Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Atlantic City, New Jersey

CaringScore for Atlantic City, NJ

CaringScore was designed to help millions of Americans find the best places to retire, age in place, or receive eldercare. The CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City 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 continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City.

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 4.1, Atlantic City rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Atlantic City, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City, rates a region on a scale of 1 (less healthful) to 10 (more healthful). It's specifically tailored to anyone looking for continuing care retirement communities. The HealthScore for Atlantic City 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, Atlantic City is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults seeking continuing care retirement communities. At 218.3 physicians per capita, Atlantic City closely matches the national average. Atlantic City scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 21.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Atlantic City is 76.8 years -- 1.4 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Atlantic City -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 45.8 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Atlantic City's environmental health -- trails the national average by 76.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Atlantic City, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	218.3	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	9.5	7.7
Oncologists	1.8	3.5
Orthopedists	8.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Atlantic City, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City, 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 continuing care retirement communities. The CostScore for Atlantic City is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, the cost of housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 3.4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City are generally more expensive than the national average.

Because of the broad range of housing, service, and healthcare options available at continuing care retirement communities, no average monthly cost data is available for Atlantic City. 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 continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Atlantic City indexes at 12.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 8.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 108 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Atlantic City, NJ
Aggregate Index	112
Healthcare Index	108
Housing Index	108
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	128
Transportation Index	100

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Atlantic City, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Atlantic City. 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 continuing care retirement communities. The LivabilityScore for Atlantic City is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.5, Atlantic City rates below average for continuing care retirement communities.

Weather is an important factor in choosing the best place for continuing care retirement communities. The sun shines an average of 203 days each year in Atlantic City, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 28°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Atlantic City than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 81°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Atlantic City is 150.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 125.0 percent higher than average. At $33,841 per year, the population of Atlantic City earns a lower than average median household income. Atlantic City has an unemployment rate of 17.70 percent, roughly 94.5 percent higher than the national average. And about 14.75 percent of the population in Atlantic City is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 12.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Atlantic City	Nat'l Avg
Parks	9	136.1
Libraries	6.2	18.8
Places of Worship	57.4	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	231.5	97.7
Pharmacies	15.1	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65