Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Auburn, Maine

CaringScore for Auburn, ME

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 Auburn 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 Auburn.

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 5.3, Auburn is on par with the national average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Auburn, ME

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Auburn, 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 Auburn 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 6.7, Auburn rates above 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 230 physicians per capita, Auburn closely matches the national average. Auburn trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 20.0 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 23.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Auburn is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Auburn -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Auburn's environmental health -- is 21.8 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Auburn, ME	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	230	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	11.2	7.7
Oncologists	4.7	3.5
Orthopedists	7.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Auburn, ME

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Auburn, 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 Auburn 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 4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Auburn 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 Auburn. 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 Auburn to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Auburn is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 18.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 21.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Auburn, ME
Aggregate Index	99
Healthcare Index	118
Housing Index	79
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Auburn, ME

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Auburn. 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 Auburn is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.9, Auburn is on par with the national 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 199 days each year in Auburn, 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 Auburn 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 Auburn is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $43,638 per year, the population of Auburn earns a lower than average median household income. Auburn has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 16.83 percent of the population in Auburn is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 27.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Auburn	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1	136.1
Libraries	8.4	18.8
Places of Worship	72.3	220.5
Public Transit	47.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	143	97.7
Pharmacies	21.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65