Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Bucks County, PA

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 Bucks 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 Bucks.

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 5.1, Bucks 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 Bucks. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Bucks County, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bucks, 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 Bucks 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, Bucks 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 240.2 physicians per capita, Bucks closely matches the national average. Bucks scores 61.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.1, and scores 27.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 24.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Bucks is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Bucks -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 75.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Bucks's environmental health -- trails the national average by 56.4 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Bucks County, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	240.2	220.5
Geriatricians	2.1	1.3
Cardiologists	13	7.7
Oncologists	1.9	3.5
Orthopedists	7.9	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Bucks County, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bucks, 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 Bucks 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 2.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Bucks 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 Bucks. 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 Bucks to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Bucks indexes at 36.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 80.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Bucks County, PA
Aggregate Index	136
Healthcare Index	103
Housing Index	180
Food Index	125
Utilities Index	131
Transportation Index	112

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Bucks County, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Bucks. 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 Bucks is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.5, Bucks 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 205 days each year in Bucks, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 21°F in January, winters in Bucks tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 86°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Bucks is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $75,099 per year, the population of Bucks earns a better than average median household income. Bucks has an unemployment rate of 7.50 percent, roughly 17.6 percent lower than the national average. And about 14.46 percent of the population in Bucks is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 9.9 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Bucks	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.2	136.1
Libraries	2.6	18.8
Places of Worship	52.7	220.5
Public Transit	330.8	110.4
Grocery Stores	71.8	97.7
Pharmacies	16.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65