Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Barre, Vermont

CaringScore for Barre, VT

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 Barre 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 Barre.

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, Barre rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Barre, VT

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Barre, 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 Barre 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 7.1, Barre 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 225.5 physicians per capita, Barre closely matches the national average. Barre trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and scores 30.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Barre is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Barre -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 3.6 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Barre's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Barre, VT	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	225.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	3.4	7.7
Oncologists	3.4	3.5
Orthopedists	6.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Barre, VT

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Barre, 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 Barre 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 4.2, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Barre 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 Barre. 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 Barre to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Barre is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 2.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 17.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Barre, VT
Aggregate Index	103
Healthcare Index	102
Housing Index	83
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	127
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Barre, VT

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Barre. 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 Barre is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.7, Barre rates above 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 156 days each year in Barre, 23.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 7°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Barre than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 78°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Barre is 75.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $38,878 per year, the population of Barre earns a lower than average median household income. Barre has an unemployment rate of 5.80 percent, roughly 36.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 18.28 percent of the population in Barre is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 38.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Barre	Nat'l Avg
Parks	2.2	136.1
Libraries	22	18.8
Places of Worship	137.8	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	275.2	97.7
Pharmacies	45.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65