assisted living facilities in New Castle.

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 4.3, New Castle rates below average for those seeking assisted living facilities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for New Castle, IN

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for assisted living facilities in New Castle, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for assisted living facilities. The HealthScore for New Castle 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 3.6, New Castle rates below average for those seeking assisted living facilities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 77.2 physicians per capita, New Castle trails the national average by 65.0 percent. New Castle trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 45.1 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 10.7. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in New Castle is 76.3 years -- 2.1 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in New Castle -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 44.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of New Castle's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	New Castle, IN	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	77.2	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	2.1	7.7
Oncologists	2.1	3.5
Orthopedists	6.4	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for New Castle, IN

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for assisted living facilities in New Castle, 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 assisted living facilities. The CostScore for New Castle is based on data such as the average monthly cost of assisted living facilities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.3, New Castle is on par with the national average for assisted living facilities.

The average monthly cost for assisted living facilities in New Castle is $3,930 , which is 20.5 percent more expensive than the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for New Castle indexes at 19.0 percent lower than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 4.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 58.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	New Castle, IN
Aggregate Index	81
Healthcare Index	96
Housing Index	42
Food Index	92
Utilities Index	98
Transportation Index	99

Assisted Living Facilities Avg Monthly Cost (US$)

LivabilityScore for New Castle, IN

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for assisted living facilities in New Castle. 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 assisted living facilities. The LivabilityScore for New Castle is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.1, New Castle rates below average for assisted living facilities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for assisted living facilities. The sun shines an average of 182 days each year in New Castle, 11.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 16°F in January, winters tend to be colder in New Castle than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 85°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in New Castle is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 150.0 percent higher than average. At $33,297 per year, the population of New Castle earns a lower than average median household income. New Castle has an unemployment rate of 11.20 percent, roughly 23.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 19.85 percent of the population in New Castle is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 50.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	New Castle	Nat'l Avg
Parks	8.5	136.1
Libraries	10.7	18.8
Places of Worship	206.2	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	47.6	97.7
Pharmacies	47.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65