Continuing Care Retirement Communities in BURIEN, Washington

CaringScore for BURIEN, WA

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 BURIEN 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 BURIEN.

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 5.2, BURIEN 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 BURIEN. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for BURIEN, WA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in BURIEN, 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 BURIEN 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, BURIEN 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 334.8 physicians per capita, BURIEN scores 51.8 percent better than the national average. BURIEN scores 61.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.1, and scores 45.1 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 28.3. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in BURIEN is 80.7 years -- 3.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in BURIEN -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 56.6 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of BURIEN's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	BURIEN, WA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	334.8	220.5
Geriatricians	2.1	1.3
Cardiologists	9	7.7
Oncologists	6.5	3.5
Orthopedists	10.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for BURIEN, WA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in BURIEN, 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 BURIEN 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 3.1, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in BURIEN 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 BURIEN. 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 BURIEN to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for BURIEN indexes at 27.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 16.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 65.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	BURIEN, WA
Aggregate Index	127
Healthcare Index	116
Housing Index	165
Food Index	110
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	114

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for BURIEN, WA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in BURIEN. 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 BURIEN is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 3.9, BURIEN 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 152 days each year in BURIEN, 25.9 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 35°F in January, winters tend to be milder in BURIEN than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 75°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in BURIEN is 75.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent higher than average. At $49,803 per year, the population of BURIEN earns a median household income on par with the national average. BURIEN has an unemployment rate of 9.70 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 14.18 percent of the population in BURIEN is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which matches the national average.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	BURIEN	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.2	136.1
Libraries	4	18.8
Places of Worship	63.2	220.5
Public Transit	707.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	103.6	97.7
Pharmacies	12.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65