Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Coos County, Oregon

CaringScore for Coos County, OR

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 Coos 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 Coos.

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 5.9, Coos 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 Coos. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Coos County, OR

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Coos, 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 Coos 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, Coos 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 222.6 physicians per capita, Coos closely matches the national average. Coos scores about average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.6, and closely matches the national average in specialists per capita, with 22. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Coos is 76.7 years -- 1.5 percent lower than most of the country. Air quality in Coos -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is 4.8 percent above average, and water quality -- another key measure of Coos's environmental health -- is 9.1 percent above average.

Doctors Per Capita	Coos County, OR	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	222.6	220.5
Geriatricians	1.6	1.3
Cardiologists	0	7.7
Oncologists	3.1	3.5
Orthopedists	17.2	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Coos County, OR

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Coos, 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 Coos 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 Coos 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 Coos. 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 Coos to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Coos indexes at 5.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 18.0 percent more expensive than the national average, and the cost of housing index is 107 of 10, which mirrors the rest of the country.

Cost of Living	Coos County, OR
Aggregate Index	105
Healthcare Index	118
Housing Index	107
Food Index	100
Utilities Index	89
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Coos County, OR

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Coos. 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 Coos is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.7, Coos 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 186 days each year in Coos, 9.3 percent fewer sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 37°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Coos than in other parts of the country, and summers are often more temperate than other places, averaging 71°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Coos is 50.0 percent lower than the national average, and the property crime rate index is 4 of 10, which is in line with the national average. At $38,443 per year, the population of Coos earns a lower than average median household income. Coos has an unemployment rate of 12.20 percent, roughly 34.1 percent higher than the national average. And about 21.64 percent of the population in Coos is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which exceeds the national average by 64.4 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Coos	Nat'l Avg
Parks	154.4	136.1
Libraries	14.1	18.8
Places of Worship	137	220.5
Public Transit	0	110.4
Grocery Stores	130.4	97.7
Pharmacies	15.7	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65