Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Brewer, Maine

CaringScore for Brewer, 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 Brewer 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 Brewer.

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 5.9, Brewer 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 Brewer. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Brewer, ME

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Brewer, 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 Brewer 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 8.1, Brewer 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 323.4 physicians per capita, Brewer scores 46.7 percent better than the national average. Brewer scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.3, and scores 62.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 31.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Brewer is 77.6 years -- on par with the rest of the country. Air quality in Brewer -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 12.0 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Brewer's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Brewer, ME	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	323.4	220.5
Geriatricians	1.3	1.3
Cardiologists	12.8	7.7
Oncologists	7.4	3.5
Orthopedists	10.1	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Brewer, ME

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Brewer, 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 Brewer 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 4.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Brewer 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 Brewer. 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 Brewer to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Brewer is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 17.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 21.0 percent less expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Brewer, ME
Aggregate Index	99
Healthcare Index	117
Housing Index	79
Food Index	99
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	116

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Brewer, ME

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Brewer. 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 Brewer is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.1, Brewer 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 180 days each year in Brewer, 12.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 9°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Brewer than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 82°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Brewer is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent higher than average. At $46,312 per year, the population of Brewer earns a lower than average median household income. Brewer has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 17.43 percent of the population in Brewer is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 32.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Brewer	Nat'l Avg
Parks	12.2	136.1
Libraries	16.7	18.8
Places of Worship	91.1	220.5
Public Transit	79.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	145.2	97.7
Pharmacies	22.3	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65