Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Beaverton, Oregon

CaringScore for Beaverton, OR

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 Beaverton 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 Beaverton.

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 5.4, Beaverton 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 Beaverton. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Beaverton, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Beaverton, 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 Beaverton 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 7.3, Beaverton 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 237.8 physicians per capita, Beaverton closely matches the national average. Beaverton scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 21.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Beaverton is 80.7 years -- 3.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Beaverton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 55.4 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Beaverton's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Beaverton, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	237.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	7.6	7.7
Oncologists	4.1	3.5
Orthopedists	8.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Beaverton, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Beaverton, 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 Beaverton 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 3.3, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Beaverton 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 Beaverton. 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 Beaverton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Beaverton indexes at 23.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 17.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 67.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Beaverton, OR
Aggregate Index	123
Healthcare Index	117
Housing Index	167
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	90
Transportation Index	116

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Beaverton, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Beaverton. 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 Beaverton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.2, Beaverton 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 141 days each year in Beaverton, 31.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 34°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Beaverton than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 79°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Beaverton is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $58,492 per year, the population of Beaverton earns a better than average median household income. Beaverton has an unemployment rate of 8.10 percent, roughly 11.0 percent lower than the national average. And about 9.79 percent of the population in Beaverton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 25.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Beaverton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	14.7	136.1
Libraries	2.6	18.8
Places of Worship	55.7	220.5
Public Transit	281.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	142.4	97.7
Pharmacies	8.9	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65