Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Coral Springs, Florida

CaringScore for Coral Springs, FL

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 Coral Springs 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 Coral Springs.

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 5.7, Coral Springs 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 Coral Springs. Choose a category score to learn more.

Physicians Per Capita

Cost of Healthcare Index

Sunny Days Per Year

HealthScore for Coral Springs, FL

HealthScore, a component of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Coral Springs, 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 Coral Springs 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, Coral Springs 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 232 physicians per capita, Coral Springs closely matches the national average. Coral Springs scores 38.5 percent better than the national average in geriatricians per capita, with 1.8, and scores 27.7 percent better than the national average in specialists per capita, with 24.9. These medical specialists include cardiologists, oncologists, and orthopedists. The average life expectancy from birth in Coral Springs is 79.3 years -- 1.8 percent higher than most of the country. Air quality in Coral Springs -- one factor in gauging the healthfulness of a region -- is average, and water quality -- another key measure of Coral Springs's environmental health -- trails the national average by 9.1 percent.

Doctors Per Capita	Coral Springs, FL	Nat'l Avg
Physicians	232	220.5
Geriatricians	1.8	1.3
Cardiologists	10.8	7.7
Oncologists	3.7	3.5
Orthopedists	8.7	7

Average Life Expectancy

CostScore for Coral Springs, FL

CostScore, part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Coral Springs, 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 Coral Springs 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 4.4, the costs associated with continuing care retirement communities in Coral Springs 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 Coral Springs. 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 Coral Springs to the rest of the country. Overall, the cost of living for Coral Springs indexes at 25.0 percent higher than the national average. Average healthcare costs are 3.0 percent cheaper than the national average, and the cost of housing is 77.0 percent more expensive than average.

Cost of Living	Coral Springs, FL
Aggregate Index	125
Healthcare Index	97
Housing Index	177
Food Index	112
Utilities Index	93
Transportation Index	111

Cost of Healthcare Index

LivabilityScore for Coral Springs, FL

LivabilityScore makes up part of the overall CaringScore for continuing care retirement communities in Coral Springs. 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 Coral Springs is based on weather, crime rates, economic factors, average age of the population, and other key demographics. With a LivabilityScore of 6.3, Coral Springs 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 244 days each year in Coral Springs, 19.0 percent more sunny days than the rest of the U.S. sees. With an average temperature of 58°F in January, winters tend to be milder in Coral Springs than in other parts of the country, and summers are often hotter than other places, averaging 91°F in July.

Local crime rates are another important indicator. The violent crime rate in Coral Springs is 25.0 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 $71,071 per year, the population of Coral Springs earns a better than average median household income. Coral Springs has an unemployment rate of 8.40 percent, roughly 7.7 percent lower than the national average. And about 7.22 percent of the population in Coral Springs is of retirement age -- 65 or older -- which trails the national average by 45.1 percent.

Sunny Days Per Year

Avg Temperature (°F)

Property Crime Index

Amenities Per Capita	Coral Springs	Nat'l Avg
Parks	0.5	136.1
Libraries	2.4	18.8
Places of Worship	35.9	220.5
Public Transit	616.3	110.4
Grocery Stores	89.8	97.7
Pharmacies	13	13.8

Percent of Population Over Age 65