Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Brighton, Colorado

CaringScore for Brighton, CO

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 Brighton 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 Brighton.

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 4.3, Brighton 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 Brighton. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Brighton, CO

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Brighton, 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 Brighton 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 4, Brighton rates below average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

Easy access to physicians -- especially geriatricians and other key specialists -- is important to older adults. At just 69.5 physicians per capita, Brighton trails the national average by 68.5 percent. Brighton trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 69.2 percent, with 0.4, and scores 74.9 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 4.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Brighton is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Brighton -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Brighton's environmental health -- is 45.5 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Brighton, CO	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	69.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0.4	1.3
Cardiologists	2.2	7.7
Oncologists	0.7	3.5
Orthopedists	1.6	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Brighton, CO

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Brighton, 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 Brighton 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 4.6, Brighton is on par with the national average for continuing care retirement communities.

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 Brighton. 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 Brighton to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Brighton indexes at 5.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 9.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 110 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Brighton, CO
Aggregate Index	105
Healthcare Index	109
Housing Index	110
Food Index	102
Utilities Index	88
Transportation Index	98

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Brighton, CO

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Brighton. 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 Brighton is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 4.4, Brighton 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 246 days each year in Brighton, 20.0 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 15°F in January, winters tend to be colder in Brighton than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 89°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate index in Brighton is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent higher than average. At $57,354 per year, the population of Brighton earns a better than average median household income. Brighton has an unemployment rate of 10.90 percent, roughly 19.8 percent higher than the national average. And about 9.67 percent of the population in Brighton is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 26.5 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Brighton	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.9	136.1
Libraries	2.3	18.8
Places of Worship	47.6	220.5
Public Transit	73.6	110.4
Grocery Stores	83	97.7
Pharmacies	18.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65