Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Capitol Heights, Maryland

CaringScore for Capitol Heights, 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 Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights.

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 4.9, Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Capitol Heights, MD

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Capitol Heights, 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 Capitol Heights 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 4.3, Capitol Heights 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 141.8 physicians per capita, Capitol Heights trails the national average by 35.7 percent. Capitol Heights scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.5, and scores 33.3 percent below the national average in specialists per capita, with 13. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Capitol Heights is 76.5 years -- 1.8 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Capitol Heights -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 83.1 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Capitol Heights's environmental health -- is about average.

Doctors Per Capita	Capitol Heights, MD	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	141.8	220.5
Geriatricians	1.5	1.3
Cardiologists	4.9	7.7
Oncologists	1.5	3.5
Orthopedists	5.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Capitol Heights, MD

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Capitol Heights, 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 Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights. 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 Capitol Heights to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Capitol Heights indexes at 10.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 24.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Capitol Heights, MD
Aggregate Index	110
Healthcare Index	105
Housing Index	124
Food Index	109
Utilities Index	103
Transportation Index	107

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Capitol Heights, MD

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Capitol Heights. 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 Capitol Heights is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.8, Capitol Heights 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 Capitol Heights, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 25°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Capitol Heights 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 in Capitol Heights is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $55,736 per year, the population of Capitol Heights earns a median household income on par with the national average. Capitol Heights has an unemployment rate of 6.80 percent, roughly 25.3 percent lower than the national average. And about 10.84 percent of the population in Capitol Heights 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	Capitol Heights	Nat'l Avg
Parks	3.8	136.1
Libraries	2.2	18.8
Places of Worship	55.2	220.5
Public Transit	1470.4	110.4
Grocery Stores	424.1	97.7
Pharmacies	99.8	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65