Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Centre County, Pennsylvania

CaringScore for Centre 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 Centre 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 Centre.

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 6.5, Centre rates above average for those seeking continuing care retirement communities.

The charts below highlight a few of the factors we used to calculate the CaringScore for Centre. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Centre County, PA

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Centre, 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 Centre 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 7.1, Centre 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 210.8 physicians per capita, Centre closely matches the national average. Centre scores 107.7 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 2.7, and scores 15.9 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 22.6. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Centre is 79.5 years -- 2.1 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Centre -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 53.0 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Centre's environmental health -- is 67.3 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Centre County, PA	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	210.8	220.5
Geriatricians	2.7	1.3
Cardiologists	5.5	7.7
Oncologists	3.4	3.5
Orthopedists	11	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Centre County, PA

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Centre, 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 Centre is based on data such as the average monthly cost of continuing care retirement communities in the region, cost of living indices such as housing and healthcare, regional tax rates, and other key factors. With a CostScore of 5.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Centre are generally less 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 Centre. 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 Centre to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Centre is roughly equal to the national average. Average healthcare costs are 5.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 94 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Centre County, PA
Aggregate Index	97
Healthcare Index	95
Housing Index	94
Food Index	104
Utilities Index	106
Transportation Index	103

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Centre County, PA

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Centre. 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 Centre is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.4, Centre 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 180 days each year in Centre, 12.2 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 18°F in January, winters in Centre tend to be similar to other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 83°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Centre is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 50.0 percent lower than average. At $46,521 per year, the population of Centre earns a lower than average median household income. Centre has an unemployment rate of 5.60 percent, roughly 38.5 percent lower than the national average. And about 11.61 percent of the population in Centre is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 11.8 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Centre	Nat'l Avg
Parks	41.5	136.1
Libraries	4.1	18.8
Places of Worship	131.1	220.5
Public Transit	54.1	110.4
Grocery Stores	47.9	97.7
Pharmacies	16.4	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65