Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Carteret, New Jersey

CaringScore for Carteret, NJ

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 Carteret 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 Carteret.

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

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Carteret, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Carteret, 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 Carteret 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 6.4, Carteret 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 254.3 physicians per capita, Carteret scores 15.3 percent better than the national average. Carteret scores 192.3 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.8, and scores 40.5 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 27.4. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Carteret is 80.2 years -- 3.0 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Carteret -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 67.5 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Carteret's environmental health -- trails the national average by 63.6 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Carteret, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	254.3	220.5
Geriatricians	3.8	1.3
Cardiologists	12	7.7
Oncologists	5.9	3.5
Orthopedists	5.8	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Carteret, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Carteret, 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 Carteret 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 2.8, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Carteret 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 Carteret. 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 Carteret to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Carteret indexes at 22.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 11.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing is 42.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Carteret, NJ
Aggregate Index	122
Healthcare Index	111
Housing Index	142
Food Index	108
Utilities Index	123
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Carteret, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Carteret. 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 Carteret is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 5.5, Carteret 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 207 days each year in Carteret, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 23°F in January, winters in Carteret tend to be similar to 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 index in Carteret is 4 out of 10, which is about average, and the property crime rate is 25.0 percent lower than average. At $53,947 per year, the population of Carteret earns a median household income on par with the national average. Carteret has an unemployment rate of 8.60 percent, roughly equal to the national average. And about 13.53 percent of the population in Carteret 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	Carteret	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.3	136.1
Libraries	4.3	18.8
Places of Worship	41.7	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	66.2	97.7
Pharmacies	16.5	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65