Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Calvert County, Maryland

CaringScore for Calvert County, MD

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 Calvert 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 Calvert.

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, Calvert 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 Calvert. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Calvert County, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Calvert, 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 Calvert 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 6.1, Calvert 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. At just 143.5 physicians per capita, Calvert trails the national average by 34.9 percent. Calvert trails the national average in geriatricians per capita by 100.0 percent, with 0, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 18.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Calvert is 77.4 years -- 0.6 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Calvert -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Calvert's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Calvert County, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	143.5	220.5
Geriatricians	0	1.3
Cardiologists	6.7	7.7
Oncologists	4.4	3.5
Orthopedists	7.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Calvert County, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Calvert, 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 Calvert 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 3.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Calvert 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 Calvert. 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 Calvert to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Calvert indexes at 29.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs index at 100 of 10, roughly the same as the national average, and the cost of housing is 96.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Calvert County, MD
Aggregate Index	129
Healthcare Index	100
Housing Index	196
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Calvert County, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Calvert. 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 Calvert is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5, Calvert 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 205 days each year in Calvert, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 27°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Calvert than in other parts of the country, and summers often mirror nationwide seasonal trends, averaging 87°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Calvert is 25.0 percent higher than the national average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $89,497 per year, the population of Calvert earns a better than average median household income. Calvert has an unemployment rate of 5.70 percent, roughly 37.4 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.85 percent of the population in Calvert is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 17.6 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Calvert	Nat'l Avg
Parks	5.2	136.1
Libraries	4.5	18.8
Places of Worship	67.1	220.5
Public Transit	1470.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	43.4	97.7
Pharmacies	12.2	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65