Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Cliffside Park, New Jersey

CaringScore for Cliffside Park, 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 Cliffside Park 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 Cliffside Park.

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 6.2, Cliffside Park 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 Cliffside Park. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Cliffside Park, NJ

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Cliffside Park, 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 Cliffside Park 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 9.3, Cliffside Park 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 440.7 physicians per capita, Cliffside Park scores 99.9 percent better than the national average. Cliffside Park scores 200.0 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 3.9, and scores 124.6 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 43.8. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Cliffside Park is 81.5 years -- 4.6 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Cliffside Park -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 81.9 percent below average, and water quality -- another key measure of Cliffside Park's environmental health -- trails the national average by 27.3 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Cliffside Park, NJ	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	440.7	220.5
Geriatricians	3.9	1.3
Cardiologists	21.2	7.7
Oncologists	7.2	3.5
Orthopedists	11.5	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Cliffside Park, NJ

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Cliffside Park, 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 Cliffside Park 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 1.9, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Cliffside Park 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 Cliffside Park. 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 Cliffside Park to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Cliffside Park indexes at 57.0 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 134.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Cliffside Park, NJ
Aggregate Index	157
Healthcare Index	116
Housing Index	234
Food Index	131
Utilities Index	152
Transportation Index	109

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Cliffside Park, NJ

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Cliffside Park. 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 Cliffside Park is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 7.3, Cliffside Park 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 207 days each year in Cliffside Park, which is about average in the U.S. With an average temperature of 26°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Cliffside Park than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 84°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Cliffside Park is 25.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate is 75.0 percent lower than average. At $53,274 per year, the population of Cliffside Park earns a median household income on par with the national average. Cliffside Park has an unemployment rate of 7.90 percent, roughly 13.2 percent lower than the national average. And about 18.51 percent of the population in Cliffside Park is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 40.7 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Cliffside Park	Nat'l Avg
Parks	1.1	136.1
Libraries	7	18.8
Places of Worship	56.8	220.5
Public Transit	5195.7	110.4
Grocery Stores	103.5	97.7
Pharmacies	8.6	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65